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Bluegrass Concert & Dinner
By Mary Jo Herbert Bluegrass Concert & Dinner To Benefit the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture at Hopewell Valley Vineyards A “Bluegrass Concert & Dinner” fundraising event will be held on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 at Hopewell Valley Vineyards (Pennington, NJ) to support the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. This event…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Making healthy eating easier
By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer Healthier food choices are now available at Von Thun’s Country Farm in South Brunswick for families who receive food stamps. A new program now allows families to use food stamps at farmers markets throughout New Jersey. The pilot program was kicked off July 9 and is a collaboration between the…
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SENIOR MENUS
July 16-23 All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance. The value of each meal is $4.95. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students learn to be ‘green’
by Davy James, Staff Writer As environmental issues have been pushed to the forefront over the last decade, a partnership between Rutgers University and Middlesex County is aiming to stress the importance of environmental stewardship to the next generation of students. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County is offering students in grades five through…
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MILLSTONE: Township sees first Habitat project
By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer MILLSTONE The Western Monmouth branch of Habitat for Humanity soon will break ground for its first project in the township, one that is being built specifically for a disabled veteran or surviving family members. The organization, a nonprofit international ministry, began plans for the one-story, three-bedroom, single-family house…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: THINGS TO DO
Friday, July 17 Concert in the Park: Come see the Virgin Vinyl from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Beechwoods Park Gazebo, located at the corner of Beekman Road and Route 1 (NW side), Monmouth Junction. The rain location is the South Brunswick Community Center, Woodlot Park. 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction, 08852. For rain…
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LAWRENCE: Mini-Meet brings out best in Ben Franklin
By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group Last Saturday’s Whalers Mini-Meet brought out the best in the 10-and-under swimmers from the Ben Franklin Swim Club of Lawrenceville. Ben Franklin, which competes in the smallest of three divisions in the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association (PASDA), made the most of its opportunity to swim against the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Genevieve Rausch among first to receive new medal
Genevieve Rausch, of Auten Road, shows the county proclamation and U.S. flag she received as a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. Photo courtesy of Caroline Hicks-Ellwood
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SOLEBURY: Township police laud crime-stoppers
Six officers and two civilians were honored recently By Linda Seida, Staff Writer SOLEBURY — Six officers and two civilians were honored recently by the Solebury Township Police Department for the part each of them played in stopping crime. One of the civilians, James D. Cannon, suspected something was amiss when he drove home from…
