Category: archives
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LAWRENCE: Fireworks fund $6,500 shy of goal
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township will have its annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Rider University, but whether it will be as elaborate as the 2013 edition will depend on how much money can be raised in the next three weeks. The Lawrence Township Recreation Department, which is spearheading the fundraising effort,…
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LAWRENCE: Student art arrives at Abud Family gallery
Harrison Turner with some of his work on display at the gallery of the Abud Family Founda´tion for the Arts. Staff photo by Lea Kahn
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‘BOBO Friday’ Donations Will Help Curb Hunger
By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next “Buy One, Bring One” (BOBO) collection of food for Somerset County families in need will be held Friday, June 20, as part of the 20th annual Curbing Hunger Month. “During Curbing Hunger Month, we ask residents to put canned food donations in plastic bags at the curb…
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STATE: A banner year for the Great Swamp
By Michelle Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation Less than 30 miles from New York City, surrounded by suburbia, lie 12 square miles of wetlands and wildlife known as the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge’s forests, grasslands and marshes are home to an amazing diversity of wildlife, including migratory waterfowl and endangered bog turtles and…
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SOUTH HUNTERDON: Local students learn how to build things
West Amwell students hoist the outline of a structure they built in a program in mid-May.
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FLORENCE: A centennial celebration for Roebling Elementary
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor One hundred years. Thousands of students. Hundreds of teachers. Countless memories. Roebling Elementary School celebrated its first century of education and kicked off an exciting new century with a birthday carnival on Saturday. “Our school was built in 1914 and was initially a K-8 school,” Principal Jared Peltzman said.…
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HUNTERDON COUNTY: Chamber sets June 21 Community Day
Date is June 21 at Ringoes park The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce will hold its first annual Hunterdon County Community Day on June 21 from noon-8 p.m. at South County Park, located on Route 173 in Ringoes — the location of the county’s 4-H and Agricultural Fair. Admission is free. The event will take…
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