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  • Beef and Cheer fundraiser for LPS

       A Beef and Cheer night is planned for Friday, Feb. 1, at the Inn at the Lambertville Station.    The event benefits the Lambertville Public School sixth-grade fundraising efforts for its Washington, D.C., trip.    There will be food and dancing with Lambertville’s Ted Stieve spinning discs.    The cost is $25. Dinner will be a roast beef…

  • Volunteer work earns Congressional medals

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    It was simply an opportunity to participate in the community and learn some new skills.    But for 16-year-olds Alexandra Garney and Megan Arguell, the end result was not only feeling good about their experiences, but receiving Congressional medals for their efforts.    ”I feel very accomplished, and glad to have been…

  • Bordentown Goes Colonial

       Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27 — The Thomas Paine Society of Bordentown will sponsor a celebration of patriot Thomas Paine’s 271st birthday when Bordentown Goes Colonial. On Jan. 26, a variety of activities will be held, including a lecture on the popular image of women in the 1700s, a “In His Footsteps: Finding…

  • Windswept Dance

       Saturday, Jan. 26 — The Robbinsville Township Cultural Arts Committee will sponsoring a free community dance night from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Robbinsville High School. The event will be led by Candace Woodward-Clough, a professional dance instructor who has training in ballroom dance, jazz, tap, acting and singing. From 7:30 to 8:15 p.m.,…

  • Alternatives to pesticides on Monday

    The Garden Gate Garden Club of Lawrenceville will present Mark Mayer’s "An Alternative to Pesticides — Beneficial Insect Laboratory" at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, 1039 Lawrence Road. For more information, call Carol Nicholas at (609) 895-1520.

  • Domestic violence group seeks volunteers

       Womanspace is seeking volunteers to join the Domestic Violence Victim Response Team (DVVRT) & Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate Team (SASS). Team members respond to local police stations or hospitals and meet with victims, providing them with support, information and referral.    Since 1998 the teams have gone on 3,785 call-outs and served over 5,000 residents…

  • Casino night

       Friday, Jan. 25 — The Millstone Township Women’s Organization (MTWO) will host a Casino night from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Knob Hill Country Club, Manalapan. The cost is $40 per person, which includes: a variety of hors d’oeuvres, desserts and $25 back in casino chips to try your luck at Blackjack, Roulette, Craps,…

  • Fire company sets flea market, bake sale

       The New Hope Eagle Fire Company will have an indoor antique and flea market Jan. 26 and 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.    There will be a $2 donation at the door.    There will be more than 100 spaces filled with jewelry, china, silver, small collectibles, books, paintings, records and other items.    Murphy’s Kitchen…

  • Free concert aims to inspire children

       Young music lovers will enjoy the Feb. 3 concert offered by the Raritan Valley Symphonic Band, its annual children’s concert.    The free concert will not only feature music chosen for listeners between 2 years of age and 8, but will also give kids closeup demonstrations of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments by members of the…