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  • STATE WE’RE IN: Get outside, says new bill in N.J. Senate

    by Michele Byers Here’s some homework!    Explore the woods, climb a tree, race through a field, build a fort. Splash in the water, catch a fish, explore a city park, turn over a log.    Sleep in a tent, gaze up at stars, follow a trail, listen to birds. Play in the mud, hold a frog,…

  • HAMILTON: Author to discuss Pine Barrens

    HAMILTON: Author to discuss Pine Barrens

    For more information about this event, call 609-581-4060. The library is located at 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton. HAMILTON — The Friends of the Hamilton Township Public Library will host author, storyteller and musician Paul Evans Pedersen Jr. on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. for a program of songs and stories,…

  • Prisoner Reentry: Breaking the Cycle Conference to Be Hosted by Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop

    By Governor Chris Christie and US Attorney Paul Fishman to Deliver Keynotes Co-Sponsored by Integrity House and Saint Peter’s University the Event Will Focus on Successful Reentry Initiatives and Model Plans for Non-Violent Ex-Offenders JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY (April 10, 2014) – Jersey City Mayor, Steven Fulop will host the Prisoner Reentry Conference: Breaking The…

  • ALLENTOWN: Home care business values friendship with clients

    ALLENTOWN: Home care business values friendship with clients

    For more information about Independence Home Care, visit www.inhomecarenj.com or call 609-208-1111. by David Kilby, Special Writer ALLENTOWN — For a local nurse who values care of loved ones, when a family member is ill nothing is more important than having nurses whom offer professional home care and treat their clients like close friends.    This…

  • LAMBERTVILLE, STOCKTON: This is ‘Walk to School Week’ at 11 county schools

    LAMBERTVILLE, STOCKTON: This is ‘Walk to School Week’ at 11 county schools

       April 7-11 marks “Walk to School Week,” the start of the spring “walk to school season” at 11 Hunterdon County elementary and middle schools, including Stockton and Lambertville Public.    ”Walk to School Week provides the perfect way to put the winter behind us and get back out walking,” says Tara Shepherd, executive director of HART…

  • HAMILTON: Graduate to bike across country

    HAMILTON: Graduate to bike across country

    Jesse Herrera, center, stands with members of the 2014 Vikings baseball team. Mr. Herrera played for Mercer in 2005. He will soon embark on his cross-country adventure to benefit the MCCC Trenton campus. Courtesy photo

  • ALLENTOWN: Home care business values friendship with clients

    ALLENTOWN: Home care business values friendship with clients

    Owners Teresa and Vincent Sajkowski’s Independence Home Care offers live-in care, hourly care and continual support to about 50 clients in the Allentown area. Courtesy photo

  • Rago’s Unreserved Auction Weekend

    Rago’s Unreserved Auction Weekend

    By Rago Auctions Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold a three-day Unreserved Auction marathon on April 25, 26 and 27 in Lambertville, NJ. Session One on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. offers 525 lots of 18th, 19th and early 20th c. design and traditional furnishings, along with fine art, Asian, tribal arts and…

  • FOR THE RECORD: April 10

    For the record, a story in the March 21 issue reported that the first session of Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer’s series to empower local Hispanics would occur April 10.    The event will be held Wednesday, April 30, at the Malaga Restaurant, 511 Lalor St., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Hamilton Observer regrets this error.