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Next Valley recycling event is scheduled for Feb. 2
Following a successful Styrofoam collection day last November, another recycling event has been scheduled for Feb. 2. This time the items to be collected will include Styrofoam, CDs and DVDs, and wine bottle corks. Jointly sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Green Team and the Pennington Environmental Commission, these items will be accepted at the Hopewell…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Two environmentalists skipped over
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Two residents with strong environmental credentials failed to win reappointment to township bodies last week. William Dondiego was not returned to the Environmental Commission and Sustainable Hillsborough Committee after two years of service on each. Thuy Anh Le, who is also a school board member, was not reappointed to the…
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FoHVOS calendar available
The Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) 2013 Nature Art Calendar — featuring the artwork by the winners of the Nature Art Calendar contest celebrating the natural beauty of Hopewell Valley’s landscape — is now available. The contest — sponsored by FoHVOS in conjunction with Veridian Art Gallery of PenNington — attracted over 30…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Raiders’ senior Parker has records on her mind
HHS girls have success at Skyland meet By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Jacquelynn Parker has a bold goal for her final season with the Hillsborough High School girls swim team. The Raiders senior — one of two on the team’s relays with Rachel Stoddard — is hoping to leave a long-standing mark in the…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Familiar faces start new terms
Monday, Gail Doran (center) is sworn to her new term as councilwoman by Mayor Steven Kirson as Mercer County Freeholder Ann Cannon looks on in Hightstown. (Photo by David Kilby)
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PEI Kids Receives $25,000 Grant from Office of Faith Based Initiatives
By Diane Blaszka Lawrenceville, NJ – January 10, 2013 – First or second time juvenile offenders, as well as the overall Mercer County community, will benefit from a $25,000 grant that the Office of Faith Based Initiatives (OFBI), a Division of Programs in the Department of State, recently awarded Mercer County nonprofit PEI Kids. The…
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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Urgent care, new bakery and dance space
By Bradley Koltz It was a Saturday, we had one confirmed flu case at home and I was feeling flu-like symptoms coming on. My doctor’s office was closed until Monday, so I went to the urgent care facility recently opened by Saint Peter’s University Hospital on Route 206 in Montgomery. Twenty minutes later, I was…
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MONROE: Kids enjoy Grandparents Day Out
Amy Batista photo Children and grandparents get together in Monroe Township Dec. 27.
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PRINCETON: Businesses raise $36,000 for Hurricane Sandy relief
In support of the victims devastated by Hurricane Sandy, the Princeton business community joined together on Nov. 20 and created the Princeton Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive. Fifty-four businesses in the Princeton community participated by donating a percentage of their sales from the dedicated day, which resulted in more than $36,000. The money was distributed to…
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