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    Wendy Galloway, retired New Jersey state trooper and director of programs for the Department of State, talks with enrollees of the Girls’ Leadership Institute in Millstone on Aug. 1. See story, page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Community invited to attend veterans job fair at Brookdale

    I am retired from the U.S. Army and currently serving as operations administer at Brookdale Community College. I am coordinating a veterans job fair to be held Aug. 27 at the Brookdale campus in Lincroft. The event also welcomes friends, family and community who are seeking employment or services. It will be held from 9…

  • Judged trail ride to be held at Horse Park

    The Horse Park of New Jersey will hold its seventh annual judged trail ride on Sept. 9. The first ride will be at 9 a.m. with the last ride at 1 p.m. The event is an untimed ride with 10-15 judged natural obstacles over a 2- to 5-mile course. Riders will be judged on their…

  • Celtic balladeer will give Aug. 11 concert

    Charlie Zahm, a popular balladeer of Early American and Celtic music, and renowned fiddler Tad Marks will present a concert 7-9 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Old Yellow Meeting House, 70 Yellow Meeting House Road in Upper Freehold Township. All are invited to pack a picnic and arrive at 6 p.m. for an Early American-type…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       A vandal threw a rock through the living room window of a Craigie Avenue residence and also damaged the mailbox between noon July 30 and noon Aug. 4. Damage was estimated at $40.    An assortment of jewelry valued at a combined $12,000 was reported stolen from a Van Kirk Road residence between 10 a.m. and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes give awards to Van Pelt, Thompson

    HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes give awards to Van Pelt, Thompson

       Hillsborough High School seniors Rachael Van Pelt and Owen Thomson were honored at the high school Senior Scholar awards program on June 7 for demonstrated leadership and volunteerism to the Hillsborough Dukes Football and Cheer & Pop Warner community over the last four years.    Van Pelt and Thomson were each awarded a $500 scholarship for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: 4-H’ers are off to the fair today

        The 65th Somerset County 4-H Fair continues Thursday, and Friday, Aug. 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the 4-H Fairgrounds, North Branch Park, Milltown Road, Bridgewater.     The fair showcases the achievements of more than 1,000 4-H members. Visitors should stop by the information tent for a schedule of daily…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kozlowski given $4,000 utilities association award

       Thomas Kozlowski, a June graduate of Hillsborough High School, was given a $4,000 award from the N.J. Utilities Association.    Thomas, the son of PSE&G employee Michael Kozlowski, was one of two recipients of the association’s James R. Leva Scholarship.    The Leva awards go to assist two NJUA member company employees or a member of their…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar, week of Aug. 9

    Dining at IHOP helps cheerleaders    Monday, Aug. 13 — Eat at IHOP on Route 206 in Hillsborough from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and support the Hillsborough Dukes Mitey Mite cheerleaders (2nd- and 3rd-graders.) IHOP will give the team 20 percent of profits earned in the 12-hour period. Money will help fund trip for cheerleaders…

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