• A Culinary Affair’ benefits Hunterdon Hospice

       On Sept. 20, Hunterdon Medical Center Foundation will hold “A Culinary Affair” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse from 6-9 p.m.    The playhouse is located at 88 Route 173 West, Hampton (between exits 11 and 12 off I-78).    The event will feature a sampling of fine food and wines from local establishments, which include: 55 Main, Baker’s…

  • New Hope-Solebury students begin classes Sept. 1

    By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer NEW HOPE – Teachers in the New Hope-Solebury School District will go back to school without a new contract when 1,600 students in kindergarten through grade 12 return to classrooms Wednesday (Sept. 1). The teachers’ contract expired June 30, and negotiations are continuing. Under the $32.65 million budget approved…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: Aug. 26 meeting canceled.     PENNINGTON LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING BOARD: Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:…

  • Library happenings

    By: centraljersey.com MANVILLE – August display: We are fortunate to have The Slavic Cultural Society displaying prints of Polish artists. A must see. Displays needed: Do you have a hobby or collection that you would like to exhibit in the display case at the entrance to the library? If so, please call us at 908-722-9722.…

  • Question: Should city buy plot?

    Question By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE – Voters will determine if the city should spend nearly $200,000 on slightly more than half an acre of undeveloped land in the floodplain to preserve it as open space. The question will be put to voters on Nov. 2 as a non-binding referendum, but Mayor David…

  • Chesterfield chatter

    By: centraljersey.com The Crosswicks Monthly Meeting First Day School students are selling Meetinghouse T-shirts. The T-shirts are available at the First Day School for $15. The T-shirts are a black with a drawing of the Meetinghouse on the front. Proceeds from the sale of the T-shirts are for the First Day School community projects, which…

  • County center set September dates for recycling hazardous items, tires

    By: centraljersey.com The Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management has several special recycling and disposal events planned for September, including a composting workshop in Hillsborough Sept. 14. The division is working with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County to co-sponsor the backyard-composting workshops, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 6:30 p.m.…

  • At the preserve

    By: centraljersey.com – Go on a "Morning Meadow Tour" at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve on Sept. 8, from 10-11 a.m. Amidst a sea of waving green grasses, native bees and butterflies gather nectar or pollen from milkweeds, mints, bonesets and coneflowers. Take a guided tour of the 5-acre meadow to learn about native warm-season grasses,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA turns to playhouse to host kids’ acting classes

    HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA turns to playhouse to host kids’ acting classes

       Local teens with a dramatic flair will be able to develop their acting crafts with a new workshop planned by the Hillsborough Family YMCA and the Somerset Valley Players.    According to the YMCA Executive Director Valerie Giacopelli, the idea for a class sprang from the Y’s desire to present classes local schools aren’t.    ”The classes…

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