Tag: Davidson Mill Pond Park
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MCVTS students paid to work on projects in Middlesex County parks
Eighteen building trades students from two campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) have been working on projects in county parks under a state grant program. The grant from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provided wages for students from the MCVTS East Brunswick campus to build a footbridge in Jamesburg Park in…
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New Master Gardener classes announced for 2018-19
A new season of Master Gardener classes will be starting at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County is offering daytime and evening sessions for this program. Orientation (attendance is optional) will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 for Thursday evening classes,…
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EARTH Center Folk Fest set for Aug. 18
The EARTH Center will hold its Open House and Folk Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 18 in Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. For more information, contact David Smela at 732-398-5268 or [email protected], or visit www.middlesexcountynj.gov/.
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Garlic growing workshop Oct. 9 in South Brunswick
The Rutgers Master Gardeners will hold a free “Growing Garlic in Your Garden” workshop at 10 a.m. on Oct. 9 at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The workshop will begin with an indoor presentation followed by an outdoor, hands-on planting session. Pre-registration is required by calling 732-398-5262…
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Pollinator ‘hotels’ provide area for insects to rest
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The buzz this summer is a local park being a hotbed for hotels. Patrick Fitzgerald, an Eagle Scout candidate who was a junior at East Brunswick High School at the time, constructed eight native pollinator nesting areas on the open space parcel inside of Davidson Mill Pond…