Tag: Kingston
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Animal ambassadors to showcase injured, ill wildlife
Animal ambassadors from the Mercer County Wildlife Center will take part in the Kingston Greenways Association Wildlife Ambassadors Program at 2 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. The event will be canceled if the temperature exceeds 80 degrees. The center is a state and federally licensed…
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Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands plan scavenger hunt
An “old-fashioned scavenger hunt with a modern twist” run by Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands, in collaboration with the D&R Canal State Park Naturalists, will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. During the nature- and history-themed event, teams will cooperate to find…
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Two bike rides to travel along D&R Canal
Join the East Coast Greenway Alliance for two seven-mile leisurely-paced bike rides this summer along a traffic-free Canal Road and the D&R Canal between Rocky Hill and the Griggstown Causeway. Discover why the D&R Canal was once one of the busiest navigation canals in the U.S. on June 10, in a ride co-sponsored with D&R…
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Roebling legacy will be discussed during Kingston Historical Society meeting
Historian and author Clifford W. Zink will present an illustrated program on the Roebling legacy at the Kingston Historical Society’s spring meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 5 at the Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston. Spanning 200 years, the story of the Roebling family and their bridge engineering and wire rope business chronicles innovation,…
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Middlesex, Princeton chambers partner for global business trade event
The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce will partner with the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce for a global business trade event featuring trade experts from Japan, India and Canada. “Commerce & Cocktails: Global Business Networking” will take place from 5-7 p.m. on June 5 at the Palace of Asia, 4591 Route 27, Kingston. Tickets…
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Brandywine seniors take part in boxing program to beat Parkinson’s
April is Parkinson Awareness Month, and residents at Brandywine Living at Princeton are beating the effects of Parkinson’s punch by punch. During a study at the University of Indianapolis’ Krannert School of Physical Therapy, 88 volunteers with Parkinson’s disease participated in the Rock Steady boxing regimen, which includes lateral foot work, bag punching, stretching, resistance…
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Bike tour of D&R Canal to offer historic overview
The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold a free history tour by bicycle along the D&R Canal towpath on May 19 from Kingston to Griggstown and back. Cyclists will meet 10 a.m. at the lock tender’s house in Kingston, located off Route 27 just north of the bridge over the Millstone River, for…
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Kingston Historical Society to hold walking tour May 19
The Kingston Historical Society will hold a tour at 2 p.m. on May 19 starting at the Kingston Presbyterian Church parking lot, 4565 Route 27, Kingston, and ending at the Kingston Lock area on the D&R Canal State Park where the discussion on Kingston businesses will continue. In addition to a display on Kingston’s businesses,…
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Kingston Greenways Association meeting to discuss tick-borne diseases
The annual meeting of the Kingston Greenways Association will include a presentation on ticks and tick-borne diseases at 7:30 p.m. on May 10 at the Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston section of South Brunswick. Alvaro Toledo, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at Rutgers University, will talk about Lyme disease, ticks and vector-borne…