Tag: Kingston
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Heads Up Special Riders offers ‘safe’ environment between horses, those with special needs
KINGSTON – Harrison Huguenin is not very verbal, but one phrase he repeats on Fridays is “horseback riding.” The 16-year-old Franklin resident has autism and various autoimmune disorders, so he looks forward to his horseback riding lesson through Heads Up Special Riders each week. “He benefits a lot,” his mother Lisa said. “One, he likes…
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Rally to oppose new gas pipeline set for May 2 in Somerset
Williams-Transco Company is seeking to build a 32,000 horsepower gas compressor station near residential areas of South Brunswick and Franklin Park. The plan will affect the surrounding towns of Kingston, Monmouth Junction, Kingston, Kendall Park and Princeton. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has scheduled a public hearing to gather input on its recently…
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Arbor Day celebration set for April 28 in Kingston
Join the Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands and dance groups Handsome Molly and the Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword Dancers for a spring celebration from 2-4 p.m. on April 28 in the D&R Canal State Park Headquarters/Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. There will be a tree walk, the planting of an Arbor Day tree, and…
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Two cleanup sessions to mark Earth Day in Kingston on April 21
Kingston Greenways Association will hold an Earth Day cleanup on April 21. From 9-11 a.m., volunteers will clean Laurel Avenue and the vicinity of Rockingham Historic Site, from just above the village of Kingston to Route 518. Meet at the Rockingham parking lot, 84 Laurel Ave., Kingston section of South Brunswick. From 2-4 p.m., trash…
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Horse riding program for children with special needs seeks volunteers
Heads Up Special Riders is a small non-profit that has offered horse riding to children with special needs since 1990. Volunteers are needed to assist the children, handle and saddle the horses and walk with the horse and rider during lessons on Monday and Friday afternoons. No experience necessary. Training will be provided. For an…
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Traffic enforcement spreads to new areas of South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Increased traffic enforcement throughout neighborhoods in South Brunswick will continue. Georges Road in the Dayton section will be targeted for speeding; Hickory Ridge in the Pheasant Run development will be evaluated for improper parking, unregistered vehicles and miscellaneous violations; shoulder use before and after posted hours of operation along Route 1 will…
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Police will increase traffic enforcement along Heathcote Road in Kingston
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Following a successful increase in patrol along Wheeler Road in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, police will also add officers along Heathcote Road in the Kingston section of town. Traffic enforcement is taking place on all roads in South Brunswick every day, according to information provided by the South Brunswick…
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Mapleton Preserve cleanup scheduled Jan. 15 in honor of Dr. King
The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will hold a cleanup session from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 15 at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston section of South Brunswick, to clear small trees, brush, vines and trash in the Mapleton Preserve in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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First Day Hike through Mapleton Preserve on Jan. 1
The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will hold the annual First Day Hike from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 1 beginning and ending at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston section of South Brunwick. The 1.5-mile loop hike through the Mapleton Preserve is free and welcome to all. For more…