Tag: Middlesex County
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Household wastes can be disposed of on May 21
Middlesex County will hold a Hazardous Household Waste Drop-Off Day from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 21 at the county’s Highway Division building, Apple Orchard Lane, North Brunswick. County residents may dispose of pesticides, herbicides, paints and other household waste.
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Service emphasizes workplace safety
NEW BRUNSWICK — Local officials held a solemn service to recognize those who have been injured or killed on the job on April 28 in New Brunswick, and also to focus on the importance and need for better health and safety conditions in the workplace. Every year, millions of men and women lose their lives or…
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Local high school students rewarded for being caring
The Middlesex County Guidance Council recently presented Caring Awards to high school students at a dinner held at Middlesex County College in April. The Caring Award, given to one student from each high school in the county, is for outstanding volunteer community service. The local recipients include Rabeya Hussaini of Colonia High School; Alyssa Royce…
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Seniors over age 90 invited to Birthday Bash on May 12
The Middlesex County Department of Senior Services sponsors an annual Birthday Bash for all seniors in Middlesex County over the age of 90. The South Brunswick Senior Center will host seniors from South Brunswick, Cranbury, East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Milltown, Monroe, North Brunswick and Plainsboro from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on May 12 at the center,…
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Historian to present the American Indian heritage of New Jersey on April 23
The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage will feature historian Richard Veit for a lecture about New Jersey’s rich American Indian Heritage through archaeological case studies from the earliest Paleoindian pathfinders to the Lenape. “Archaeology and the Delaware Indians: a 12,000-Year Odyssey” is scheduled for 2 p.m. on April 23 at the lodge in Thompson…
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Garden Season Kickoff to include lectures, herb starter kits
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold a Garden Season Kickoff from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 7, rain or shine, at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The Master Gardeners and Extension staff will deliver mini-lectures throughout the day: seed saving and seed testing…
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County golf courses swing into action with concession search, upgrades
Between now and April 5, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority will be seeking bids for food and beverage vendors at its four area golf courses. The Authority manages Middlesex County’s two Tamarack Golf Courses in East Brunswick, one at The Meadows at Middlesex in Plainsboro and another at Raritan Landing in Piscataway. Extensive improvements are…
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Middlesex County to preserve more land in Dismal Swamp
Middlesex County will enter into a contract to purchase 18.27 acres of forested land within the environmentally-sensitive Dismal Swamp for the county’s Open Space Preservation Program. This property, known as the Fishbein property, is located in South Plainfield along the Edison border and is adjacent to the Adams Farm, an open space parcel the county acquired…
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Residents encouraged to purchase composting bins
The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management will have composting bins for sale from 12-3 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m.-noon Fridays at 711 Jersey Ave., New Brunswick. Different types of bins are available, including those exclusively for yard trimmings, bins that use scraps from the table and yard, and an indoor bin for vermi-composing…
