Tag: Montgomery
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Montgomery church listed on National Register of Historic Places
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, the home of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) in the village of Skillman, Montgomery Township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by…
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Montgomery, Hillsborough announce joint COVID vaccination program
Officials in Montgomery and Hillsborough announced a series of joint COVID-19 vaccination clinics for May and June, as part of a push to maximize the number of their residents protected against the novel coronavirus. The two neighboring municipalities will alternate between their respective senior centers on Saturday mornings 9 a.m. to noon. They will also…
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D&R Greenway Land Trust announces new board leadership
As D&R Greenway celebrates its 315th property preserved since its founding in 1989, Peter J. Dawson of Pennington, owner of Leigh Visual Imaging Solutions, takes the reins as the new chair of the Board of Trustees. Dawson has been involved with D&R Greenway since 2000, joining the Board of Trustees in 2013. A businessman, he recognizes…
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Zwicker announces bid for State Senate; Fistonich seeks Assembly seat
Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker announced the kickoff of his campaign to run for the State Senate in the 16th Legislative District (LD16). Zwicker, who has served in the NJ General Assembly since 2016 and is a physicist and science educator, released the following statement on Feb. 3: “Now, more than ever, we need to make decisions…
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Change at water treatment plants will affect customers in Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset counties
As part of an annual maintenance program for its water distribution system, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process from a chloramine (combined) residual to free chlorine residual at the company’s Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road water treatment plants. These surface water treatment plants serve New Jersey American Water customers in Essex,…
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Montgomery Charity Foundation raises $19K for Somerset County families
Montgomery Charity Foundation (MCF) ran its annual Kidsgiving event, raising more than $19,000 for charity. Kidsgiving, MCF’s flagship event, was held on Dec. 6 in Hillsborough as a socially-distanced drive-by event this year due to the COVID pandemic. Each year the foundation selects a local nonprofit to be the recipients of the event’s fundraising efforts.…
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Code Ninjas owner honored for promoting STEM for girls
Marisa Narula, owner of Code Ninjas Hillsborough-Montgomery has been making strides in creating gender equality in the tech industry for the last two years by providing opportunities for girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and raising community awareness. A frequent guest speaker at local schools, host of Women in STEM events, and volunteer in…
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Springpoint residents give communities high marks for pandemic response
In a recent independent survey, residents of Springpoint Senior Living gave their communities high marks for the response to the COVID-19 health crisis, with an overall ranking of 4.72 out of 5. Holleran, a nationally recognized research and consulting firm that specializes in the senior living industry, conducted the survey of 1,204 Springpoint independent living…
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Township, Neshanic Garden Club install Blue Star Memorial
The Neshanic Garden Club, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2019, supports gardens in Hillsborough, Montgomery and Branchburg, including the Gazebo Garden at the Hillsborough Municipal Complex, the Sensory Garden at Ann Van Middlesworth Park, the Station House Garden and Pond Overlook Garden at White Oak Park, and Otto Kaufman Center Gardens. Earlier this fall,…
