Tag: National Park Service
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Old Bridge remembers Pearl Harbor attack 81 years later
As Old Bridge Township officials remember the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, they said they have an obligation and responsibility to not only continue remembering the day, but also passing memories on to generations to come. “We have to realize that many of the participants of 81 years ago are not here…
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Princeton’s Morven Museum and Garden receives National Park Service grant
Morven Museum and Garden received a half a million grant from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program funded by the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service. “We are delighted to receive the National Park Service (NPS) funding to help prepare Morven for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,” Morven’s…
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Morven Museum & Garden undertakes major preservation project
PRINCETON – The Morven Museum & Garden will undertake a major preservation project with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a National Park Service “Save America’s Treasures” grant. “In these extraordinary times, we are able to fulfill our most primary public charge, to preserve the National Historic Landmark known as Morven in perpetuity, thanks…
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Old Bridge dancer’s grace and poise captured in photography book
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE An Old Bridge dancer is figuratively about to dance her way across the country. Photographer Jonathan Givens took a 90-day, 22,000-mile, 56-location road trip across the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Hawaii last summer to photograph dancers in national parks and historic locations to celebrate the 100th anniversary of…
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Pallone opposes proposed parking hike at Sandy Hook
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer At an open house event held on Aug. 31 at the Sandy Hook Chapel, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) objected to a potential increase of parking and camping fees at Sandy Hook National Park. “I am opposed to the proposed fee increase, which would dramatically increase the fees from…
