Tag: Somerset County
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Duke Farms provides Feeding Hands food pantry with financial support
In response to the impacts of Tropical Storm Ida in September and in support of Duke Farms’ long partnership with Feeding Hands, Duke Farms announced that its parent organization, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, will provide a grant of $50,000 in general operating support to the local food pantry. This funding will…
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DEP announces plans to remove Somerset County dam using natural resource damages funds
The obsolete Headgates dam on the Raritan River in Somerset County will be removed using natural resource damages funds secured by the state, opening significant stretches of the river’s north and south branches to fish passage for the first time in nearly two centuries. “The Raritan River is part of an estuary ecosystem that historically…
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CASA SHaW distributes holiday gifts for children
During this holiday season, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties (CASA SHaW) received hundreds of gifts from various community groups, businesses and residents for the vulnerable children it serves on a daily basis. “Children in foster care usually have a different experience during the holidays than children who spend this…
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Marty’s Place is teaching senior dogs new tricks
On a 25-acre section of property in Upper Freehold Township, aging dogs live out the rest of their years at a sanctuary called Marty’s Place Senior Dog Sanctuary. Walking into the main sanctuary building, people are greeted by a dog named Murphy, who is 16 years old and one of the many residents of Marty’s…
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Learn about Somerset County’s Business Partnership
Somerset County doesn’t have a Chamber of Commerce, it has the Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP). “No matter if you are a small business owner or part of a larger organization, there is something SCBP can do for everyone,” Chris Edwards, president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “I want everyone to walk away…
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Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You love coffee, so you must love birds!” The brilliant scarlet tanager spends winter in Central and South America. Like lots of colorful songbirds, she spends her winter vacation in the dense…
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Somerset County residents to participate in Cupid’s Chase virtual 5K
Residents of Somerset County can show their Valentine’s Day spirit this February by supporting people in that area with special needs From Feb. 13-Feb. 21, residents will be able to participate in the 13th annual Cupid’s Chase 5K, an event held by Community Operations, Inc., to raise money to help meet the needs of people…
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Organization provides at-risk families with HOME
The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Somerset County announces a new name, HOME of Somerset County, Inc., reflecting the nonprofit agency’s four core components: Housing, Outreach, Multifaith, Empowerment. HOME of Somerset County provides emergency shelter, transitional housing and support services to families throughout Somerset County, supported by a network of volunteers from over 30 religious congregations…
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Grants fund job training in three Central Jersey counties
Residents in Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset counties who are unemployed because of COVID-19 have access to a new training grant program through the counties’ workforce development boards. The Consortium of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, serving Hunterdon and Somerset counties; and the Workforce Development Board of Middlesex County has received $277,750 in COVID-19 Dislocated…
