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Balloon pollution is spoiling the party for wildlife

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation There’s something undeniably cheerful about balloons. We buy them for birthday parties, graduations, weddings and other moments we celebrate. They’re colorful, familiar and, for...
Bordentown Current

Got bugs? Got life!

Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will sponsor the 22nd Annual Insect Festival on Saturday, September 19, at...
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When it comes to state’s grasslands, we reap what we sow  

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation When people picture New Jersey’s classic natural landscapes, they often think of the...
Bordentown Current

‘We remember’

Twenty-six years ago, September 11 meant back-to-school spirits; hazy, end-of-summer weather; the beginning of a season with rowdy...
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Diamondback terrapins: Another New Jersey jewel

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Northern diamondback terrapins are the only turtles in the world that spend their...

‘That’s 100 percent too many’

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Cliff Pristas likens the chickens that he raises on his Hillsborough Township property to "chicken therapy." "I like working the earth," Pristas said of the therapeutic...

Nonprofit, community organizations can win Somerset Patriots tickets

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Nonprofit and community organizations have the opportunity to score exclusive tickets to the 2025 Somerset Patriot's home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. Tickets will...

Rotary Club helps ‘lessen post-secondary burden’ with annual scholarship

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The Rotary Club of Hillsborough is offering the availability of applications for their annual post-secondary school scholarship program for Hillsborough residents.  Now in its...

‘Nothing prepares you’

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Photos courtesy of Kim Brown Steve Brown, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2016, celebrates a recent birthday with the whole family. Steve and Kim...

Eagles win!

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Courtesy of Hillsborough Township Public Schools According to the Board of Education office's Super Bowl Dried Bean drive for the Hillsborough Community Assistance Network (CAN),...

‘These accomplishments are just the beginning’

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Schools Superintendent Michael Volpe is beginning his third year overseeing the township public schools. He took some time during his superintendent's report at a...
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