Hillsborough Beacon

More than birds are migrating through New Jersey’s fall landscapes

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Fall migration in New Jersey means skies filled with warblers, thrushes, raptors, and other birds heading south. Many are neotropical migrants, traveling hundreds or...
Bordentown Current

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,...
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...

‘Tour de Towpath’ to celebrate D&R Canal Park milestone

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Walkers and runners are invited to join the fun along New Jersey's 70-mile-long linear park, the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, on Saturday,...

‘CMT is not beating me’

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Over 200 people participated in the Walk 4 CMT, an annual fundraiser to raise awareness about Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease.  This year’s walk, held in...

POW-MIA ceremony

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Courtesy of Hillsborough Township Hillsborough Township held a POW-MIA ceremony on Sept. 20 in recognition of National POW-MIA Day.

Take a ‘Journey through the Past’ in Somerset County

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Take a Journey Through the Past and explore 31 historic sites in Somerset County on October 12 and 13. The free, family-friendly weekend event, hosted by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage, welcomes...

Volunteers are needed for the fall leaf clean-up project

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The Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services is seeking help for this year’s event on Saturday, Nov. 23. Each year, on the weekend before Thanksgiving, volunteers rake leaves for...

Dance for the Cure brings breast cancer awareness in ‘creative and fanciful’ ways

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Dance for the Cure is bringing awareness in many creative and fanciful ways throughout Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex...
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