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, 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...
Bordentown Current

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...

Hillsborough Rotary Fair opens Aug. 13

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With less than two weeks to go, excitement is growing for the launch of the annual Rotary Fair, which opens on Tuesday, Aug. 13,...

Hillsborough Township hopes to reschedule National Night Out in early September

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Due to the thunderstorms that rolled in on Aug. 6, the Hillsborough Police Department cancelled what would have been its second annual National Night...

Artist submissions open for county’s Open Air, Open Space project

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In celebration of Somerset County's Open Air, Open Space Project, the county is seeking New Jersey based Plein Air artists to capture the beauty of the public parks system. The...

Lemonade stop

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Courtesy of Hillsborough PBA 205 Hillsborough police recently responded to Michelle Lane for the reports of fresh, iced cold lemonade. Upon arrival the officers were...

Somerset County 4-H Fair to offer summer fun for all ages

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The Somerset County 4-H Fair is back again this August for more summer fun. Join Somerset County 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County,...

Hillsborough Baseball League 8U Raiders travel team win District 10 championship

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The young boys of the 2024 Hillsborough Baseball League 8U Raiders travel team stood proudly with their large trophy as they received a proclamation...
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