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Celebrate National Trails Day with a Hike and Trail Work in Watchung Reservation, June 1
May 21, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2013 Public Contact: 908-789-3683 E-mail: bkelly@ucnj.org Celebrate National Trails Day wit...
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Two Free Organic Gardening Workshops at Scotch Plains Public Library
May 20, 2013This summer Wanda Knapik, president and founder of My Local Garden, will speak at Scotch Plains Public Library about organic gardening...
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TransOptions Hosts 12th Junior Solar Sprints Competition Division 2 Race Results
May 15, 2013TransOptions is proud to announce the Division 2 winners of the eleventh annual Junior Solar Sprints Competition (JSS) held on May 14,...
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Union County Sponsors Household Hazardous Waste Collection in Cranford, June 1
May 15, 2013The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will sponsor a Household Special Waste Collection event on Saturday, June 1, so Union Cou...
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TransOptions Hosts 12th Junior Solar Sprints Competition - Division 1 Race Results
May 14, 2013TransOptions is proud to announce the Division 1 winners of the eleventh annual Junior Solar Sprints Competition (JSS) held on May 13,...
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Learn How to Grow a Kitchen Garden at the Westfield Memorial Library
May 13, 2013On Saturday, June 1, at 1:30 p.m., the Westfield Memorial Library will present a program on How to Grow a Kitchen Garden. The library ...
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Green Fair Will Take Place May 16, Greener Than Ever
May 12, 2013MADISON, NJ - Madison’s fourth Green Fair will take place on Thursday, May 16 from 3:30-6:30 on Green Village Road, b...
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New Jersey Based National Environmental Engineering Firm Hires Director of Government and External Affairs
May 11, 2013Florham Park, New Jersey – Matrix New World Engineering, Inc., www.matrixneworld.com recently hired Kenneth L. Lucianin as Direc...
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Award-Winning Union County Horticulture Program Benefits Children and Adults
May 9, 2013The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that the County’s long-running Horticulture for People with ...
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Union County’s First Green Car Wash is Off to a Roaring Start
May 8, 2013Using rainwater collected from a roof, last weekend Cub Scout Pack 145 performed the first known “green” car wash fundrais...
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Christie Administration Encourages Residents to Remove Standing Water on Property to Reduce Mosquito Population
May 7, 2013To prevent mosquitoes this summer, the Departments of Health and Environmental Protection are asking homeowners, businesses and contra...
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River Day 2013 a Success
May 7, 2013A big thank you to everyone in the community for making River Day 2013 such a big success. We had another big year. We estimate ab...
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Garden Club of Westfield Celebrates 90 Year Anniversary
May 7, 2013The Garden Club of Westfield, Inc. Presents “Different Shrub Roses” + Upcoming Events On Tuesday, May 14th, The Garde...
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PMUA Saturday Free Leaf-Drop-Off
May 6, 2013Saturday’s Only - Spring Free Leaf Drop-Off at PERC Transfer Station, 95 Rock Avenue for Plainfield Residents Only through ...
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Naturalists & Scientists Needed for Union County's 9th Annual Bio-Blitz, June 14-15
May 2, 2013“Get Your Nature On!” at 24-Hour Event in Lenape, Nomahegan & Echo Lake Parks CRANFORD, NJ – Natur...
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Master Gardeners Get Ready for Spring Fair & Plant Sale May 19
May 2, 2013Spring Clean-Up by New Master Gardener Class for 24th Spring Fair & Plant Sale on May 19. The Master Gardeners of...
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Enjoy a Mother's Day Guided Horseback Ride in Union County's Watchung Reservation
May 1, 2013Treat your mom to a special event this Mother’s Day when you take her for a ride in the beautiful Watchung Reservation. Union Co...
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“Pure Water” Visits Berkeley Heights Schools
April 30, 2013On the invitation by Berkeley Heights Schools Counselor Laraine Reedy, Rotarian and Pure Water for the World advocate Byron Miller tal...
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For Earth Day Local Schools Collect Cell Phones for Recycling
April 29, 2013Rapid technology change and short cell phone plan cycles result in millions of retired cell phones each year. This electronic waste ha...
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Union County's Mobile Personal Document Shredding Program Visits Union, May 15
April 29, 2013The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces that its next mobile paper-shredding program for confidential personal document...
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Explore Chatham Photo Contest
April 26, 2013People have been asking, "How do I enter this Explore Chatham Photography Contest I heard about? What are the rules? What s...
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200 Volunteers to Clean Up & Plant Trees Around Paterson Schools
April 25, 2013WHAT: In celebration of Global Youth Service Day, New Jersey Community Development Corporation’s (NJCDC) AmeriCorps Program will...
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Summit Free Market is Booming
April 23, 2013Last Saturday was the first of the two Summit Free Market events this spring...and it was very busy. People brought loads of great mer...
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Celebrate Arbor Day in Summit
April 23, 2013On Friday, April 26th, the City of Summit will celebrate “Arbor Day” in two separate locations. At 9:30 AM, Mayor Ellen Di...
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Extensive Agenda Attracts Nature Lovers
April 23, 2013The Phillipsburg celebration of Earth Day on April 27 & 28 at Perfect Christmas Tree Farm has an impressive line-up of enviro...