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Wallaby Tales Traveling Zoo will present a Live Mammal Show at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Saturday. JUNE 25 Mammals from around the world will be featured in this program. Behaviors, habitats, adaptations, survival strategies and relationships with humans will be introduced.  The main animals presented in this show include the wallaby, (a small [...]

Calling all crafters.

Saturday Crafters will meet at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at the Bernardsville Public Library.

Those attending should bring their own projects, and will get tips and learn about the library’s craft resources.

The program is free.

Bernardsville Public Library is at 1 Anderson Hill Road.

For more information, call 908-766-0118.

Crayola is honoring 37 children from around the country whose artwork was selected for its “Visual Voices: Speak up for Creativity” national art exhibition. Each student’s work will permanently reside at the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. and serve as an inspiration to our nation’s leaders who are championing creatively alive children. [...]

“Get a Grip: Ideas to Improve Fine Motor Control in Children” will be presented on Tuesday, May 3, at Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone. Peggy Campbell-Rush, director of Gill St. Bernard’s Lower School, will share three decades worth of experience and ideas for improving fine motor control in young children. Campbell-Rush is the author [...]

BERNARDSVILLE – The Pastel Society of New Jersey’s Signature Member Exhibition will be on exhibit at Design Domaine Gallery through Tuesday, March 29. Artists must have been juried into three prior exhibitions to qualify for this show. As well as the 30 event pieces, works of art in pastel by gallery artists will also be [...]

Father John Fell, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Bernardsville, will present “What the Bible Says About Moral Living,” on Thursday,  March 24, in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center in Piscataway. Hosted by the Diocese of Metuchen, the two-hour program is sponsored by the Office of Catechesis. Fell will examine the scriptural [...]

Andrea Mastrobattista, a professional inspirer, will conduct a workshop, “Your Future’s So Bright” on Monday, March 14. Mastrobattista will show you how to turn your “can’ts” into “cans,” putting you on the path to professional and personal success. The workshop will be held at the Somerset Hills YMCA, located at 140 Mt. Airy Road in [...]

A Children’s Consignment Sale will be held on Saturday, March 26, at Pluckemin Presbyterian Church. The sale will feature a large selection of children’s seasonal clothing, toys, furniture, videos, outdoor play equipment, books, changing tables and more. The sale is a benefit the Pluckemin Church Preschool. The sale takes place in the Fellowship Hall of [...]

The musical “Godspell’ will be presented by Bernards High School, beginning Friday, March 11, through Sunday, March 13. “Godspell” is a modern day interpretation of the gospel according to Matthew. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 11-12 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. The performance takes place at the SHSD Performing [...]

The Somerset Hills Education Foundation (SHEF) plans to serve more than 20 versions of chili at its 8th annual SHEF Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, April 9. The annual event has raised $80,000 to $100,000 each year to help pay for technology and programs in local schools. This year’s event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. [...]

The annual Lord Stirling Stable “”Friend”ship Trail  Ride will be conducted on  the grounds of Somerset County Park Commission’s Lord Stirling Stable on Sunday, March 6. Check-in is at 1:30 p.m.  The hour-long ride begins at 2 p.m. and is open to riders at Intermediate  2/C-2 level and above.  The guided ride is conducted at [...]

Parents of Zimmer Preschool and Olam Academy, in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, have begun raising funds for the expansion of the schools’ outdoor play area. On Saturday, Feb. 12, parents of Zimmer Preschool and Olam Academy gathered for a wine and cheese social. The event raised more than $2500. For tours of [...]

The Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be conducting an open blood drive on Sunday, Feb. 20. To be eligible, donors must be at least 110 pounds, be at least 16 years of age and in good general health. Recent winter storms throughout the country have caused a blood shortage. Donors [...]

Registration is now underway for an array of summer day camp programs hosted by the Upper Raritan Watershed Association. The camps will be held at the association’s Fairview Farm headquarters on Larger Cross Road in Bedminster and at the privately-owned Pleasant Valley Mills Farm in Mendham. The programs are for ages 3 to 10. The [...]

The Somerset Hills YMCA is conducting its annual meeting of members on March 2 at the Basking Ridge Country Club. The business meeting begins at 6 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception for 2010 Strong Kids Annual Fund donors at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and the program will follow from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Keynote speaker [...]

Applications are now being accepted by the Board of Trustees of the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills for its 2011 nursing scholarships. Up to two qualified high school seniors from Somerset or Morris counties, planning on pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing, will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. The nursing scholarship was created [...]

Holly Pring, an agent with EXIT Realty Group in Bernardsville, was recently honored with the Bronze Award by the company. Pring received the award in recognition of achieving 25-plus closed transaction sides from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. For more information on EXIT Realty, go to http://www.exitrealty.com or contact EXIT Realty Corp. International [...]

Theta Phi Omega of Plainfield, a chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in cooperation with Ivy Visions, Inc., will conduct its annual African-American history pageant on Sunday, Feb. 20. Every year, Theta Phi Omega invites the community to enjoy an array of local talent while honoring the contributions of African-Americans to modern society. The [...]

The 2011-2012 Scholarship Program has been announced by the Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. Foundation, Inc. The Foundation is in memory of Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. and was established in 2004. Hannaford died in the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Scholarship awards for the 2011-2012 academic year will be given to children living in [...]

Angeline Boyer, of Rockaway, has been promoted to account executive at R&J Public Relations, LLC, a brand-building public relations agency based in Bridgewater. Boyer joined the agency in August 2009 as account coordinator. As an account executive, Boyer will play an integral role in the development and execution of strategic public relations programs designed to [...]