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Curbing Hunger Month
Did you notice the orange bags tied to your recycling bucket? Please remove them, fill them with canned goods and put them at the curb on your next recycling pickup day. You can use regular grocery bags too. The demand at local food banks and food pantries continues to run high. Summertime is particularly difficult since school lunch programs are closed. Your donation can make a difference!
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Free Paper-Shredding Event
Residents are invited to have personal documents shredded in Somerville on Saturday, June 26, rain or shine. Several other shredding events are planned in other towns later this year.
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Apply by July 1 for Disaster Assistance
The deadline for individuals and businesses to register for federal disaster-recovery assistance has been extended to July 1.
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Additional Disaster Resources
Written Comments Due by July 2
The public is invited to review the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan and the 2010 Annual Action Plan for CDBG and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds. The last of four community meetings will be held this evening (June 24) in Somerville.
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Recycling Calendar for July
Due to the Independence Day holiday, recycling will be collected in Bernards Township on Tuesday, July 6. The next drop-off day at the county Recycling Center has been moved to Saturday, July 10.
Recycling Collection Schedule
Recycling Drop-off
Summer Tutors Sought
The Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services is seeking volunteers to help tutor county school children over the summer.
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Gallery 24/7
New Jersey artists are invited to submit works by Aug. 12 for a public-art project that will spruce up traffic-control boxes around Somerset County.
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Call for Artists/Guidelines
Photos
Diagrams
Wanted: School Supplies
New school supplies are being collected through Aug. 16 for
children of families served by the Food Bank Network of Somerset
County.
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Historic Sites Listing
A comprehensive listing of historic sites in Somerset County that are open to the public has been updated with additional text and photos.
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Emergency Preparedness
Somerset County residents are encouraged to develop a family disaster kit, including provisions for pets. Here are some links to help get you started.
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Crisis Counseling Available
The Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center provides crisis counseling and ongoing treatment for Somerset County residents who have experienced a disaster-related trauma and for those who are struggling to cope with the recent economic downturn. Call toll-free: 1-888-744-4417 and follow the prompts for the Assessment Center. Additional information about free support groups around New Jersey offered by the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey is available at
http://www.umdnj.edu under News / Events.
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