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Trenton hosting Summer Lead Awareness event, Back to School Edition Saturday

TRENTON — The City of Trenton Department of Health and Human Services is excited to announce the Summer Lead Awareness Series: Back to School Edition, a community event aimed at raising awareness about the risks of lead exposure as families prepare for the upcoming school year. The event will take place on Saturday, August 10, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Cadwalader Park in the Blacktop Area near the Museum.

Residents of Trenton are encouraged to bring household items that they or their children use daily for onsite lead testing. The city will provide free testing for a range of items, including but not limited to:

Painted metal toys, Crayons, Clay pots, Glazed or painted dishes, Spices purchased outside the U.S., Nail polish, Children’s jewelry, Cultural items such as Bendi &…


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Co-hosting T20 World Cup will expand sports awareness and popularity in country, says USA Cricket chairman

The 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup in the USA will serve multiple purposes, including raising the game’s awareness and popularity among the locals, given Los Angeles is playing host to the 2028 Summer Games, where cricket returns after over a century. The USA’s Cricket Chairman Venu Pisike shared his views on how the country is preparing for the 20-team tournament starting June 1. 

While cricket remains the top sport in most participating nations, it still needs to find its place in the West, mainly in the US and Canada. The ninth edition of the T20 WC will be America’s first when they play their debut game in this tournament against Canada on the opening day. These two teams are drawn in Group A alongside Ireland and two Asian giants, India and Pakistan.

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Kochi To Host Festival Dedicated To Millets And Fish To Generate Awareness

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Shreya Goswami

Updated:Dec 18, 2023

The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Institute (CMFRI) is going to conduct a three-day festival around the theme of Millets and Fish between December 28 to 30, 2023. The goal of the event is to generate awareness about millets and the health benefits of combining them with fish. Read on for more.

Kochi To Host Festival On Millets And Fish For Awareness

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The festival is all set to feature many activities, like buyer-seller meets, live fish sale, live millet sales and millet-based products, a millet and fish food festival, a millet cookery show, a millets recipe content, agri-tech exhibition, launch of new millet and fish products, nutrition and health talks, etc. The festival will also have a special stall set up for farmers from Lakshadweep to highlight their indigenous products. 

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