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  • Another Letter to Lance 

    by jgrenier on June 30th, 2009

    Congressman Lance got an earful on his unexpected vote for cap and trade  and another letter at a protest at his Westfield office Monday afternoon. 
    Mr. Lance was gracious as is his signature. But more important… let’s hope he got the message.  A conservative constitutency sent him to Washington for a reason.  We expect him to represent us in the fashion in which he [...]

     
  • An Open Letter to Leonard Lance 

    by jgrenier on June 30th, 2009

    Mr. Lance,
     Many of us saw the storm clouds gathering even before Barack Obama entered the Oval office. Obama is a big government / big spender politician whose legislation coasts through on charm/bullying,  not substance.
     Running on a tax cutting platform, many of us voted you into office to quash as best you can this president’s hunger to consume [...]

     
  • YMCA PLANS SEVENTH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING 

    by Walter O'Brien on June 26th, 2009 | Comment

    The Hunterdon County YMCA is pleased to announce its seventh Annual Golf Classic to be held Monday, October 19, 2009 at Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club in Whitehouse Station, NJ. This will be the first time the YMCA Golf Classic will be held at Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club. Registration begins at 10 [...]

     
  • Interstate truck crash delays overnight traffic 

    by Walter O'Brien on June 25th, 2009 | Comment

    A two truck wreck late Wednesday night and the resulting hazardous materials threat caused eight-mile delays on Interstate 78 and diverted traffic well into the Thursday morning rush.

    At approximately 10:50 p.m. a tractor-trailer tanker truck carrying liquid oxygen driven by Frank Pineyro, 32, of Garfield was parked in the right shoulder of Interstate 78 [...]

     
    • Coach hire Croydon 7:53 pm on August 28, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      That sounds awfull.

    • Scrap Car 11:40 am on September 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I heard about this on the news terrible, really terrible

    • Forklift Repair 10:27 am on February 4, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      This sounds very awfull thank god not many people were hurt

    • Double Glazing Cheam 1:18 pm on February 28, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Oh my god that sounds really scary, Its good to hear that not many people were hurt in this horrific crash, I feel for these people as I was in a terrible crash when I was younger and they are not nice to be involved in.

  • Foundation provides money to buy bikes for Central Jersey police patrols 

    by Ted Mann on June 22nd, 2009 | Comment

    Raritan Borough Patrolman Robert Jones rides a $1,500 bicycle donated by the Neumann Foundation outside police headquarters.  (BRANDON LAUSCH / MyCentralJersey)

    BRANDON LAUSCH

    For some local police departments, the top-of-the-line bicycles represent a new piece of equipment at a time of tight budgets. For other departments, they’re a new beginning.

    About a month after 101 patrol bicycles were donated to 89 departments statewide through the Pine Beach-based Neumann Foundation, officers across Central Jersey are starting to [...]

     
  • Hunterdon Youth Services to host open house 

    by Ted Mann on June 22nd, 2009 | Comment

    Hunterdon Youth Services (HYS), a private, nonprofit agency, is in its 30th year of providing services to adolescents needing out-of-home support.

    To celebrate this anniversary and to honor its many donors and friends, HYS will host an Open House from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 12 at its home, 56 Sand Hill Road, Flemington. [...]

     
    • cobbie115 6:55 pm on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I lived at HYS when they were still on Rte 12 in the house…well before they moved into the facility at the library. I have been trying in vain to contact any of the staff from then as they helped to shape my life in ways I don’t think they ever knew. If anyone can help please contact me. Thank you Colleen Marushak (ne:Ritchie)

  • Polytech instructor Arnaz Dotivala appointed as NJ delegate 

    by Ted Mann on June 17th, 2009 | Comment

    Polytech Adult Cosmetology instructor Arnaz Dotivala was selected to represent New Jersey as a national delegate representative for the National Cosmetology Association’s (NCA) Delegate session August 2009 in Chicago.

    For the third consecutive year as a nominated delegate, Dotivala will represent NCA members during the NCA annual business meeting. She will be charged with reviewing [...]

     
  • Petitioners call it quits on Trout recall 

    by Ted Mann on June 17th, 2009 | Comment

    Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah V. Trout

    By WALTER O’BRIEN, Courier News Staff Writer

    Organizers of the petition drive to oust Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah V. Trout from her elected post have officially called it quits.

    OutWithTrout.org leader Donna Simon on Wednesday admitted that the group’s efforts to collect 21,866 signatures from county voters to force an election to remove Trout [...]

     
  • Smoking Workshop this Thursday 

    by Ted Mann on June 12th, 2009 | Comment

    Hunterdon Prevention Resouces will host a Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 18 at 4 Walter Foran Blvd., Flemington.

    The cost is $5, which includes lunch. The presenter will be Cathy Butler, Mom’s Quit Connection.

    Every clinician, who interacts with pregnant women, mothers, caregivers of young children and [...]

     
    • Michelle Rodriguez 6:00 am on September 27, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I know what you mean. I am a long-time smoker with absolutely no willpower when it comes to quitting. The reason I’m still alive is because I switched to these new, healthy cigarettes. Check out my blog at healthysmoker.blogspot.com!

  • Local firefighter indicted on child-molesting charges working on plea deal 

    by Ted Mann on June 12th, 2009 | Comment

    Frank Venabale

    By BRANDON LAUSCH

    Hunterdon County prosecutors are “in the midst of plea negotiations” with a former firefighter indicted on charges of molesting six children.

    Frank Venable, 54, appeared Friday before Superior Court Judge Stephen Rubin for a status conference. Assistant Prosecutor Brian Shevlin, who is handling the case, said afterward that the appearance was adjourned [...]

     
  • Free Facebook workshop at Flemington Library on June 15 

    by Ted Mann on June 11th, 2009 | Comment

    Mediatech Foundation presents a free novice workshop, “Facebook for Grown-ups” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 15 at the Flemington Free Public Library, 118 Main St., 2nd Floor.

    The workshop will be conducted by Michelle Ritger, Mediatech Board Member and Supervisor of Educational Technology at the Flemington Raritan Public School District designed specifically for [...]

     
  • Flemington Hockey Club Creates Scholarship Fund 

    by Ted Mann on June 11th, 2009 | Comment

    By JOEY LEWANDOWSKI

    The New Jersey Renegades have announced the creation of a Youth Hockey Scholarship Fund.

    The scholarships will be awarded to children 6 to 10 years old and will reduce their annual tuition by more than 40 percent to $1,500. The fund was inspired by several parents of Renegade players who saw [...]

     
  • Two former Flemington roommates indicted on homicide 

    by Ted Mann on June 11th, 2009 | Comment

    Nicole Kelly

    Two former roommates from Flemington have been indicted in the homicide and robbery of an 86-year-old man whose body was found last November by one of his children.

    Rachel Atkinson, 27, was indicted on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree robbery, as well as the lesser offenses of burglary and weapons [...]

     
  • Boy, 16, has Hunterdon’s first confirmed swine flu case 

    by Ted Mann on June 11th, 2009 | Comment

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    Hunterdon County has its first case of swine flu, the Health Department confirmed Wednesday. Advertisement

    A specimen collected Monday from a 16-year-old boy who attends school in Mercer County tested positive for the virus after testing by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Laboratory, according to a written statement released Wednesday evening [...]

     
    • Ted Mann 1:53 pm on June 16, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      My 4-year-old niece recently got swine flu in White Plains.

  • Prosecutor’s office faces discrimination lawsuit 

    by Ted Mann on June 11th, 2009 | Comment

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    A whistleblower suit filed by a sergeant in the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office claims his reputation is “forever marred and ruined” after mocking images of him — including one depicting his face between two women kissing — were posted in the office.

    Detective Sgt. Michael Nugent claims in the federal suit filed June 5 in [...]

     
  • Farmers Market has more than just produce 

    by Ted Mann on June 9th, 2009 | Comment

    Come for the fresh, seasonal produce from local farmers, but stay for the live music and workshops.

    The Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market presents its first special event of the season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 14 at Dvoor Farm on the Route 12 circle, featuring live music, a natural wreath making [...]

     
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