Library HQ sets September programs

 The Hunterdon County Library Headquarters at 314 Route 12 in Raritan Township have announced September programs which include Improving Your Life Through Hypnotherapy, Saving Time and Money by being Organized, Singer/Pianist/Narrator Fred Miller, a talk about Walter Cronkite with former borough mayor Austin Ken Kutscher and the Homegrown String Band. These programs are free, but space is limited. Reservations are required. Please call 908-788-1434 or go to www.hclibrary.us.
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Meet Lt. Gov. Candidate Kim Guadagno

Meet and greet Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Hunterdon County Republican Headquarters, 1 Route 12 in Flemington.Guadagno is running for Lt. Governor on the November ticket with gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie .

Save money with your library card

Now the Smartest Card in your wallet or on your key chain can also save you some money. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Hunterdon County Library, in conjunction with the Flemington Free Public Library and area businesses, want to make sure that all residents of Hunterdon County have the smartest card of all – a library card and get to know some of the area’s merchants.
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Flemington-Raritan schools seek special needs children

The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District is sponsoring the “Project Child Find” program, which seeks to locate resident children, ages 3 to 21 years old, who might have significant physical, cognitive, neurological, speech and language, or medical needs or other developmental delays of varying degrees of severity, who are not currently receiving services. Proof of residency is required.
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Register for Flemington Rotary’s 6th Annual Poker Run

Hundreds of motorcyclists are expected in the 6th Annual Ride for Rotary – Motorcycle Poker Run, Picnic & Clam Bake, to be hosted by the Rotary Club of Flemington on Saturday, Sept. 19. The approx 65-mile motorcycle “poker run” includes prizes for riders and family members, plus a festive clam bake and picnic. Riders and picnickers should pre-register by Sept. 4.
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Hunterdon County offers fixup funds for needy homeowners

Hunterdon County offers fix up funds for low and moderate income homeowners.

The Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that applications to fund the repair and rehabilitation of homes owned and occupied by residents of low and moderate income are now being accepted by the Hunterdon County Housing Rehabilitation Program.
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County dental clinic closer to reality

Uninsured county residents have moved one step closer to affordable dental care thanks to Congress.

Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J announced Monday 8/17 that the House of Representatives recently passed legislation that includes Lance’s request for $225,000 to create a new affordable dental center for the uninsured and underinsured residents of Hunterdon County.
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Otto the Auto teaches kids about cars

Children and parents alike may enjoy a fun and educational afternoon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 at Liberty Village Premium Outlets, featuring Otto the Auto, AAA’s interactive teaching car who will present back-to-school safety tips in a light-hearted and easy to learn format.

Give-aways and prizes will be provided by AAA of Flemington while supplies last. “Family Fun” will perform popular live musical entertainment for children. All parents are invited to bring their children to enjoy this free event.

Liberty Village Premium Outlets, 1 Church Street in Flemington. Call 908-782-8550 or go to www.premiumoutlets.com/libertyvillage.

Bizzoco named Copper Hill Vice Principal

The Flemington-Raritan School District Board of Education has appointed Brian Bizzoco on Aug. 24 as Vice Principal at Copper Hill School for a 10-month term replacing Karen Slagle, who became the district’s Director of Special Services. Mr. Bizzoco’s first day on the job will be September 1, according to a statement from district spokeswoman Laura Bruhn.
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State funds Hunterdon bridge replacements

The Board of Trustees of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority on Monday 8/24 adopted Plan 2035, their long-range transportation plan for 13 counties in northern and central New Jersey, and their annual transportation improvement program.

“There are many important local and regional transportation projects in this program,” said Hunterdon County Freeholder Matt Holt, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman of its Planning and Economic Development Committee. “The program funds important work to ensure that several of our aging county bridges will be repaired or replaced. This is an investment in the safety of the thousands of people who use them every day.”
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Family fun and a scholarship for special education.

The 1st Annual Lucie Bennett Scholarship Fund Family Fun Day and Adult Soccer Tournament will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday 8/29 at Summer Road Park. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children, including one free raffle ticket for an Apple iPod Shuffle digital media player. Rain date is Sunday 8/30.
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Police seek Burger King armed robber

Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery Saturday evening at Burger King just off the Flemington Circle.

At about 11:15 p.m. the suspect, wearing a blue sweatshirt and mask, pushed an employee who was leaving through the rear door of the fast-food restaurant back into the store at gunpoint, demanded the restaurant’s daily cash proceeds, then fled, said Daniel K. Hurley, chief of detectives at the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.

“We’re still interviewing the employees that were there, including the one that was pushed back into the restaurant at gunpoint,” Hurley said. “Detectives are still canvassing the area, seizing security camera video footage that exists from stores, banks and businesses in the area,” Hurley said.
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Livestock keep their cool at hot Hunterdon fair

It may have been uncomfortably hot and humid Thursday for the humans attending the county fair, but the stars of the show kept their cool.

Under a boiling and broiling sun, livestock began winning their ribbons in the large barns at the 2009 Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair.
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Hot Time at the Hunterdon County Fair

The heat was on full blast Wednesday, but it didn’t keep people away from the opening day of the 2009 Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair.

The first sight inside the main entrance of the five-day fair was a spring flower garden with fountains, courtesy of Sweet Valley Farms of Ringoes. And across the path were hot tubs from HealthMate Spas of Green Brook.

A stroll further down the main path brings you the sights and smells of the one of the fair’s main attractions — the food.
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Cheeburger Cheeburger: If You Build It….

So on one of those hot August Saturdays my husband and I were on the hunt for more fun and less weeding. Where were the cool, meaning the literally icy, spots in town? You guessed it…the movies. We were not disappointed as we sat through the 5:45 PM showing of “Julie & Julia”, playing now right here in Flemington.  This delightful movie parallels the life of the world renowned French cooking expert, Julia Child, with the adventures of one of the few Americans who will still cook with butter, a modern day Julia Child wannabe, sweetly portrayed by Amy Adams. After more than 2 hours of seeing haute cuisine on the wide screen, my husband and I were now on the hunt for good food. We, unfortunately, did not have not  the silk French purse necessary for top- notch French cuisine. What to do? At Boro council Mayor Hauck praised the mouthwatering hamburgers at Cheeburger Cheeburger, so off we went.
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Hunterdon YMCA Seeks Volunteers

The Hunterdon County YMCA is appealing to people in the community looking to volunteer their time, talent and enthusiasm. Volunteer opportunities are available in youth sports, childcare, clerical positions, and fundraising.  “Volunteering at the YMCA can be very rewarding and offers a great opportunity to meet a lot of wonderful people while serving the community,” said Kathy Martini, YMCA Volunteer Adminstrator. “Some opportunities might require a few hours a week while others are more sporadic. We have something that would fit anyone’s schedule and welcome volunteers from age 12+.” For more information on volunteering at the YMCA contact Kathy Martini at kmartini@hcymca.com or 908-236-7879, ext. 14.

North County Teen Idol Talent Show

Eighteen young people in grades six through nine competed in Teen Café’s Teen Idol Talent Show on Wednesday evening, August 5 at the North County library in Clinton. Nearly eighty parents and friends, as well as Teen Café participants filled the library’s meeting room as fifteen individual acts; including instrumental, vocal, song and dance, dramatic reading, and magic tricks took to the floor in what was described as a fun-filled night. The emcee for the evening was William Spear, founder and director of the Hunterdon Radio Theatre. The judges, all professional musicians, were Mark Titus, the director of the Hunterdon County Library system, Donna Kahlke, member of the library staff, and Kyle Burgess, member of the acoustic rock band, Station 12.
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Lift Your Wine Glass to Land Preservation

The Wine Hut of Milford and Frenchtown will hold a wine tasting fundraiser from 6 to 8:30 p.m.on Friday, Sept. 4 as the opening event under the main tent at the annual RiverFest on Bridge Street in Frenchtown, to benefit the Hunterdon Land Trust and land preservation in the Delaware River Valley.

“We are grateful for the support of The Wine Hut, the Frenchtown RiverFest organizers and everyone who comes out to sip wine and make new friends,” said Margaret Waldock, executive director of the Hunterdon Land Trust.
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Lockatong Creek Woods Preserved

The Hunterdon Land Trust has preserved 55 acres of unspoiled, wooded land in Kingwood Township.  The acquisition of this important property adds to the hundreds of acres of land in the Lockatong Creek watershed already preserved by the land trust, bringing the trust one step closer to their goal of creating a connected greenbelt of preserved land within the Lockatong Creek watershed to safeguard this high quality waterway, the rural character of the community and a significant water recharge area.
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Tomato time

It’s almost time for the annual Great Tomato Tasting at Rutgers’ Snyder Research Farm in Hunterdon County — and this year is even more special, as it’s the 20th anniversary of Melda C. Snyder’s bequeathing of her farm to the university for farming education and agricultural experimentation.
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