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  • Library HQ sets September programs 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 31st, 2009 | Comment

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     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 [...]

     
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  • Meet Lt. Gov. Candidate Kim Guadagno 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 31st, 2009 | Comment

    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 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 28th, 2009 | Comment

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    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 [...]

     
  • Flemington-Raritan schools seek special needs children 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 27th, 2009 | Comment

    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 [...]

     
  • Register for Flemington Rotary’s 6th Annual Poker Run 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 27th, 2009 | Comment

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    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 [...]

     
  • Hunterdon County offers fixup funds for needy homeowners 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 27th, 2009 | Comment

    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.

     
  • County dental clinic closer to reality 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 27th, 2009 | Comment

    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.

     
  • Otto the Auto teaches kids about cars 

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

    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 [...]

     
  • Bizzoco named Copper Hill Vice Principal 

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

    Brian Bizzoco takes helm at Copper Hill School.

    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.

     
    • insemMearse 5:53 pm on December 11, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Looks like you are a real professional. Did ya study about the matter? haha..

  • State funds Hunterdon bridge replacements 

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

    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 [...]

     
  • Family fun and a scholarship for special education. 

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

    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 [...]

     
  • Police seek Burger King armed robber 

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

    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, [...]

     
  • Livestock keep their cool at hot Hunterdon fair 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 21st, 2009 | Comment

    The heat is on at the Hunterdon 4-H & Agricultural Fair. (Kathy Johnson/Staff)

    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.

     
  • Hot Time at the Hunterdon County Fair 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 20th, 2009 | Comment

    The grills and the sun were in full blast on the 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 [...]

     
  • Cheeburger Cheeburger: If You Build It…. 

    by jgrenier on August 20th, 2009 | Comment

    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 [...]

     
  • Hunterdon YMCA Seeks Volunteers 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 19th, 2009 | Comment

    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,” [...]

     
    • Julia Hays 2:43 pm on August 27, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I spent a few summers working at a YMCA camp and can say that it really is a great atmosphere. Anyone who wants to help others or have the chance to make a difference in a child’s life should think about getting involved. It’s a lot of fun.

  • North County Teen Idol Talent Show 

    by Hunterdon County Library on August 19th, 2009 | Comment

    NC Lib Teen Idol Talent Show Participants 09

    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 [...]

     
  • Lift Your Wine Glass to Land Preservation 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 18th, 2009 | Comment

    (L to R) A wine distributor, Tom and Laura McMillan of West Amwell, Cleo Sharplin, owner of Alchemy in Frenchtown and a guest enjoy a prior year

    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 [...]

     
  • Lockatong Creek Woods Preserved 

    by Walter O'Brien on August 18th, 2009 | Comment

    Bob Mitchell at the recently preserved Clark property, preserved for passive recreation such as hiking and bird-watching.

    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 [...]

     
  • Tomato time 

    by Lois Heyman, CN Staff Writer on August 18th, 2009 | Comment

    A food pyramid garden at Snyder Research Farm teaches kids about the food groups

    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.
    But mainly, the Aug. 26 event is a real [...]

     
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