Main Street Manor Palm Reading Class

Joan Narvaez will teach a Palmistry Class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 at the Main Street Manor Bed & Breakfast, 194 Main Street in Flemington. Narvaez will teach the ancient art of palm reading as a fun & powerful tool for modern self-assessment.

As receptors for your entire nervous system, the palms of your hands are the road map of your life. Find out what they say about you and how to read the signs for yourself and others. Joan will take a broom to the cobwebs surrounding palmistry and will teach a modern practice perspective on this ancient art. Both fun and informative, this class will give you all the tools you need to understand and interpret the personality portrait of any hand.
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6th Annual ACA SUMMER CAMP FAIR

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sixth Annual ACA-NJ Camp Fairs

Noon-3 p.m.

…connecting great kids with great camps…

FREE ADMISSION…Come find a great summer camp!

Bridgewater Marriott

700 Commons Way, Bridgewater

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Results and photos from the Flemington Turkey Trot 2009

These photos were taken by Keith Muccilli of MyCentralJersey.com of the Johanna Foods Turkey Trot 5K Run and 2-Mile Fitness Walk to benefit the Center for Education Advancement.  You’ll find the Flemington Turkey Trot 2009 results here.

Were you at the race? Tell us about it or post your own photos.

Are you running the Flemington Turkey Trot?

More than 1,000 runners have registered for Flemington’s popular Turkey Trot at 9:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning. Click HERE for more information or HERE to go ahead and register.

Do you run this event every year? Tell us about it below …

Birding trip to Sandy Hook

Join chief park naturalist Tom Sheppard for a birding adventure to Sandy Hook, a 2044 acre barrier beach peninsula with salt marshes and a maritime holly forest, beginning 6 a.m., until 5:30 p.m., on Nov. 15, for adults only. We will search a variety of coastal habitats from sand dunes, grasslands, salt and freshwater marshes, and the maritime forest for birding opportunities. Once we leave Sandy Hook we will head south and check various ponds and beach locations along the Monmouth County coastline. Possible sightings include Northern Gannet, Red-throated Loons and waterfowl species.

Advance registration is required. The cost is $25 per person, accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information and a registration form, call 908-782-1158 or visit www.co.hunterdon.nj.us and click on “parks and recreation.”

Senior Social Group of the Flemington Area

The group will meet at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15 in the cafeteria of the Flemington Senior Center in building 1 on Gauntt Place off Route 31 in Flemington. They will play bingo. All seniors are welcome at this free program. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be served.

For more information, call Grace Goodman at 908-782-5172.

Excursion trains return to Pumpkin Junction

Passengers on the Black River & Western Railroad can ride the train to the pumpkin patch and corn maze at Pumpkin Junction in rural Hunterdon County. The pumpkin patch and corn maze at Pumpkin Junction will operate weather permitting every weekend, until Oct. 31.

Visitors may ride in antique passenger coaches, a unique open air hayride car, or a classic bay-window caboose. The trains depart Ringoes Station for Pumpkin Junction every 20 to 30 minutes. The maze and pumpkin patch operate on Saturdays from 1 to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m. The last train departs Ringoes Station to Pumpkin Junction one hour before closing. Passengers desiring to take the train from Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction may board the 1 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. departure. Operating schedules vary on Oct. 31; for details,  visit www.brrht.org.

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Lockatong Creek Woods Preserved

Bob Mitchell at the 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 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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Paddle the Pine Barrens or South Branch

Hunterdon County Department of Parks & Recreation offer two canoe trips in September. Choose from a paddle through the Pine Barrens and some of the most beautiful and unique nature in the state, or spend a day paddling down the South Branch of the Raritan River.

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