For the fourth years in a row, members of Boy Scouts Venture Crew 63 will be holding a “Take a Break for Safety” event in the Route 78 westbound rest area, near mile marker 8. It will run Wednesday, Nov. 25 from around 1 p.m. to midnight, and then again Sunday, Nov. 29, noon to 10 p.m. Drivers and their... Full story »

Volunteer Guardianship One-on-One has held its annual elections and voted in a new Executive Committee. The new officers are President Linda Bryant, RN, Vice-President Robert J. Shanahan Jr., Esq., Secretary Barbara Sabo and Treasurer Floyd Stafford. Bryant is the director of the Hunterdon Center for Healthy Aging and the Central Jersey Regional Memory Center at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan... Full story »

The inaugural “open forum” meeting to create the Flemington Speedway Racing Historical Society was held on Oct. 27, with 26 former competitors, officials and fans attending. The enthusiasm of the group has lead to organizer Bill Hanna to schedule another meeting to formally start the process to create the society officially. It will be Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.,... Full story »

The six women and men who make up the county Prosecutor’s Office sex crimes unit have received the state Sex Crimes Officers Association 2009 Outstanding Service Award. Detectives Kristen Larsen, Mike Nugent, Robin Morante and Danika Ramos, Assistant Prosecutor Brian Shevlin and Victim Advocate Barbara Bates were honored yesterday at an association luncheon in Galloway Township. Prosecutor J. Patrick Barnes... Full story »

William J. Pascrell III, a lobbyist with Princeton Public Affairs Group, will speak at the November Employer Legislative Committee breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 8-10 a.m. at Beaver Brook Country Club in Clinton Township. The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association sponsor the ELC. The cost, which includes a full breakfast, is $25... Full story »

LAMBERTVILLE — If you could make a film about your life or your community, what would it look like? Organizers of the ACME Screening Room Film Series want to know and are accepting entries and looking for sponsors and volunteers for the first Student Film Festival 1.0. Film entries will be accepted from people ages 14-24 from Hunterdon and Bucks... Full story »

CLINTON TWP — People looking to grow their businesses can attend a Pre-Holiday Visitor Day meeting of the Clinton chapter of BNI (Business Network International at Beaver Brook Country Club, Route 31. The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25th, 7-8:30 am. BNI is a networking organization, allows only one person per profession to join a chapter. Karen Buckley,... Full story »

RARITAN TWP. — The Monday Morning Project, a county advocacy group for people with disabilities, will meet on Monday, Nov. 23 at the main branch of the Hunterdon County Library on Route 12 in Raritan Township. This will be the group’s “gratitude meeting,” where they consider those who have contributed to the progress of the disabled in an extraordinary way.... Full story »

NORTH BRANCH — Magyar Bank of New Brunswick and Amper Politziner & Mattia accountants will sponsor a seminar, “Annual Financial Check-up for Small Businesses” on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. It runs 8-11:30 a.m. in the Grand Conference Room at the college. The program is designed for companies, business owners and individuals concerned about the... Full story »

ALEXANDRIA TWP. — Fran, Donna and April Daley of Storm Acres Farm here have become distributors for F.M. Brown’s bagged equine, livestock, poultry and wild game feeds. They will host an open house on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to about 2 p.m. to introduce area residents and farmers to Brown’s products. Lunch items will be sold as a... Full story »

Jack O’Shea of Ringoes has been named Home Health Aide of the Year by Hunterdon Regional Community Health. O’Shea has been a Certified Home Health Aide for Visiting Health and Supportive Services of Hunterdon Regional Community Health for 11 years. Hunterdon Regional Community Health Chief Operating Officer Don Pinner said O’Shea was selected because of his dedication and passion.... Full story »

Mental Health Wellness Week is Nov. 14-21, and an organization which helps people is having an open house in Flemington on Thursday, Nov. 19. The Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services program runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the old egg auction, 84 Park Ave., in the DYFS conference room. Planned are interactive Yoga demonstrations, blood pressure screening, nutrition presentations, coping skills... Full story »

CLINTON TWP. -- North Hunterdon High School students are collecting food and personal items to send to troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Mideast with packages from home through “Operation Shoebox NJ.” The school’s efforts are dubbed “Operation Lion Pride.” The troops need small, easily portable personal care items, such as toothpaste, deodorant or eye drops, as well as... Full story »

RARITAN TWP. — The Women’s Business Forum of Hunterdon County will host Social Media Marketing and Networking — the Latest Tools & Strategies, a breakfast panel at Copper Hill Country Club, 8-10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. During this roundtable discussion, local experts will review the most recent developments of social media, plus how to properly use this cost-effective way... Full story »

RARITAN TWP. — U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance’s Congressional office will collect items through Nov. 20 for the Open Cupboard Food Pantry in Clinton. Anyone can drop off non-perishable food items, such as pasta, pasta sauce, cereal, rice, beans (bags or cans), family size bottles of juice, sugar, tuna, canned soups, pasta sauce, canned vegetables (carrots, green beans, sweet peas), canned... Full story »