Clinton Township Newsletter

2 4 a u g u s t 2 0 1 9 w w w . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . c o m g r e a t t O M a t O t a s t i n g a n d s n y d e r F a r M O p e n H O u s e ! Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Snyder Research and Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Rd, Pittstown, Hunterdon County, NJ 08867 Wednesday, August 28 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (rain or shine) Gold Nuggets, Mountain Gem and Black Opal – these are just some of the dazzling tomato treasures available at this year's Great Tomato Tasting and Snyder Farm Open House. The event includes the very popular tasting of up to 100 heirloom and hybrid varieties of beefsteak, plum, cherry and grape tomatoes! The Open House features include demonstration gardens of deer tolerant ornamentals, hazelnuts, and hollies from the Rutgers breeding programs. Other highlights include tastings of basil, fruit and more! Wagon tours of the farm's research plots will be held throughout the event along with educational displays from various organizations. Rutgers NJAES staff and Master Gardener volunteers will be available to provide information and answer your gardening questions. To help us plan for the event please RSVP at: snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/tomato-tasting or call 908-730-9419 X-3501. Admission is $10 per person, payable at the event (cash or check only). Free for children 12 and under! Please, only service dogs allowed on the farm grounds. S i n g l e B e S t t y p e o f e x e r c i S e f o r y o u r B r a i n By: Carolyn Geiger – ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Spinning Instructor, 500 hr. Yoga Teacher Are you looking for an all-natural way to boost your mood, improve your memory and protect your brain against age related cognitive decline? Cardio can help! Research and new studies from the Harvard Medical School suggest that any type of exercise that raises your heart rate and has you moving and sweating for a sustained period of time is known as aerobic exercise. It has been discovered that this type of exercise has a significant beneficial impact on the brain. "Aerobic exercise is the key to your head as well as your heart" suggests the authors of a recent article entitled, Mind and Mood. The mood benefit emerges as soon as a few minutes on a sweaty bike ride or run. The improved memory may take a few weeks to crop up so building up time spent doing cardio is important. The recommended amount of time to get the most benefit is at least 30-45 minutes most days of the week. This can be simply taking a brisk walk outside or on a treadmill. There are other options at the gym such as the elliptical, stationary bike and versa climber. Another bonus is the reduction of natural stress hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline. Researchers are still not sure why this type of exercise appears to help boost brain power, but studies do suggest it has to do with increased blood flow which provides our brain with fresh energy and oxygen. Studies have also found a link to increased size of the Hippocampus, a part of the brain that is involved in learning and memory. It's time to get started! Bring this article in with you to one of our Wellness Center locations and enjoy a one day complimentary guest pass on us! (Please note: This offer is limited to one visit per guest, per month). h u n t e r d o n h e a l t h a n d w e l l n e S S c e n t e r l o c a t i o n S : Whitehouse Station: 537 Route 22 East, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 Clinton: 1738 Route 31 North, Clinton, NJ 08809 Lambertville: 333 North Main Street, Lambertville, NJ 08530 Victor A. Rotolo is a long-time resident of Clinton Township and the founder of Rotolo Karch Law. Call Rotolo Karch Law today: 908.534.7900 to discuss any legal situation confronting you. Your half-hour consultation is free of charge! Their attorneys and staff are ready to serve your legal needs. Rotolo Karch Law • 502 US 22 West, Lebanon, NJ 08833. www.RotoloKarchLaw.com r o t o l o k a r c h l a w S u p p o r t S t o w n S h i p ' S n e w k - 9 u n i t As a former police officer, I understand the dangers of the job. That's why when the opportunity to help the township's Police Department acquire a K-9 officer came around, my Firm was happy to contribute. K-9 dogs help perform certain law enforcement tasks more effectively and protect their fellow officers. Their training can be costly, but the benefits a K-9 unit brings to the department are invaluable. Rotolo Karch Law is thankful for the opportunity to have helped defray the cost of training K-9 Tapko and his handler Sgt. John Tiger. K-9 dogs have been used in law e n f o r c e m e n t since the Middle A g e s a n d f o r g o o d r e a s o n : T h e y c a n s e a r c h an area four times f a s t e r a n d w i t h more accuracy than humans can; their sense of smell is about 10,000 times more acute than a person's, which aids in their detection abilities; their keen senses alert them to danger long before humans can sense it which, in turn, reduces the risks to the dog's fellow officers. While K-9 dogs perform a multitude of services, individual dogs are trained for specific tasks: detection (arson, explosives, narcotics); tracking (lost persons, suspects, cadavers); crowd control; suspect detention. K-9 Tapko and Sgt. John Tiger trained for patrol and narcotics at the K-9 Academy in Bergen County, where they graduated this past May. Welcome aboard! – Victor Rotolo

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