Clinton Township Newsletter

2 1 F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 1 Happy Valentine's Day! H u n t e r d o n C o u n t y l i b r a r y ' S u p C o m i n g e v e n t S Visit the Library and enjoy our programs! Ancient China talk with Jeff Kampf: 2/3 @ 7 pm Virtual concert: The Modernistics Jazz Trio (2/5-3/21) Book Group: "1,000 White Women" 2/9 @ 7 pm "Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio" Resume Workshop 2/16 @ 1 pm Fred Miller's Lectures-in-Song Talk/Concert: 1965-1988 2/17 @ 2 pm Amateur Photography Show Virtual Awards Reception 2/23 @ 6 pm Don't miss Charlie Lisa's Chopin & Jazz recorded concert: available all month! The Hunterdon County Library continues to offer VIRTUAL programs and concerts, as well as offerings for children and Young Adults. Please look at our website at http://hclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar and our Facebook page for program information, registration, links to recorded concerts, and lots of other services that the library offers! The adult winter programs are funded by the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library. The Hunterdon County Library is now part of MAIN, a consortium of 37 public libraries = you now have access to over 2.5 million items! See you at the Library! 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 S t u c k i n t r a f f i c ? D o n ' t r e a c h f o r t h a t P h o n e An advantage of cell phone technology is its ability to keep you always connected. That's also a drawback, not to mention a serious safety hazard, especially when it comes to handheld phones and traveling. According to the latest statistics available from the NJ Department of Transportation, more than 1,370 accidents in 2018 were attributed to cell phone use. Distracted driving has been cited as the number one cause of New Jersey's fatal accidents since 2011. New Jersey allows the use of hands-free or Bluetooth devices but banned the use of handheld cell phones while driving in 2008. Since then, efforts to curb this distracting behavior have continued with the latest being a proposed bill that would ban talking and texting on a handheld cell phone even while stuck in traffic or at a red light. Introduced to the state legislature last February, this bill received unanimous approval of the NJ Transportation Committee in early December. The bill proposes serious consequences for violations: • $200 to $400 fine for the first offense, • $400 to $600 fine for the second offense, • $800 fine plus possible license suspension for up to three months for the third offense. The tasks involved with answering a call or text are said to increase a driver's risk of getting into an accident threefold. Texting takes a driver's eyes off the road for about 4.6 seconds on average. When moving at 55 mph, a car can travel the length of a football field in that time - a significant distance when doing it blindly. Still drivers continue to use handheld cell phones in large numbers; at any given moment during the day, some 416,000 drivers in the US can be found on their handheld cell phones. Before you pick up your cellphone to answer a call or send that text while driving, pull safely off the road. It will increase the chances you'll be around to receive many more messages in the future. – Victor Rotolo "To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." ~ David Visco a d v e n t u r e , H a n d S - o n l e a r n i n g a n d f u n a t t H e r e d m i l l ' S S u m m e r C a m p ! At Raven Rock Summer Programs and the Red Mill Museum Village we offer two very unique programs every summer: Our nature program combines team building with all the adventures that an aspiring environmentalist could possibly imagine. From exploring the riverbank, to hands on interactive workshops such as engineering, live reptile shows, or even spotting wildlife on the property, there is always a new adventure around every corner. The children even get to go kayaking on the South branch river right off the Red Mill property! If your child loves adventure, enjoys hands-on learning and having lots of fun, then this might be just the place for them! Our history program brings the pages of your children's history books alive! They will learn about history in a way they never have before, as they time travel and become part of it. With the help of reenactors, our historical facility, and many fun activities, your children will be traveling daily into the colonial era and where they will even join the Revolutionary militia. They'll actually enjoy putting those electronics down and learn how people lived before them! Please check out our website for more information on our 2021 Season and Spring Break Workshop: www.RavenRockSummerPrograms.com or check out our Facebook page.

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