Clinton Township Newsletter

2 2 a p r i l 2 0 2 6 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 s e n I o r s ' c o r n e r t h e l e B A n o n B o r o u g h s e n I o r s c l u B Lebanon Seniors meet every fourth Wednesday of the month, at the Muncipal Building High Street – come and join us! For more club information, please contact our president Madeline at: 908.287.7949. We hope to see you soon! t h e c l I n t o n t o W n s h I p s e n I o r s c l u B The Clinton Township Seniors Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am at the Lebanon Township Fire Company (532 West Hill Rd, Glen Gardner, NJ 08826). You don't have to live in Clinton Township to join. Questions? Please contact Sandy Pill (President) by calling: 908.581.8352 or emailing: spill@enter.net. t h e p l A t I n u M c l u B o f c l I n t o n Created to foster a strong community for our 55+ age residents in town, the Platinum Club is the official Seniors Affairs Committee for the Town of Clinton. The committee is focused on holding activities, offering support, creating economic savings, and building great friendships for the people enjoying the prime of their lives. We invite you to learn more by contacting Chairwoman Norma Kania at: 908.803.0720 and at: nkania@aol.com. u n I o n t o W n s h I p s e n I o r c I t I z e n M e e t I n g Join us for coffee, cake, and conversation – all are welcome! You are invited to join us at our next Union Township Senior Citizen meeting. Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church on Race Street in Union Township. Dues are $10 per year. Join us and bring a friend! c A l l I n g A l l k n I t t e r s & c r o c h e t e r s : c o M e J o I n u s ! Are you are interested in knitting and/or crocheting in a friendly atmosphere? Come join the Hunterdon County Knitting and Crocheting Guild! The guild meets the first and second Fridays of the month, from 10:00 am till noon, and Thursdays from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. All meetings are at the Flemington Free Public Library, located at 118 Main Street, Flemington in the second floor Community Room. We have been supporting and participating in Hunterdon County community events for over thirty years. The guild visits Alpaca farms, fiber festivals, the NJ Wool Walk, etc. Our meetings include programs to teach our members new skills and techniques taught by outside guests or experienced members. Annual dues are $25. All are welcome so come sit and chat, knit/crochet, share ideas and have fun along with us! For more info, find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/groups/ HunterdonKnitCrochet, online at: www.HunterdonKnitCrochet.com, or email us at: Hunterdonknitcrochet@gmail.com. M e A l s o n W h e e l s I n h u n t e r d o n , I n c , Share the love with vulnerable Seniors this year! Volunteers keep our organization running, keep our communities safe, and provide services that otherwise would not exist. They demonstrate care and compassion through working together to bring about positive change. We encourage anyone looking for new opportunities to consider the value of volunteering and supporting local non-profits. Find out more at: www.MOWIH.org, call: 908.284.0735, or email: info@mowih.org. 5 Walter Foran Blvd, Suite 2006, Flemington, NJ 08822 908.284.0735 | www.mowih.org | info@mowih.org s e n I o r c o n s e r vA t I v e M e n ' s l u n c h g r o u p Join our lunch group for senior conservative men. We meet locally once per month. Contact Jay Gallagher: 908.200.9248. Frank F. Apgar & Sons Septic Tank Cleaning Family Owned Business Annandale 908.735.5248 www.ApgarSonSeptic.com f r I e n d s o f t h e h u n t e r d o n c o u n t Y l I B r A r Y 2 8 t h A n n u A l B o o k s A l e ! Friends of the Hunterdon County Library 28th Annual Book Sale is April 25 – 27! The annual used book sale of the Friends of Hunterdon County Library (FOHCL) is coming soon on Saturday, April 25 through Monday, April 27! 2026 marks the 28th annual Book Sale as the major fundraiser for the purpose of supporting and enhancing the Hunterdon County Library System. Volunteers have already been busy planning logistics and collecting books donated at the library branches. We expect to have an outstanding inventory and examples of stellar books already donated for the sale include "The Secrets of Secrets" by Dan Brown, "Billion Dollar Ransom" by James Patterson, "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon, "The Stolen Queen" by Fiona Davis, "Nobody's Girl" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, "On Tyranny" by Timothy Sydner and "Be Ready When Luck Happens" by Ina Garten. Also, we have a variety of books by Freda McFadden and Colleen Hoover. Book, puzzle, and creative book end donations are needed to supply the sale. Encyclopedia, textbooks and Reader Digest, Time Life are NOT accepted along with moldy, musty books, as these items add to our disposal costs. DONATIONS at North County Branch Library on Halstead Street in Clinton can be made: Tuesday April 7 and Wednesday April 8: 9:30 am until 4:30pm and Thursday, April 9, from 9:30 am until 3:30 pm. Donations @ Hunterdon County Fairgrounds in Ringoes can be made: Saturdays, April 11 and April 18, between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. Want to get involved? FOHCL needs you! There are numerous volunteer opportunities. Accepting donations and sorting books, puzzles, and media at the main site in Ringoes for sorting donations to organizing books at the genre tables in the weeks preceding the sale. During the sale, volunteers are needed for restocking tables, cashiers, and greeters along with directing parking during the sale. Volunteers may select a schedule that works best for them – sign up for a few hours, a few days, or every day, at the main site in Ringoes from Wednesday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 29. Students 13+ years old and older may volunteer and service credit will be given. For more information and questions, find The Friends at: www. hclibrary. us/friends/booksale.htm, send an email to: fohclfriends@gmail. com, or call HCL reference desk at: 908.730.6135. Volunteer forms will be available online at the above web address or at the libraries for pick- up by mid-February. FOHCL looks forward to seeing you as a volunteer, a book donator, sale shopper, or all! A friendly group welcomes you to join us! "Passion oen makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever." ~ François de La Rochefoucauld

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