Clinton Township Newsletter

2 0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com Mini Blinds • Pleated Shades Verticals • Swags • Drapes Shutters • Awnings W i n do w E x p r e ss i on s ™ Window Treatments Because You Deserve Beautiful Shades! 236.2688 14 Lebanon Plaza n windowexpressionsnj.net t h e f l e m I n g t o n f o o D p a n t r y – h e l p u s h e l p o t h e r s The Flemington Area Food Pantry, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, needs your help! How? Donate – click on the "Donate" button on our website or mail a check to: Flemington Area Food Pantry, PO Box 783, Flemington, NJ 08822. Food and personal care products can be donated at one of our convenient dropoff boxes in the Flemington ShopRite and the Flemington Stop & Shop. A list of our current needs can be found in the "Help Us" section of our website. Volunteers are always needed! Run a Food Drive: Any group, religious congregation, company, or social organization is encouraged to organize a food drive in support of the Pantry or to set up a collection box. Call: 908.788.5568 or visit: www. FlemingtonFoodPantry.org for more information. s e c o n D a n n u a l v e t e r a n s r e s o u r c e f a I r s c h e D u l e D Hunterdon Hospice and the Hunterdon County Division of Senior, Disability, and Veterans Services will hold its 2nd Annual Veterans Resource Fair on Saturday, November 4. The event will take place at Hunterdon Medical Center, 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, NJ. The Fair will run from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm and admission is free. Last year, we played host to over 100 veterans and family members. Veterans and their families talked with and received valuable information from over 35 organizations, including the VA, who were on hand to acquaint attendees with their various programs and benefits that may be available to them. Some of these organization provided free legal consultation, transportation options, psychological and counseling services and wellness programs. Breakout sessions dealing with specific topics of interest to veterans (including VA services and enrollment procedures) are scheduled. Opening ceremonies will feature a color guard, recognition of service to attending veterans and a musical tribute to our armed forces. Save the date and come out to the Fair to a great, inspiring and informative day. For more information regarding attending or to have your organization participate, please contact Bob or Erinn at Hunterdon Hospice: 908.788.2573 or email: rgerminsky@hhsnj.org. s o u t h h I g h l a n D s g r o u p o f t h e s I e r r a c l u b ' s s p r u c e r u n c l e a n u p ! Wednesday, November 1 at 7:00 pm North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ. Raritan Headwaters Association policy director Bill Kibler will talk about the recent spill from the Glen Gardner Quarry that is in the process of a huge cleanup. According to Kibler, at some point at the end of July, a large amount of stone dust sludge was apparently discharged into Spruce Run by the Eastern Concrete Materials, Inc. Glen Gardner Quarry. This discharge impacted 1.7 miles of the Spruce Run upstream from the reservoir, and sediment was knee deep in places. Fish, frogs, salamanders and the aquatic insects they eat were harmed and killed. The quarry, in coordination with DEP, has hired an outside contractor to remove the sludge from the stream and the reservoir. The Spruce Run is classified by the state as a C1 trout production quality stream, so it's an important habitat. A Meet and Greet will be following the talk. Sierra Club meetings at NCB are open to all, so feel free to sign up or drop in. Refreshments will be available. This program is FREE and open to the public. r h y t h m a n D r h y m e a t I c s ! The Early Education Program at Immaculate Conception School in Annandale will once again offer Rhythm and Rhyme for children twelve months to three years old. Give your child the head start he or she needs to ensure their readiness for preschool with this fantastic program that meets once each month. Little ones will have so much fun as they socialize through story time, singing, dance and so much more along with their parent/caregiver, all in a friendly Catholic school environment. The first Rhythm and Rhyme session was held Tuesday, October 17 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. To learn more about the programs available at ICS, please visit the school website at: www.ICSAnnandale.org. A 2013 Blue Ribbon School of Academic Excellence and the only Catholic school in Hunterdon County, Immaculate Conception School, welcomes children preschool through eighth grade. For more info or to take a tour, please contact the school office at: 908.735.6334 or email: info@icsclinton.org. 1465 Route 31 South, Annandale, NJ 08801 908.735.5001 www.beaverbrookspa.com treatment for the mind, body & soul

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