NESTLÉ DRUMSTICK BRAND SEEKS DYNAMIC YOUNG HEROES – If you know a selfless child or teenager who has made a difference in the lives of others, here’s a way to reward their dedication and determination. The Nestlé Drumstick brand is celebrating young people who have accomplished amazing things – both large and small. Until September 15, adults can nominate outstanding kids as part of the Nestlé Drumstick Heroes Contest. Fifty winning kids will be awarded the ultimate summer celebration, complete with enough Nestlé Drumstick sundae cones and a fun-filled party package to host an unforgettable event for up to 50 family and friends.Entries will be judged on the child or teenager’s accomplishments, as well as the originality and creativity used to achieve their goals. Contest entry forms are available to download at http://www.drumstick.com. Submit your story (150 to 500 words), along with the completed entry form, describing why the child deserves to be honored as a Drumstick Hero. Adults over the age of 18 may nominate children between 6 and 17 years of age who are residents of the United States. Official contest rules are available online. All entries must be received by September 15. Winning children will be notified by phone and/or mail.
The Hunterdon County Mental Health Board invites interested persons to a Public Hearing regarding the State of New Jersey, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Service’s plan to redirect Hunterdon County Adults under 65 years from Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital.
Persons from the state will be available to present their plans and hear public comment on Thursday, September 2, 2010, from 6 to 8 pm at the Hunterdon County Rt. 12 Complex, Building #1 Assembly Room, 314 Rt 12, Raritan Township.
It is the policy of Hunterdon County to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, with advance notification of need. Persons requiring accommodations must call Kay Strain at (908) 788-1253(Voice/TDD), 5 days prior to the meeting date.
For more information, please call Cathy Zahn, Mental Health Planner, Hunterdon County Department of Human Services, P.O. Box 2900, Flemington, NJ 08822 (908) 788-1372 or e-mail czahn@co.hunterdon.nj.us.
The Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline provides advice to the gardening public as one of the many volunteer efforts of the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties. This
unique sevrice is provided by new graduates of the Master Gardener program along with experienced, certified Master Gardeners of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The Helpline’s trained Master Gardener volunteers answer Hunterdon residents’ garden and landscape questions at 908-788-1735 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Gardeners with questions may also visit the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office at 4 Gauntt Place off Route 31 just north of Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township during those hours.
Tuesday, Aug. 31 @ 6 pm will be a flag-raising ceremony at the Woodbridge Municipal Building on Main Street to mark National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month in September.
Calvary Episcopal Church in Flemington NJ http://www.calvary-episcopal.com/ will resume regular Sunday worship schedule on Sunday, September 12th. The Sunday worship schedule is 7:30AM, 9:00AM and 11:00AM.
Jo Coudert, who lives in Califon, NJ, has her tenth book coming out this month from Harlequin Press.
The Dog Who Healed a Family is a collection of animal stories that previously appeared in major magazines, including the Reader’s Digest, McCall’s, and Woman’s Day. All of the stories are true and share a common theme of the love and caring that can exist between people and animals as varied as a parrot, a goose, and a javelina.
Coudert’s previous books include Seven Cats and the Art of Living and The Ditchdiggers’s Daughters, a New Jersey First book. She is also the author of four plays produced off-Broadway and over one hundred magazine articles.
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PERSONALITY: Emma is a feisty little thing who loves to eat, play and sleep, but not necessarily in that order. She doesn't like to be groomed and prefers being carried to having to walk.
FUNNIEST MOMENT: When my daughter left a large plastic drinking cup on [...]
After years of planning, the Shoppes at Randolph on Route 10 West is under construction at the former location of Senatore's Restaurant and the adjacent property. Combined, the two properties create a site of 11.5 acres with two entrances and exits on Route 10 and Quaker Church Road in Randolph.
If you're looking for a home with outstanding features, look no further than this stunning colonial at 1 Magnolia Court in Roxbury.
The house, which lists for $545,000, has a two-story foyer, a formal living room with high ceilings, custom window treatments and a formal dining room with a [...]
By TRICIA VANDERHOOF SPECIAL TO RANDOLPHROXBURY THIS WEEK
Piazza's Place is at the Mt. Freedom Golf Center. Open since April, the restaurant resembles a country kitchen with ivy stenciling, white lace curtains and genuine Americana on the walls, shelves and tables. There's ample seating indoors and out.
Elizabeth Roisin Mitsch, 10, lives in Randolph and attends St. Virgil School, where she plays basketball. She also plays golf.
Why do you find basketball appealing? What drew you to it? Elizabeth Mitsch: My class formed a basketball team two years ago, and I joined my friends. What has been [...]
Soccer Roxbury Soccer Club is conducting online registration for the fall for its Mighty Mites program at http://www.roxburysoccer.com. Boys and girls entering kindergarten are eligible. Registration is open until Sept. 12. For more information, e-mail info@roxburysoccer.com or visit the website. Cadet training for men and women interested in obtaining NJSIAA soccer [...]
From 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 12, Roxbury Historic Trust will host an open house at Ledgewood Historic Park. The Saltbox House, King Store and King Homestead will be open for free tours, which meet at 209-213 Main St. in Ledgewood, behind the former Ledgewood Circle.
County College of Morris will host auditions for two upcoming productions. The first tryouts are for the drama "Angels in America," 6 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Student Community Center, Dragonetti Auditorium, CCM Randolph campus. It is strongly recommended that participants review the script prior to the audition. Performance dates are Nov. 18 to 20.
Rainy weather hasn't stopped a group of pre-teen girls from displaying their newfound confidence. It's a trait they developed this summer while taking part in an annual backyard theater camp run by two Randolph High School students.
The girls, some with nervously quivering singing voices, rehearsed in the [...]
County College of Morris will host auditions for two upcoming productions. The first auditions are for the drama "Angels in America" 6 p.m. Aug. 30 and Sept. 1 at the Student Community Center, Dragonetti Auditorium, CCM Randolph campus. It is strongly recommended that participants review the script prior to the audition. Performance dates are Nov. [...]
There is still time to enroll at County College of Morris for the fall semester. Apply online at http://www.ccm.edu.
The college's final-in-person registration takes place in the Student Community Center the following dates and times: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 26, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. [...]
Diana Shagawat, a teacher at St. Therese School in Succasunna, congratulated winners from her school in the National Council of Jewish Women West Morris Section's sixth-grade diversity contest, What Prejudice Means to Me.
Among those honored at an awards ceremony at Morris Knolls High School were St. Therese students Claire Szpunar and Adam Briscoe.
This is Zooey, the latest cat to join the household of RandolphRoxbury This Week editor Damian Fanelli. Zooey likes valleys and tunnels, such as the plastic tunnel formed when two laundry baskets are placed side by side.
Zooey also likes when readers of RRTW send us photos and descriptions [...]
This stunning brick-front colonial at 92 High St. in Randolph sits on 2.18 acres at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. The home, which offers great curb appeal and neighborhood, as well as lots of privacy, lists for $585,000.
Other features include a sun room and family room. [...]
