The Hunterdon Report

Vol. 35 - 2018

July 31, 2018

Lanza Again Urges Governor To Sign

Seat Belt Bill A-4110

Calls on Public to Contact Governor

On Social Media

Twitter: @GovMurphy

#protectNJkidswithbillA4110

With the new school year fast approaching in September, Hunterdon County Freeholder John E. Lanza renewed his call for Governor Phil Murphy to sign legislation (A-4110) requiring three point lap and shoulder seat belts on school buses.

Lanza, who previously wrote Governor Murphy on June 26 ^th in support of the legislation after it was approved by the Senate by a 38-0 vote, stated, “The bill passed on June 25 ^th , I am not sure why it is taking the Governor so long to give his signature to this needed safety measure.”

To read the Press Release and letter to the Governor from June 26, click here.

Freeholder Director Holt: BPU Now Responsible For Follow Through On Storm Report

County Concerns Addressed In Report

Hunterdon County’s recommendations regarding utility power outage communications have been included in the NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Major Storm Events of March 2018 report and recommendations, issued on July 25 ^th .

Freeholder Board Director Matt Holt stated, “The report is a good step by the BPU. We are appreciative that the issue surrounding utility company communication to residents during the March storms, which the County brought to the BPU’s attention, is addressed.”

Holt added, “The report calls for improved infrastructure investment and allocation of resources during storms by utility companies, which is an absolute necessity. Now the BPU is responsible for ensuring compliance by the utility companies.”

Click here to read the full story.

SUMMER FUN AT THE LIBRARY

Hunterdon County Library Headquarters

314 State Rt. 12 Bldg. #3, Flemington

Frederick Law Olmsted by Rutgers Master Gardener Ruth Claus Thursday 8/2 @ 7 pm

Olmsted designed Central Park, helped protect Yosemite Valley & Niagara Falls, and landscaped Biltmore Estate.

Knitting Group Knitters & crocheters: drop in on the Lower Level, Mondays 8/6, 13, 20 & 27 @ 10-11:30 am

Pam MacKenzie. In Stitches columnist for the Courier News, joins us each second Monday.

film: Roman J. Israel, Esq . (PG-13) Thursday 8/9 @ 6 pm

A driven, idealistic attorney faces tumultuous events leading to a crisis and the need for extreme action.

North County Branch Library

65 Halstead St., Clinton, NJ 08809

film: Wonder Friday 8/3 (captioned) and Saturday 8/4, both @ 2 pm (PG)

A boy with severe facial deformities mainstreams into the local public elementary school 5th grade, for the first time.

Scrabble drop in Fridays 8/3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 @ 1 pm

Spend a cool afternoon casually building new words with other friendly etymology-inclined adults.

North County Fiber Artists Tuesdays 8/7 & 8/21 @ 7 pm

Whatever your fiber hobby, bring it and chat while you finish an old project or start a new one.

Raritan Valley Recovery an OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT presented by the Friends of HCL Wed. 8/8 @ 6:30 pm

Wide-ranging tunes include bluegrass classics, old-time fiddle tunes, along with a smattering of country, folk and pop tunes that lend themselves to bluegrass style and acoustic instrumentation. In case of rain, the concert will be indoors.

English Conversation for Speakers of Other Languages Wednesdays 8/8 and 8/22, from 7 to 8 pm.

Chat with other adults in our friendly, relaxed, small group. Enjoy speaking English; hearing new words & idioms.

i nformation

2018 4-H & Agricultural Fair

August 22-26, 2018

Aug. 22 at 4pm under the Main Tent,

join us for Opening Ceremonies

and The Veteran's Recognition Awards Ceremony

Location: Roger K. Everitt Field at

South County Park

Route 179 in Ringoes

Click here for the 4H Fair website.

Hunterdon County Parks and Recreation

Unless otherwise indicated, all programs require pre-registration.

AUGUST PROGRAMS TAKING

REGISTRATION NOW

Click here to find the Parks program just right for you!

Hunterdon County

Clerk’s Office

EXPANDED SUMMER 2018 PASSPORT HOURS - Thursday evenings and some Saturdays.

Click here for more information.

Department of Engineering and Public Works announces: County Culvert

D-334 Closure

Located on Pine Hill Road in the Township of Delaware. Culvert D-334 is located 6/10 of a mile from Locktown Sergeantsville Road and 2/10 of a mile from Old Mill Road. Culvert D-334 will be closed to ALL TRAFFIC starting on July 16 for approximately 12 weeks. County crew’s will be repairing this culvert.

A detour will be posted.

J. Matthew Holt

Director

Suzanne Lagay

Deputy Director

John E. Lanza

John W. King

Shaun Van Doren

Mary H. Melfi

County Clerk

Fred Brown

Sheriff

Susan J. Hoffman

Surrogate

Anthony P. Kearns III

Prosecutor

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