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Bring gently-used but clean extra coats, jackets, and raincoats. The coats we collect will go to friends, neighbors, and community members who need them to stay warm this winter.

The Hunterdon County Family Success Center (FSC) will be accepting coat donations on Oct. 3, at the old gas station on Main Street, Flemington from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Clean out those closets! Bring gently-used but clean extra coats, jackets, and raincoats. The coats we collect will go to friends, neighbors, and community members who need them to stay warm this winter. If unable to make it to the collection Saturday, coats can be accept coats at the center as well. Kid's, men's and women's in all sizes will be accepted.

The Family Success Center is a statewide network administered by Hunterdon Prevention Resources (HPR) with funding from the New Jersey Division of Family and Community Partnerships. The mission of the Family Success Cente is to provide a welcoming family-friendly environment to all county residents in order to strengthen and empower individuals and families through collaborative family-centered activities, educational workshops, and access to resources to acquire knowledge and skills needed to maintain healthy family relationships.

For more information about the Hunterdon County Family Success Center, call 908-237-0465 or visit www.hcfsc.com or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hcfsc.

The Green Apple Day of Service gives parents, teachers, students, companies and local organizations the opportunity to transform all schools into healthy, safe and productive learning environments through local service projects.

Third grade Student Voice members from Three Bridges and Whitehouse Schools spent the morning of Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Readington Community Garden as part of the Green Apple Day of Service. Working under the direction of community members Dan Allen and Chip Shepherd, the students helped with gardening and clean-up, including planting lettuce and harvesting potatoes.

Students pick and harvest crops at the Readington Community Garden Green Apple Day of Service. (courtesy photo)

The Green Apple Day of Service gives parents, teachers, students, companies and local organizations the opportunity to transform all schools into healthy, safe and productive learning environments through local service projects.

The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the organization behind the Green Apple movement, working to ensure that every student has the opportunity to attend a green school within this generation.

Homework Helpers will be held from 3:30-4:45 p.m., on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, of each week at the Family Success Center, located at 87 Park Ave., Flemington.

The Hunterdon County Family Success Center (FSC) will one again offer after-school Homework Helpers for elementary school-aged youth. Homework Helpers will be held from 3:30-4:45 p.m., on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, of each week at the Family Success Center, located at 87 Park Ave., Flemington. This is appropriate for children first through eighth grade, and high schoolers can volunteer as tutors.

Join us after school to get your homework done with the help of our high school and adult homework helpers. A snack is also provided for the kids.

The Family Success Center is a statewide network administered by Hunterdon Prevention Resources (HPR) with funding from the New Jersey Division of Family and Community Partnerships. The mission of the Family Success Center is to provide a welcoming family-friendly environment to all county residents in order to strengthen and empower individuals and families through collaborative family-centered activities, educational workshops, and access to resources to acquire knowledge and skills needed to maintain healthy family relationships.

For more information about the Hunterdon County Family Success Center, call 908-237-0465 or visit www.hcfsc.com or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hcfsc.

BarreAmped is a precision-oriented, results-driven class that focuses mainly on small, isolated movements within deeply held and challenging postures designed to increase metabolism, burn fat, and lengthen tight muscles.

Sphericality, a boutique fitness studio in downtown Flemington, invites the community to an open house on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the open house, participants can choose to take a variety of free classes, including Yoga, Pilates, BarreAmped Mixed Level, BarreAmped Boot Camp, TRX360, and tap n' pow{h}er, a balance fusion class designed to shape, tone and elongate.

BarreAmped is a precision-oriented, results-driven class that focuses mainly on small, isolated movements within deeply held and challenging postures designed to increase metabolism, burn fat, and lengthen tight muscles.

"Sphericality is dedicated to changing the quality of our clients' lives by providing a mix of functional exercise programs and training," said Dorian Madreperla, founder and owner of Sphericality. "We encourage people at all levels of fitness to join us in celebrating our open house and experiencing a free class."

Sphericality is located 124 Main St., Flemington. For more information, call 908-376-1422 or visit www.Sphericality.com

A student of Polytech's Teacher Academy, Adriana will join eight other students on New Jersey's Officer Team. To become a State Officer within FCCLA, students must go through a three-phase process comprised of a test, interview, and approval by the previous council.

Adriana Pasquale will serve as VP of Public Relations for New Jersey's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization for the current school year, the school is proud to announce. (courtesy photo)

Adriana Pasquale will serve as VP of Public Relations for New Jersey's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization for the current school year, the school is proud to announce.

A student of Polytech's Teacher Academy, Adriana will join eight other students on New Jersey's Officer Team. To become a State Officer within FCCLA, students must go through a three-phase process comprised of a test, interview, and approval by the previous council. Adriana knows there will be difficulties, but she is excited to work with the rest of the State Officers and other FCCLA members. She says, "I want our members to be excited about being involved, and I want everyone in the organization to understand the amazing work we are doing."

Adriana will also serve as Polytech's Chapter President, leading her classmates in community service projects, fundraising events, and competitions. Her instructor, Natalie Guarino, commented on Adriana's achievements, saying, "I am extremely proud of her and her accomplishments, and I know she will be professional and successful in leading her fellow students at both the Polytech and state levels."

FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. The organization has more than 200,000 members in over 5,500 chapters, and works to make a difference by utilizing their Family and Consumer Sciences education.

To learn more about Adriana, look for her article on njfccla.org. Also, visit www.hcpolytech.org in order to learn more the Teacher Academy and other programs offered by the school.

The Soccer Challenge is a competition designed for players to demonstrate the most basic of soccer skills — the penalty kick. Each player is allowed 15 shots at the goal from the penalty line (12 yards from the goal).

St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus in High Bridge conducted its 8th Annual Soccer Challenge competition for youths ages 9-14. The competition is co-sponsored by the High Bridge Youth Soccer organization and was held at the Union Forge Soccer Fields in High Bridge.

The Soccer Challenge is a competition designed for players to demonstrate the most basic of soccer skills -- the penalty kick. Each player is allowed 15 shots at the goal from the penalty line (12 yards from the goal). The goal is divided into a series of five scoring zones. The upper corners of the goal are designated as 20 point zones. The lower corners are designated as 10-point zones and the central region is a 5-point zone. Kicks are subject to the normal rules of soccer.

Knights of Columbus members David Kinsky and Kevin Loughney of High Bridge organized the event. Kinsky is also a coach and Board Secretary for the High Bridge Youth Soccer organization.

Winners of this year's High Bridge competition were: 9 year-old-girls, Maya Wurst; 9-year-old boys, Michael Bradow; 10-year-old girls, Miranda Corley; 10-year-old boys, Daniel Kuffo; 11-year-old girls, Sophia Desire; 11-year-old boys, Ricky Strange; 12-year-old girls, Kali Torkildsen; 12-year-old boys, Liam Boyle; 13-year-old boys, Josh Kinsky; 14-year-old boys, Christian Lillo.

Winners can advance to Knights of Columbus district, regional, and state competitions later this fall.

The Land Trust will offer tours of its barns and wagon shed during the market. It will also conduct tours discussing the archaeological work conducted recently on the Dvoor Farm.

Explore the history of the Dvoor Farm and learn more about Hunterdon County's agricultural heritage while picking up delicious local produce, meat, cheese and more at the Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers' Market on Sunday, Oct. 11.

The Land Trust will offer tours of its barns and wagon shed during the market. It will also conduct tours discussing the archaeological work conducted recently on the Dvoor Farm. Professional Historic Planner Dennis Bertland will lead two archaeological tours, starting behind the Dvoor Farm house, at 9:45 and 10:30 a.m. Barn tours will be led by Chris Pickell, a Flemington-based architect, and will run concurrently at 9:45 and 10:30 a.m. starting at the HLT Farmers' Market booth.

Adam Wengryn, owner of Restoration Technologies, will join Bertland and Pickell to offer guests a tour of the wagon shed at 11:15 a.m. These tours will begin at the wagon shed. Tours are free and advanced registration is not required.

The market features about 20 local farmers and vendors offering vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, bread and more. Michael Long will perform live.

The market is located at the Dvoor Farm house, 111 Mine St., Raritan Township and is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 908-237-4582 or email info@hunterdonlandtrust.org.

A shelter in Georgia had picked up the lovely black cat as a stray. When they scanned her for a microchip, they found a chip registered to Tabby's Place. Bewildered by how the friendly feline could have journeyed 843 miles, the Atlanta shelter asked: "Would you, by any chance, like her back?"

When Kitty was adopted in 2005, the Tabby's Place staff kissed her, wished her well, and never expected to see her again. But this year, the cat sanctuary received a call about Kitty from animal control...in Atlanta, Ga.

A shelter in Georgia had picked up the lovely black cat as a stray. When they scanned her for a microchip, they found a chip registered to Tabby's Place. Bewildered by how the friendly feline could have journeyed 843 miles, the Atlanta shelter asked: "Would you, by any chance, like her back?"

For Tabby's Place, there was no need to think twice. Faithful to the promise "once a Tabby's Place cat, always a Tabby's Place cat," the sanctuary arranged for a "relay" of rescuers to transport Kitty up the coast and home to New Jersey.

Now 17-years-old, the snuggly cat is bubbling over with youthful energy. If her age weren't on record from 2005, neither the Georgia shelter nor Tabby's Place's veterinarian would have estimated her advanced age. Although elderly cats are generally considered "less adoptable," Kitty has continued to defy the odds. The spry senior has already been scooped up, and is flourishing in her new home.

It's a triumphant tale for one fortunate feline - and a reminder of the life-saving power of a microchip.

In celebration of Kitty's incredible journey, and to help local pets, Tabby's Place is hosting a microchipping clinic for cats and dogs on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 12-4 p.m. Microchipping is free for the first 100 pets, and guests should register online at www.tabbysplace.org to secure a spot.

Although this microchipping clinic is free, Tabby's Place is only able to help cats like Kitty through generous donations. To help care for the cats, visit http://www.tabbysplace.org/donate.html or send a gift to 1100 U.S. Highway 202, Ringoes, NJ, 08551.

Tabby's Place: a Cat Sanctuary is a cage-free, no-kill sanctuary for cats rescued from hopeless situations, located at 1100 US Highway 202, Ringoes and online at www.tabbysplace.org.

The EPA's final plan addresses the volatile organic compounds in the groundwater.

MILFORD -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund site in Milford and Alexandria Township in Hunterdon County, the agency announced Thursday.

The site includes the former Milford Paper Mill, which operated for 96 years before shutting down in 2003. 

"This site has a toxic legacy that involves PCBs, volatile organic compounds and other pollutants that persist in the environment. This step in the cleanup process is important and will provide a cleaner environment in these communities," said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck.

Past operations contaminated the soil with PCBs, and contaminated groundwater in several areas of the site with volatile organic compounds. PCBs are chemicals that persist in the environment and can affect the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems and are potentially cancer-causing. 

Previous cleanup work has addressed the immediate risks and the sources of contamination at the site, including PCB-contaminated soil, buildings and structures, and debris and other risks, the EPA stated.

In 2007, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection turned the site over to the EPA and the EPA added the site to its federal Superfund list in 2009. 

The EPA's final plan addresses the volatile organic compounds in the groundwater, the final part of the site that requires a cleanup under Superfund. The EPA is requiring bioremediation using non-hazardous additives to break down the volatile organic compounds in the groundwater.

The specific types of additives to be used will be determined by the EPA as part of the design of the cleanup. Throughout the cleanup, monitoring, testing and further studies will be conducted to ensure the effectiveness of the remedy. Use of groundwater from the site as drinking water will be legally restricted.

Milford officials weren't immediately available for comment. They just got word of the decision late Thursday morning, said Clerk Karen Dysart.

At a public meeting held by the EPA in Milford on May 28, EPA regional project manager Alison Hess told a gathering that demolition of the unsightly paper mill does not have to wait until the groundwater is purified.

From 2007 to 2014, EPA conducted and oversaw several elements of the site's cleanup, including removing hazardous materials, storage tanks, oil-containing electrical equipment, asbestos, construction and demolition debris, concrete, scrap metal and contaminated soil.

Over 10,500 cubic yards of soil were removed. In addition, a dozen buildings, garages and other structures were demolished and six wells used by the facility were closed and dismantled.

A large outdoor basin that was used to aerate wastewater from the operation was demolished and the area was restored to an open habitat area. The slopes along the Quequacommisacong Creek, which had eroded, were restored and replanted.

The majority of the cleanup of the Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund that has been conducted to date has been paid for by the International Paper Company and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, with oversight by the EPA.

Sallie Graziano may be reached at sgraziano@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @SallieGraziano. Find The Hunterdon County Democrat on Facebook.

New Jersey Conservation Foundation secured an option agreement to purchase a total of 78 acres from Higgins, which was transferred to the county.

A Sept. 23 closing was held on 74 acres of land being deeded to the Somerset County Open Space program by land owner John Higgins. The acquisition was completed through a partnership with New Jersey Conservation Foundation and Hillsborough Township.

New Jersey Conservation Foundation secured an option agreement to purchase a total of 78 acres from Higgins, which was transferred to the county. Hillsborough Township has committed to contributing $500,000 toward the county's preservation of the land. The county anticipates closing on the remaining four acres later in the year, which will include the demolition of two dilapidated structures.

The property will remain largely in its natural state. The county and New Jersey Conservation Foundation will work together to develop a management plan that will outline planning and management activities most appropriate for the health and public enjoyment of the land.

The property, which is located near the intersection of Wertsville and Montgomery roads, is contiguous to other open space lands acquired by Somerset County in recent years and will encourage the expansion of the Sourland Mountain Preserve to the Hunterdon County border, where many local, county and nonprofit preservation initiatives are currently underway.

"We are pleased to have worked with New Jersey Conservation Foundation and Hillsborough Township toward the common goal of preserving this property," said Freeholder Director Mark Caliguire. "The acquisition adds key acreage to the county's growing Sourland Mountain Preserve, providing opportunities for connections with preserved lands in Hunterdon County. The ongoing partnership with the Conservation Foundation to maintain the property will ensure that this significant environmental resource is protected for future generations."

"The Sourlands are central New Jersey's largest unbroken forest and a true ecological treasure," said Michele S. Byers, executive director of New Jersey Conservation Foundation. "We're thrilled to work with Somerset County and Hillsborough Township to permanently preserve another 78 acres."

"Hillsborough Township has a very successful record of preserving land within the township and preservation remains a top priority," said Hillsborough Mayor Doug Tomson. "We will continue to proactively seek opportunities to further preserve land with our partners, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation and Somerset County."

The Sourland Mountain region is an expansive green swath of intact forest and farmland spanning parts of three largely developed central New Jersey counties. It extends from the central part of Hillsborough Township southwest to the Delaware River in West Amwell, Hunterdon County, and Hopewell Township, Mercer County.

The Sourlands contain over 20,000 contiguous forested acres, which protect the water supply to the headwaters of several significant streams flowing to the D&R Canal, Millstone, Raritan and Delaware rivers. The Sourlands support many rare plant and animal species and provide nesting and migratory stopover habitat for over 100 species of migratory birds.

Somerset County began the preservation of the Sourland Mountain in Hillsborough and Montgomery townships in the early 1970s. With the addition of the Higgins property, the preserve will exceed 6,000 acres, making it the largest park in Somerset County's 14,000-acre park system.

Hillsborough Township has been very active with preservation efforts in the Sourlands. Township and county officials have worked together on several open-space acquisitions in the Sourland region, creating linkages between county and local preserved lands.

The Far Hills-based New Jersey Conservation Foundation, which preserves open space and farmland throughout the state, is working to protect additional acreage in the Sourland Mountains.

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Parents, teachers, administrators and students look to the school board not only to set policy, but also to set an example.

The theatrics at Flemington-Raritan school board meetings are getting very old, very fast.

When tensions and voices rise, when the proceedings get so out of control that a board member feels compelled to call the police, you know you've entered the realm of the absurd.

It would be simply amusing, we'll admit, if the well being of the region's children were not at stake.

The latest scene played out at the Sept. 21 meeting at the J.P. Case Middle School, when a discussion over board member Alan Brewer's charges of alleged mishandling of mail turned ugly.

MORE: Board member says his rights were 'trampled' at meeting

Apparently determined to air his views over the objections of board President Bruce Davidson, Brewer jumped out of his chair, ran around the board table and began placing printed statements in front of each member.

Superintendent Maryrose Caulfield described his actions as intimidating. A school board member summoned the police, who sent an officer to investigate.

This could all be dismissed as internal squabbling if the incident had not followed close on the heels of an earlier board meeting, at which members displayed a stunning lack of sensitivity to the realities of living with mental illness.

At that August session, members tittered and jeered at the possibility that an elected state official was a patient at a private behavioral health care clinic. The exchange prompted a complaint by NAMI-NJ, the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

RELATED: School board's comments criticized by mental health advocates

Last summer, more fireworks broke out when board member Anna Fallon charged Brewer with endangering students by leaking security secrets to several people outside the board.

Fallon said sharing the district's security plan "has literally put the lives of each of our children and staff in jeopardy," while Brewer countered that the material was not really sensitive at all, and that he was trying to give Flemington leaders a heads up as the plans were being finalized.

Sadly, we already have a national model of how a dysfunctional deliberative body works - or rather, doesn't work. Can you say "Congress?"

We know too well that grandstanding, partisan politics and incessant finger-pointing fail to get the job done in Washington. Only a fool would think those antics would be any more effective on a local level.

Parents, teachers, administrators and students look to the school board not only to set policy, but also to set an example.

The following deeds have been recorded in the Hunterdon County Hall of Records in Book 2362 and Book 2363 through Sept. 30, 2015.

The following deeds have been recorded in the Hunterdon County Hall of Records in Book 2362 and Book 2363 through Sept. 30, 2015.

Alexandria Township

Ferruggia Associates, LLC to Melody M. Fogarty, property at 1 Winding Creek Lane for $629,798.

William Henry Newman to the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, property at Sweet Hollow Road for $5,000.

Catherine Minkler to Nanci A. Eannucci, property at 12 Stonewick Drive for $424,900.

Clinton Township

William K. Wilp and Melinda A. Wilp to Jana Tolisano and Geoffrey W. Cheney, property at 65 Regional Road for $530,000.

Paula Alexander Becker to Susan Calderon, property at 42 Troon Terrace for $220,000.

Joel Leonard Steinfeld and Amy Laurie Steinfeld to James DeWitt Oliver III and Carrie Ann Oliver, property at 10 Willow Brook Lane for $500,000.

Matthew N. Perez and Lisa L. Perez to Christos Tsakalakos and Theresa Tsakalakos, property at 29 Spruce Run Road for $350,000.

Nicholas K. Post, III and Joan Ann Post to Anthony Mesarak and Kellen C. Mesarak, property at 153 Petticoat Lane for $430,000.

Michael T. Carr and Adrienne B. Carr to Joseph Siessel, property at 15 Regional Road for $355,000.

Delaware Township

Trstensky Family Partnership to Antonio Lucchetto and Contenta Lucchetto, property at 725 Route 579 for $590,679.80.

U. S. Bank, National Association to Theresa Chamberlain and Peter Fredriks, property at 89 Raven Roch Road for $315,000.

East Amwell Township

David M. Rosner and Mayra L. Rosner to Thomas Manzo and Lindsey Manzo, property at 161 Mountain Road for $590,000.

Flemington

Bloomfield 29, LLC to AZ Properties, LLC, property at 29 Bloomfield Ave. for $401,500.

Ron A. Norwood Jr. and Judy J. Norwood to Christine M. Dey, property at 142 Broad St. for $309,000.

Franklin

Hui Zhong Li and Zhi Qun Zhu to Hui Zhong Li and Daofa Zhang, property at 991 Croton Road for $363,000.

Donna Leigh Ponzio and Michael P. Wilson and Dana M. Wilson to Vincent J. Castellani and Sandra L. Castellani, property at 86 Stanton Station Road for $440,000.

Frenchtown

Jean C. Daly to David A. Tober and Elizabeth Tober, property at 36 Kingwood Ave. for $264,000.

Hampton

Data Ventures, LLC to Daniel Vazquez and Sophia Lakkati, property at 5 McIntosh Lane for $280,000.

High Bridge

Park Finance, LLC to Christine Rudnicki and Ryan Burckhardt, property at 17 Wilson Ave. for $95,100.

Robert J. Wilson and Veronica C. Wilson to Michael McCarthy and Amanda B. McCarthy, property at 11 Fairview Ave. for $260,000

Brian Luteran and Jessica Luteran to Jonathan Skwirut and Catherine Castanien, property at 102 East Main St. for $250,000.

Thomas B. Pellis and Cynthia M. Pellis to Mark Erts and Pamela Bye-Erts, property at 47 Mine Road for $275,000.

Holland

Marina Zindel to Edward A. Beahm Jr., property at 69 Anderson Road for $43,250.

Kingwood

Lawrence B. Niemann Jr. and Elaine M. Niemann to Joseph W. Natale Jr. and Kelly L. Natale, property at 295 Barbertown Point Breeze Road for $450,000.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to Brandon J. Case, Sheila A. Case and Robert Case Jr., property at 336 County Road 519 for $105,000.

George Catrombon and Veronica Catrombon to Adam Miller and Stephanie Miller, property at 103 Union Road for $355,000.

Eileen M. Inglin to Charles J. Inglin and Christy G. Inglin, property at 118 Featherbed Lane for $280,000.

Lambertville

Bradley M. Campbell and Katherine Douglas Hackl to Brian J. Kelly and Deborah M. Kelly, property at 79 South Main St. for $415,000.

Ronald L. Sample and Grace L. Sample to Scott Payne, property at 512 Titus Road for $585,000.

Marie Rossiter to June H. Millington, property at 40 Perry St. for $349,000.

Albert M. Vasey to EVIO LLC, property at 31 Clinton St. for $297,000.

Matthew M. Hartigan and Lorene C. Hartigan to Bryan M. Mignone and Anuradha P. Mignone, property at 19 Highland Ave. for $372,600.

Lebanon Township

Mary E. Wurst to Nancy G. Tofani, property at 12 Fisher Court for $249,900.

William H. Harrison Jr. and Mary Beth Harrison to Mark Weber and Kelli Weber, property at 29 Woodland Heights Circle for $575,000.

Kevin B. O'Connor to Andrew J. Uporsky and Jessica L. Uporsky, property at 620 Woodglen Road for $345,000.

Raritan Township

Nancy Good, Patricia G. Clark and Eloise Alessi to Sally H. Cromwell, property at 28 Samuel Drive for $355,000.

Russell Lowell Kreeger and Judith J. Kreeger to Emmanuel J. Martinez and Christine Martinez, property at 4 Cornfield Terrace for $440,000.

Amy L. Siegel to James Boothby and Hayley Boothby, property at 61 Cherryville Hollow Road for $300,000.

Marianne O'Connor and Brian O'Connor to Michael Mazzolla and Rebecca Mazzolla, property at 44 Hampton Corner Road for $502,000.

Lavonne M. Moon and Tylman Redfield Moon to Stanley K. Miller and Rosanne Miller, property at 2 Park Lane for $415,000.

Readington Township

Wilmark Building Contractors, Inc. to Michael C. Tancke and Kate A. Tancke, property at 1506 Magnolia Lane for $746,300.

Walter A. Stine Jr. and Linda E. Stine to Matthew Ince and Meredith Spera, property at 17 Morning Star Road for $592,500.

Donald V. Byrer and Johnine V. Byrer to Jeffrey Lamantia, property at 6 Juniper Drive for $282,000.

Kimberly A. Springer to Christopher Ronald Molchan and Katelynn Woolsey, property at 7 Honeyman Road for $340,000.

Stockton

Sally Ann Horner to Dennis P. Manoogian, property at 6B Mill St. for $155,000.

Tewksbury Township

Linda's Homes, LLC to Trevor Micklos and Corrine Micklos, property at 80 Fairmount Road West for $1,012,500.

Dennis H. McGill and Geraldine T. McGill to Mary Elizabeth Zacharias and Thomas Ray Davis II, property at 4 Country Lane for $453,000.

Eric Abeshaus and Ruth Abeshaus to Joshua M. Edelson and Laura M. Edelson, property at 32 Old Mine Road for $1,425,000.

Union Township

Daniel G. O'Grady and Rita M. O'Grady to Christopher Korson and Julie Korson, property at 58 Country Acres Drive for $526,500.

West Amwell

Stephen Scebelo and Robert Waligunda to Kiyle T. Osgood and Renan W. Pedersen, property at 147 Rocktown-Lambertville Road for $160,000.

A narcotics investigation led to the arrest of two women on attempted distribution charges.

FLEMINGTON -- A narcotics investigation led to three arrests recently, with two people facing charges of trying to distribute crack cocaine.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III, Chief of Detectives John J. Kuczynski, and Flemington Borough Police Chief George Becker announced the charges.

Deanna M. Johnson, 51, and Corrine Osmun-Frost, 44, both of Flemington, were arrested on Sept. 17 after an investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force and the Flemington Police Department, Kearns said.

"The defendants were charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, specifically crack cocaine," Kearns said.

Osmun-Frost was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Additionally, Danielle Houser, 31, of Flemington was arrested in connection with the investigation and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, Kearns said.

Johnson and Osmun-Frost were taken to the Hunterdon County Jail. Bail for Johnson was set at $35,000, and bail for Osmun-Frost was set at $25,000. Houser was released pending a court appearance.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is asked to call the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office at 908-788-1129. 

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-321-0010, by going to www.crimestoppershunterdon.com, or by text messaging "HCTIPS" plus a tip message to 274637 (CRIMES).

Sallie Graziano may be reached at sgraziano@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @SallieGraziano. Find The Hunterdon County Democrat on Facebook.

 

The homeowner arrived as police were clearing the area.

CLINTON TWP. -- When police responded to a call in the township about an intoxicated girl in need of help, they reportedly found a party on the lawn of a house where no one was home.

The incident happened on Sept. 26 at 9:10 p.m., when Clinton Township Police Officer Raffaella Vastola was called to a township residence.

"All these people were at the home, but the owner was not there," Police Lt. Ryan Melsky said. "There were all outside the house, on the lawn."

The homeowner arrived as police were clearing the scene, Melsky said. "The owner didn't invite them," Melsky said. "No one who lived at the residence was there. It's like there was a party at your house and you weren't invited."

Two teen girls found on the lawn were taken to the hospital for treatment. No charges have been filed yet, Melsky said earlier this week, adding that his department's been consulting with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office over further action being taken against those responsible for the party.

Sallie Graziano may be reached at sgraziano@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @SallieGraziano. Find The Hunterdon County Democrat on Facebook.

An accident is under investigation by State Police from Perryville.

BETHLEHEM TWP. -- A tractor-trailer jack-knifed today at the entrance ramp to Route 78 west, near mile marker 7, State Police report.

The accident was under investigation by troopers from the Perryville station around 1:30 p.m. Further information wasn't immediately available.

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The St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus in High Bridge hosted its soccer challenge for 9- to 14-year-olds recently. Here are the results. St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus in High Bridge conducted its eight annual Soccer Challenge competition for youth ages 9-14. The competition is co-sponsored by the High Bridge Youth Soccer organization and was held at the...

The St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus in High Bridge hosted its soccer challenge for 9- to 14-year-olds recently. Here are the results.

St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus in High Bridge conducted its eight annual Soccer Challenge competition for youth ages 9-14. The competition is co-sponsored by the High Bridge Youth Soccer organization and was held at the Union Forge Soccer Fields, in High Bridge.

The Soccer Challenge is a competition designed for players to demonstrate the most basic of soccer skills, the penalty kick. Each player is allowed 15 shots at the goal from the penalty line (12 yards from the goal). The goal is divided into a series of five scoring zones. The upper corners of the goal are designated as 20-point zones; the lower corners are designated as 10-point zones and the central region is a 5-point zone. Kicks are subject to the normal rules of soccer.

Winners of this year's competition were: Maya Wurst and Michael Bradow, 9 years old; Miranda Corley and Daniel Kuffo, 10; Sophia Desire and Ricky Strange, 11; Kali Torkildsen and Liam Boyle, 12; Josh Kinsky, 13; and Christian Lillo, 14.

Winners can advance to Knights of Columbus district, regional, and state competitions later this fall.

The land trust is considering further legal action.

KINGWOOD -- The Hunterdon Land Trust sent a cease and desist letter to PennEast after discovering contractors allegedly trespassing on the Muddy Run Preserve in Hunterdon County on Wednesday.

PennEast contractors were attempting to survey the property, which lies in the proposed pipeline route, despite the land trust having denied the natural gas company permission to survey it, trust officials said.

No trespassing was involved, PennEast spokeswoman Patricia Kornick said on Friday. "PennEast was on the public roadway, and not on the property."

Trust officials say PennEast acknowledged it did not have permission to survey Muddy Run as recently as Aug. 11 when it sent another letter requesting permission to do so and stating, "To date, we have not received the requested permission to survey your property."

"PennEast contacted us last year requesting permission to survey Muddy Run, and we refused," said Patricia Ruby, executive director of the Hunterdon Land Trust. "Despite this, they entered our property without permission, and we will respond appropriately."

Ruby said the land trust is considering further legal action.

The land trust reported being notified by neighbors who spotted surveyors with out-of-state license plates entering the preserve. Land Trust Steward Tom Thorsen rushed to the preserve shortly before noon where he found surveyors working and asked them to leave, the trust stated.

The Land Trust had called the New Jersey State Police, and a trooper arrived shortly after Thorsen.

"Two people said they were surveyors with PennEast, and they were asked to leave the property," State Police Capt. Stephen Jones confirmed on Friday. "They were asked to leave and they did so."

PennEast's Kornick confirmed that the surveyors left when asked. "Even though they were on the public roadway and not on the property, they chose to leave," Kornick said. She added that she was pleased to hear that State Police were called.

"PennEast takes allegations of trespassing very seriously, because it erodes the  public's confidence," she said.

PennEast has filed a formal application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build a $1.2 billion pipeline stretching from northeastern Pennsylvania through Hunterdon County to Mercer County.

The Muddy Run Preserve, located off Kingwood-Locktown Road, is 62 acres of farm fields and woodlands. The preserve is a habitat for grasslands and birds, and is named after a tributary of the Lockatong Creek.

"We're particularly concerned about the pipeline's impact on the Muddy Run Preserve because the land borders the Lockatong Creek, which is a Category 1 stream," Ruby said. "This means the state considers it to hold exceptional ecological, recreational or water-supply significance."

PennEast, a consortium of natural gas companies, is attempting to build a 110-mile, 36-inch pipeline stretching from Northeastern Pennsylvania to Hopewell Township. The proposal has drawn the ire of residents throughout the affected area, and every municipality in New Jersey that the pipeline traverses has passed resolutions against it.

The Land Trust filed comments to express its concerns about the pipeline with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that will decide whether the pipeline gets built.  Its comments specifically cited the harm the pipeline would cause at Muddy Run.

"The project will result in significant forest fragmentation, which further enables the spread of invasive species and degrades the diversity and dispersion of native flora and fauna," the Land Trust's FERC filing noted.

"The route also impacts threatened and endangered species, including state threatened species such as the wood turtle and long-tailed salamander found in the environs of the Muddy Run Preserve."

Sallie Graziano may be reached at sgraziano@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @SallieGraziano. Find The Hunterdon County Democrat on Facebook.

The game was to be the first since the death of Warren Hills quarterback Evan Murray.

Saturday night's Voorhees at Warren Hills football game has been postponed.

A message on the Warren Hills Regional School District website said all Warren Hills activities and athletic events Saturday from grades 7 through 12 were being postponed.

The varsity football game will be rescheduled, the district said.

The game was to be the first since Warren Hills quarterback Evan Murray died after suffering a lacerated spleen in last Friday night's game.

This week's game was originally scheduled for Friday night but was pushed back to Saturday in the wake of Murray's death.

The game was to be the first since the death of Warren Hills quarterback Evan Murray.

Saturday night's Voorhees at Warren Hills football game has been postponed.

A message on the Warren Hills Regional School District website said all Warren Hills activities and athletic events Saturday from grades 7 through 12 were being postponed.

The varsity football game will be rescheduled, the district said.

The game was to be the first since Warren Hills quarterback Evan Murray died after suffering a lacerated spleen in last Friday night's game.

This week's game was originally scheduled for Friday night but was pushed back to Saturday in the wake of Murray's death.

The society is looking for quality items, including antiques, furniture, china, dishes, books, records, and more. No clothes, no baby items and no electronics more than 2-years-old.

The Tewksbury Historical Society will be holding a Tag Sale on Saturday, Oct. 31, Halloween, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at its Oldwick Carriage House 5 James Street in Oldwick. The sale will be held rain or shine. Stop by with the kids to trick or treat. Candy and refreshments will be served.

Cleaning out the barn, garage or attic? Have quality items that are too good to just throw away? If so, then consider donating them to the Tewksbury Historical Society for the fall Tag Sale and take a tax donation. What better way to get rid of stuff and donate at the same time?

The society is looking for quality items, including antiques, furniture, china, dishes, books, records, and more. No clothes, no baby items and no electronics more than 2-years-old.

Items can be brought to the Oldwick Carriage House on the following dates and times: Saturday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to noon; Sunday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon and Friday, Oct. 16, from 4-7 p.m.

To volunteer a couple of hours to help at the tag sale, call 908-832-6734 or email tewksburyhistory@earthlink.net.