"Christmas on the Reservation" was designed by Love Has No Color (LHNC) a nonprofit movement that brings love, hope and joy to these forgotten children. Since its inception, LHNC is changing the way the kids think about their future.

Gardner Family Chiropractic will be hosting their 5th Annual Gift Drive to benefit the Native American children of the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana. New, unwrapped toys for children ages 5-13 will be collected from now and until Nov. 25.

"Before this program these children did not receive gifts for the holidays, nor have they experienced the same childhood happiness that you or your children have," said Dr. Michele Gardner. The Reservations are overrun by substance abuse, depression and suicides.

"Christmas on the Reservation" was designed by Love Has No Color (LHNC) a nonprofit movement that brings love, hope and joy to these forgotten children. Since its inception, Love Has No Color is changing the way the kids think about their future. The suicide rate from 2008 to 2014 has dropped dramatically.

Tax-deductible donations can be brought to the Gardner Family Chiropractic office, 84 Park Avenue, Suite G105 in Flemington, 908-782-7470. With each gift donated your name will be entered into a raffle to win a 32" Color Flat Screen TV or a 7" RCA Voyager II Tablet.

To make a monetary donation, visit https://www.crowdrise.com/cotr/fundraiser/lovehasnocolor/drgardner.

For gift suggestions, visit www.drmichelegardner.com.

To learn more about the Love Has No Color mission, visit http://www.SaveTheReservation.org.

The program will feature performances by music majors in the Department's Associate of Fine Arts and Associate of Arts degree programs and music students from studio and ensemble classes.

Raritan Valley Community College's Visual and Performing Arts Department will present a Music Students Recital, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Welpe Theatre at the college's Branchburg Campus.

The program will be coordinated by Tony Strong, RVCC Associate Professor of Music.

The program will feature performances by music majors in the Department's Associate of Fine Arts and Associate of Arts degree programs and music students from studio and ensemble classes.

The music majors satisfy a degree requirement by receiving private instruction on their primary instrument from RVCC faculty members and/or recommended teachers in the surrounding communities. Performances will include solo, accompanied and ensemble pieces, spanning a wonderful variety of musical styles and traditions. Original student compositions and arrangements also will be showcased.

Featured performers will include Jonathan Andersen, euphonium (Hillsborough); Madeleine Evarts, soprano (Bloomsbury); Max Mellies, alto saxophone (North Plainfield); Zachary Seif, guitar (Middlesex); Rachel Strub, violin (Califon); and Jason Zujkowski, baritone saxophone (Manville). Tony Strong will accompany at the piano.

General admission tickets cost $12 each, $8 for students and seniors. For advance ticket reservations, contact the RVCC Theatre Box Office at 908-725-3420. For additional information, call the VAPA office at 908-218-8876 or Tony Strong at 908-526-1200, ext. 8394.

Raritan Valley Community College's main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg.

"Voting isn't the most we can do, but it is the least," the activist says. "The voting booth is the one place on earth where the least powerful equal the most powerful."

It's an old and tired punchline: What if they held an election and nobody came?

But if the poll takers are right, that's the likely scenario this time around, with no sexy presidential, congressional or gubernatorial races to drive voters to the polls despite widespread angst over the direction in which state government is headed.

A Rutgers-Eagleton poll released last Tuesday offered the sorry statistic that three-quarters of New Jersey residents were completely in the dark that any elections are taking place this week.

At stake in the state's 2015 balloting are all 80 seats in the Assembly, the lower house of the state Legislature, as well as numerous freeholder, council and school board seats at the county and municipal levels.

Not since 1999 have Assembly candidates topped the ballot. Thirty-eight percent of the state's registered voters turned out that year; by all estimates, we'll be lucky to break double digits this time around.

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Civics professors and advocacy organizations as diverse as Rock the Vote and the American Legion knock their collective heads against the wall to entice citizens to the polling places.

They remind us that suffragist Susan B. Anthony was beaten and arrested in 1872 for having the audacity to try to vote. And that Freedom Fighters risked their lives - and some tragically lost those lives - fighting for the privilege of registering.

There's justifiable cause for cynicism when it comes to voting. We get that.

The Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision regarding election spending by PACs and other interests made a mockery of the one-man-one-vote mandate; the justices followed that travesty up with a 2013 ruling essentially gutting the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority rights at the polls for half a century.

Still, enough challenges confront New Jersey residents that making your voice heard through the ballot box is less luxury than imperative.

Unemployment, rotting infrastructure, threats to the environment, the future of public education: These are problems whose solutions will be determined by the people you vote for today. Can you afford to sit it out and let somebody else decide who gets to make the laws?

One final thought as the day wears on and you haven't yet removed butt from sofa to go to the polls. It comes from Gloria Steinem.

"Voting isn't the most we can do, but it is the least," the activist says. "The voting booth is the one place on earth where the least powerful equal the most powerful."

First, in regards to the redesign of the media centers at North Hunterdon and Voorhees High Schools, yes, the media centers will still have books.

To the editor:

I am writing to clarify information in regards to projects that will be included in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District's referendum, which will be up for voter approval on Nov. 3.

First, in regards to the redesign of the media centers at North Hunterdon and Voorhees High Schools, yes, the media centers will still have books. 

The books that will remain in the media centers are those that are most in demand by our students, i.e. fiction books. High school students today are completing their research online and are not seeking out paper reference materials.

Students are trained by the librarians on how to use various reference databases that are available through the media center's website, which students can access in school and at home using their school-issued chromebook. 

The redesigned media centers would have group and individual study areas, small meeting rooms, conference room, media booths, charging stations for student chromebooks, with all new furniture, carpet and bookshelves. Renderings of the media centers redesign are available on the district's website.

Secondly, the artificial turf field proposed for the Voorhees High School stadium will be lined for various sports. It will not just be used by football as rumored. The turf field can be used by field hockey, soccer and lacrosse as well as football. 

A multi-purpose turf field would be beneficial as Voorhees has a small number of playing fields on campus. The stadium field is not only used by the high school's athletic teams, but by many local sports programs and community organizations as well.  

To learn more about the referendum projects and how passage of the referendum will not raise the debt service tax, visit the district's website.

Maren Smagala

Annandale

The writer is District Communications Coordinator for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District.

MacKenzie Hall, Pat Hamilton and Tanya Oznowich are honored.

The nonprofit Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey's 10th annual Women & Wildlife Awards, held at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, recognized three women -- MacKenzie Hall, Pat Hamilton and Tanya Oznowich -- for their leadership in protecting wildlife in New Jersey. Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman served as the keynote speaker.

"The inspiring leadership of MacKenzie Hall, Pat Hamilton, and Tanya Oznowich not only benefits New Jersey's wildlife and the countless people who care strongly for our outdoors -- it provides successful role models for the next generation of girls in scientific fields that have for too long held a glass ceiling for young women," said Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Executive Director David Wheeler.

The three honorees were recognized individually with awards in Inspiration, Leadership, and Education:

MacKenzie Hall began working as a wildlife biologist for Conserve Wildlife Foundation in 2004 before joining the Endangered and Nongame Species Program in 2014. She received the Women & Wildlife Inspiration Award. She has been involved in a number of projects spanning bat colonies, migrating amphibians, and grassland birds.

Earlier this fall, Hall was at the Williams home in Raritan Township, banding bats that were roosting in a bedroom window. The N.J. BatCam films the big brown bat colony's activity, and wildlife researchers have been finding out all sorts of things about the reclusive creatures.

RELATED: Banding BatCam bats at N.J. home

In her work to implement conservation programs such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, Hall's understanding of the process and positive attitude turned many farmers and landowners into dedicated environmental stewards.

Women & Wildlife Leadership Award Winner Pat Hamilton has worked for the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries since 1980. She is considered to be the champion for Eastern brook trout, the state's only native salmonid, and a species once extirpated from over 50-percent of its historical habitat due to human impacts.

PLUS: Wild brook trout still swim in New Jersey

Hamilton is one of three fisheries biologists in New Jersey endeavoring to strengthen the state regulations to further conserve native brook trout streams. Thanks to her efforts, more than 200 northern New Jersey streams have been designated as Trout Production Streams, which afford the streams higher levels of state protection.

The recipient of the Women & Wildlife Education Award is Tanya Oznowich, Environmental Education Supervisor of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, who has championed environmental education for over three decades.

Schools across New Jersey are incorporating environmental education into their curriculum, a new movement inspired by a growing awareness of environmental issues and our shared role in understanding and resolving them. To a large degree, this growing prominence is thanks to Tanya Oznowich. She has been engaging the public in natural resources since 1979. Since beginning her tenure with the NJDEP in 1988, she has dedicated herself to integrating environmental science into New Jersey's classrooms, from kindergarten to college.

The Women & Wildlife Awards celebrated Conserve Wildlife Foundation's past decade of honoring women for their success in protecting, managing, restoring, and raising awareness for the Garden State's endangered and imperiled wildlife species. The awards were given in an event Oct. 28 at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, which included a presentation of the awards to the recipients, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and a silent auction.

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

Alfred McKay, 74, of Philadelphia suffered leg, stomach and facial injuries when he was hit by a vehicle Friday.

RARITAN TWP. -- A 74-year-old Philadelphia man was in stable condition in the trauma unit of an area hospital Monday morning after being run over in the parking lot of a car dealership late Friday morning.

Alfred McKay suffered injuries to his leg, stomach and face, according to a report by Raritan Township Police.

The accident happened at 11:33 a.m. on Friday in the back parking lot of Ditschman/Flemington Ford as people were reportedly picking up vehicles from the dealership to take them to another site in Pennsylvania, police said.

RELATED: Pedestrian struck in car dealership lot

A black 2007 Ford Expedition driven by John Beaumont, 79, of Philadelphia reportedly hit a 2005 Toyota van parked in the lot, said Raritan Township Police Lt. Kevin Donovan. The Expedition "careened off the vehicle, then hit a man standing in the parking lot and drove over him, went forward and hit two other vehicles," Donovan said. The other two vehicles were a 2008 Ford Fusion and a 2013 Ford Edge.

Beaumont told officers the engine revved high before the collision, but, according to police, an officer at the scene reported the vehicle was idling properly, and no one else at the scene reported noticing anything wrong with the SUV, Donovan said. Beaumont was issued a summons for careless driving.

McKay was transported by Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad a short ways down Johanna Farms Road, where a State Police NorthStar helicopter flew him to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton. A spokeswoman in the trauma unit at the hospital confirmed on Monday that McKay was in stable condition.

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

The deadline for online votes is Nov. 5.

CLINTON -- Hunterdon Art Museum is in the running for a 2015 New Jersey Stage Award as the "Best Place to View Art" in the state. 

Museum staffers are putting out the word: "We need your help! If you enjoy our exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design in our historic venue, please vote for us," it was stated in a press release issued Monday morning.

The deadline for online votes is Nov. 5. People can find Hunterdon Art Museum in the list and click the "submit" button.

PLUS: Hunterdon Art Museum launches biggest exhibit in its history

The contest, on newjerseystage.com, covers seven categories: art, comedy, dance, film, music, theater and town. People can vote once a day in each category.

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

The Flemington Moose Lodge 1829 hosted their 5th Annual Golf Outing and Auction on Sept. 21, at Hopewell Valley Golf Club in Hopewell. The golf outing was followed by a dinner which included a live auction and basket auction.

The Flemington Moose Lodge's 2015 Golf Outing raised $24,000 to benefit three local families with handicapped children.

The Flemington Moose Lodge 1829 hosted their 5th Annual Golf Outing and Auction on Sept. 21, at Hopewell Valley Golf Club in Hopewell. The golf outing was followed by a dinner which included a live auction and basket auction. The event was held to benefit Isabella Woodward, a local 9-year-old born with hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy, Stephen Horvath, a local 8-year-old diagnosed with cerebral palsy and optic nerve atrophy, and Bryan Rebimbas, a local 14-year-old with spastic dysplasia, cerebral palsy, and autism.

Donations were also raised at a Charity Night event held on Sept. 17, at the Mangia Bene Restaurant in Raritan Twp. and from the sale of raffle tickets.

"The Flemington Moose is very proud to once again host this event. We thank all of the players, sponsors, and volunteers for their generosity. It is through them that we are able to help these three families with their significant financial burden," said Frank Pish, Governor of Flemington Moose Lodge 1829.

The Loyal Order of Moose is an international, fraternal organization dedicated to helping the community and Moose charities. Located at 81 Barley Sheaf Road, the Flemington Moose Lodge houses a kitchen and banquet hall available for rent. New members are always welcome.

For more information about the Flemington Moose, visit www.flemingtonmoose.com, email Moose 1829@comcast.net or call 908-788-5694.

Soloists will be Ilya Yakushev on piano and Alexander Yakushev on electric violin. This is an orchestra of 25 accordion players, two guitars, two electric keyboards and a whole percussion group.

Accordion Virtuosi of Russia will be performing at the Stanton Reformed Church in Lebanon, on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Soloists will be Ilya Yakushev on piano and Alexander Yakushev on electric violin. This is an orchestra of 25 accordion players, two guitars, two electric keyboards and a whole percussion group.

Tickets are $15 per person, $5 for students (with I.D.) Concerts last approximately one hour, with refreshments are served after the concert.

The trio aMuse (Eve Friedman-baroque flute, Rebecca Humphrey Diederich-baroque cello, & Marcia Kravis-harpsichord) will be performing works by Hoteterre, Geminani, le Roux, Bach, Handel, & Platti at Locktown Stone Church, Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. This will be the last concert of the series.

Tickets are $15 per person, $5 for students (with I.D.) Concerts last approximately one hour, with refreshments are served after the concert.

Visit www.locktownstonechurch.org for details.

Concerts are held at the Locktown Stone Church, GPS address 323 Locktown Sergeantsville Road, Flemington.

Kim Quinlan of Readington ran in support of Autism Speaks.

READINGTON -- Kim Quinlan of Readington completed the New York City marathon on Sunday, raising more than $3,500 for Autism Speaks.

She was still smiling at the 17-mile point, and ended up running the whole 26.2 miles in 4-and-a-half hours.

RELATED: Readington woman targets New York City marathon

Quinlan is a teacher's aide at Development Learning Center in Warren Township, a school that specializes in educating children with autism. Competing in the New York Marathon in support of "Autism Speaks" had special meaning for her.

Her efforts drew support from the community and from Sorella's Pizza and Pasta.

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

 

The event includes bingo specials, a tricky tray, raffle and 50/50. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m.. No one under 18 admitted.

The fourth annual Basket Bingo of Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program takes place on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Flemington Elks Lodge, 165 Route 31 south in Raritan Township.

Participants will have an opportunity at winning Longaberger products while supporting people working to recover from alcoholism and substance addiction.

The event includes bingo specials, a tricky tray, raffle and 50/50. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m.. No one under 18 admitted.

Proceeds benefit HDAP's treatment program in providing financial assistance to individuals in need of alcohol and substance abuse outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment who do not have the money to get the help they need. HDAP does not turn any person away in need of services.

For more information contact Jill Piperata at 908-788-1900 or jpiperata@hdap.org. Visit the group's website http://www.hdap.org for more information about this fun-filled fundraising event as well as the services HDAP provides.

Celebrate the many blessings as we give thanks to God with worship, fellowship and food at the annual ecumenical gathering. A freewill offering will be taken to support local food pantries.

Delaware Valley Interfaith Fellowship Community Thanksgiving Service will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m., at Everittstown United Methodist Church.

Celebrate the many blessings as we give thanks to God with worship, fellowship and food at the annual ecumenical gathering. A freewill offering will be taken to support local food pantries. Donations of canned food are also welcome. Light refreshments will be served following worship.

Everittstown UMC is at 415 County Road 513 (intersection of CR 519) in Pittstown. Call 908-996-4501 for more information.

"Paying off the mortgage now frees up close to $1,000 a month that can now go to other immediate needs confronting JFS and the families helped by the agency," said Jerry Starr, Executive Director of JFS.

Jewish Family Service of Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren Counties' Immediate past president Joan Handel and current president Charles N. Singman rip up JFS' mortgage after the final payment was made last month. (courtesy photo)

At the October Jewish Family Service board meeting the mortgage was ripped up after the final payment was made last month. Funds to pay off the mortgage came from last year's Challenge Grant fundraiser which was initialed by Arthur E and Nancy L. Lee, long time supporters of JFS.

"Paying off the mortgage now frees up close to $1,000 a month that can now go to other immediate needs confronting JFS and the families helped by the agency," said Jerry Starr, Executive Director of JFS.

Established in 1980 providing mental health counseling services JFS has evolved into a social service agency providing a wide range of services to the community which include; Betty and Arthur Roswell Family Counseling Center, Career Services, Senior Services, Family Mentoring Volunteer Program, Holocaust Survivor Support Services, Special Needs Programs, Emergency Assistance and NJ Shares, Family Life Education, Ohr Tikvah: Jewish Healing Services and a Hebrew Free Loan Program.

If interested in learning more about JFS programs, call 908-725-7799, email Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org, visit www.JewishFamilySvc.org or "like" us on Facebook. Jewish Family Service of SHW, Inc. 150-A West High St., Somerville, NJ 08876.

The team took home the second place trophy in the Pee Wee Rec Small category, after performing an exciting routine complete with stunts, cheer, jumps, and dance.

The Hunterdon Huskies Mitey Mites Cheer, ages 7 and 8, took second place at the North Hunterdon's Spooktacular Cheer competition. (courtesy photo)

The Hunterdon Huskies Mitey Mites Cheer, ages 7 and 8, competed this past weekend at North Hunterdon's Spooktacular Cheer competition.

The team took home the second place trophy in the Pee Wee Rec Small category, after performing an exciting routine complete with stunts, cheer, jumps, and dance.

The team consists of Juniper Boyle, Amaya Davis-Diop, Isabella Figueroa, Avery LaTorre, Kara Krysinski, Mackenzie Marks, Madison Metzger, Olivia Miles, Leah Rosa, and Samantha Pfingst. The team is coaches by Samantha Miles, Sam Boyle, Amy Marks, Christina Mazyk, Molly Padmos, and Terrie Sostorecz. Junior Coaches include Nikki O'Connell, Isabel Prieto, and Francesca Setaro.

For more information about Hunterdon Huskies AYF Football and Cheer, visit www.hunterdonhuskies.com.

The Rutgers Master Gardener volunteers are men and women of diverse backgrounds, experiences, talents and skills who, after receiving horticultural training and certification by Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, share their knowledge with their community through many varied volunteer activities.

The Rutgers Master Gardener program of Hunterdon County is now accepting applications for review. The upcoming Class of 2016 will begin on Jan. 19, 2016. Classes will be held at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office located in the Route 12 County Complex on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The Rutgers Master Gardener volunteers are men and women of diverse backgrounds, experiences, talents and skills who, after receiving horticultural training and certification by Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, share their knowledge with their community through many varied volunteer activities. The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Hunterdon County is a volunteer program that assists Rutgers Cooperative Extension in its mission to deliver horticultural information to the public.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity program provider and employer. Contact your local Extension Office for information regarding special needs or accommodations. Contact the State Extension Director's Office if you have concerns related to discrimination, 848-932-3584.

For more information about the program, contact Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County at 908-788-1338.

Each one-hour workshop includes hypnosis exercises, discussion and an optional CD for $18, which assists in reinforcing immediate results and long range success. The workshops can be taken individually or as a set.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center with offices in Flemington, Princeton and Frenchtown will present a special set of workshops on Saturday, Nov. 14, for Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss and Relaxation through Hypnosis at the Hypnosis Counseling Center, 28 Mine St. Flemington.

Each one-hour workshop includes hypnosis exercises, discussion and an optional CD for $18, which assists in reinforcing immediate results and long range success. The workshops can be taken individually or as a set.

The Smoking Cessation workshop is 10-11 a.m. Weight Loss is 11 a.m. to noon and Relaxation Through Hypnosis is noon-1 p.m. Barry Wolfson, who possesses a Master's Degree in Counseling and 29 years of proven success in the art of hypnosis, will lead each workshop.

The cost per workshop is $59. Registration begins immediately, and participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Hypnosis is a medically approved method of tapping the normally inaccessible power of the mind and correcting negative behavior.

For registration or further information, call 908-996-3311. For information on Hypnosis techniques or other Hypnosis workshops, contact Barry Wolfson, Hypnosis Counseling Center at 908-996-3311 or visit www.hypnosisnj.com

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for this year's general election. Below is a list of who is running and some of the key races in Hunterdon County.

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for this year's general election. Below is a list of who is running and some of the key races in Hunterdon County.

Check back with nj.com/hunterdon tomorrow after the polls close for a list of Election Day results. For complete results from across the state, go to nj.com/elections.

There are three key referendum questions in Hunterdon County this year:

• The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District has a referendum seeking voter approval for the sale of up to $7.3 million in bonds for nine projects at North Hunterdon and Voorhees high schools.
• Raritan Township will be asked a non-binding referendum question that, if approved, will allow the Township Committee to explore consolidation with Flemington Borough.
• West Amwell Township voters are being asked if the Township Committee should be increased from three to five members.

In East Amwell Township, incumbent Democrat David Wang-Iverson faces Republican challenger John "Andy" Reid for a three-year term on the Township Committee.

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In Flemington, there are three people, two Republicans and one Democrat, running for two, 3-year terms. Incumbent Democrat Joey Novick faces incumbent Republican Brooke Liebowitz and Republican Marc D. Hain.

High Bridge has three people running for two, 3-year terms on Borough Council. Incumbent Republicans Michael Stemple and Karen Scarcia face Democrat challenger Brenden Coughlin.

Republican Stephen Strange is running unopposed for a one-year unexpired term on the council.

The Raritan Township Committee race features incumbent Republicans Craig O'Brien and Karen Gilbert facing Democrats Robert Geremia and Surendra K. Puri for two, 3-year terms.

The Readington Township Committee race features five people, two Republicans and three independents, running for two, 3-year terms.

Republicans M. Elizabeth Duffy, who is an incumbent, and Benjamin Smith face independents Scott Scammell, John Kalinich, Jr. and Tanya Rohrbach, the latter two running appearing on the ballot under the banner "Keep Readington Affordable."

Incumbent Republican Thomas S. Auriemma is not seeking reelection.

PLUS: More N.J. Assembly news

In West Amwell Township two people, Republican Stephen Bergenfeld and Democrat Ron Shapella, are seeking one, 3-year term.

Below is a list of all the races in Hunterdon County:

General Assembly - 15th District (2 seats)

Peter Mendonez Jr. (R)

Anthony L. Giordano (R)

Reed Gusciora (D)

Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D)

General Assembly - 16th District (2 seats)

Jack M. Ciattarelli (R)

Donna M. Simon (R)

Andrew Zwicker (D)

Maureen Vella (D)

General Assembly - 23rd District (2 seats)

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

Maria Rodriguez (D)

Marybeth Maciag (D)

Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders (2 seats)

J. Matthew Holt (R)

John King (R)

No Democrats filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

Referendum seeking voter approval for the sale of up to $7.3 million in bonds for nine projects at North Hunterdon and Voorhees high schools.

Alexandria Twp.

Township Committee (one 3-year term)

R. Christian Pfefferle (R)

No Democrats filed

Delaware Valley Regional High School (one 3-year term)

No nomination made

Alexandria Township School District (three 3-year terms)

Douglas Linden, Jr.

Elizabeth Strochak

Amy E. DiPaolo

Patrick D. McGuinness

Bethlehem Twp.

Township Committee (two three-year terms)

Steve Keefe (R)

Walter Baumgarten (R)

No Democrats filed

Bethlehem Township School District (three 3-year terms)

Thomas Gregor

Debra D. Roosen

One open seat (no nomination made)

Bloomsbury

Mayor (one 4-year term)

Martha J. Tersigni (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Kathleen Jordan (R)

Chris Smith (R)

No Democrats filed

Bloomsbury Borough School (two 3-year terms)

Craig Levesque

One open seat (no nomination made)

Califon

Borough Council (2 three-year terms)

Michael Medea (D)

Leo M. Janas (D)

No Republicans filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 2-year term)

John V. Melick

Califon Borough School (two 3-year terms)

Jevan Furmanski

Terren Suydam

Clinton Town

Mayor (one 4-year term)

Janice Kovach (D)

No Republicans filed

Common Council (two 3-year terms)

Beth Sosidka (R)

Sherry Dineen (R)

No Democrats filed

Clinton-Glen Gardner School District

one 2-year unexpired term

Lorraine Linfante

Timothy D. Cutarelli

two, 3-year terms

Robert Moul

Carl J. Sabatino

Brendon McIsaac

Clinton Township

Township Council (two 3-year terms)

Chris D'Alleinne (R)

Dan McTiernan (R)

No Democrats filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 3-year term)

No nomination made

Clinton Township School District (three 3-year terms)

Alissa Olawski

Yehara S. Raddalgoda

Rachel McLaughlin

Delaware Township

Township Committee (two 3-year terms)

Kenneth J. Novak (R)

Alan C. Johnson (R)

John W. Kuhlman (D)

Samuel Thompson (D)

Hunterdon Central Regional High School (one 3-year term)

Karen Palestini Falk

Delaware Township School (three 3-year terms)

Thomas Bruhl

I. Catherine Roethel

Stephanie Dunn

East Amwell Twp.

Township Committee (one 3-year term)

John "Andy" Reid (R)

David Wang-Iverson (D)

East Amwell Township School (three 3-year terms)

Kimberly Williard

Anne S. Kenyon

Carole M. McGee

Flemington

Borough Council (1-year unexpired term)

Michelle Oberst (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Brooke Liebowitz (R)

Marc D. Hain (R)

Joey Novick (D)

Hunterdon Central Regional High School (one 3-year term)

Kimberly Bragg

Robert T. McNally

Flemington-Raritan Regional School District (one 3-year term)

Alan Brewer

Franklin Township

Township Committee (two 3-year terms)

Joe Darocha (R)

Craig Repmann (R)

No Democrats filed

Franklin Township School (two 3-year terms)

Terence French

Cyrus R. Cama

Frenchtown

Mayor (one 4-year term)

Warren Cooper (D)

No Republicans filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

William Sullivan III (R)

John W. Hindman Jr. (D)

Frenchtown Borough Elementary School (two 3-year terms)

Kate Nugent

Chris Guglielmo

Glen Gardner

Mayor (one 4-year term)

Mattias Schroeter (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Carol J. Morton (R)

Richard Mitterando (R)

No Democrats filed

Clinton-Glen Gardner School District

one 2-year unexpired term

Lorraine Linfante

Timothy D. Cutarelli

two, 3-year terms

Robert Moul

Carl J. Sabatino

Brendon McIsaac

Hampton

Mayor (one 4-year term)

James J. Cregar (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Jeffrey A. Tampier (R)

Douglas E. Rega (R)

No Democrats filed

Hampton Borough Public School (one 3-year term)

Elizabeth Dilts

High Bridge

Borough Council (1-year unexpired term)

Stephen Strange (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Michael Stemple (R)

Karen Scarcia (R)

Brenden Coughlin (D)

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 3-year term)

John R. Roncoroni

High Bridge Public School (one 2-year unexpired term)

No nomination made

High Bridge Public School (three 3-year terms)

Michael Estrada

Alan Schwartz

Stephen Johnson

Holland Township

Township Committee (one 3-year term)

Daniel T. Bush (R)

No Democrats filed

Delaware Valley Regional High School (one 3-year term)

Brett Reina

Holland Township School District

(one 2-year unexpired term)

Joseph P. Somers, Jr.

(two 3-year terms)

Casey Bickhardt

Roger W. Schneider

Philip J. Brennan

Kingwood Township

Township Committee (one 3-year term)

Richard Dodds (R)

No Democrats filed

Delaware Valley Regional High School (one 3-year term)

Debora Frank

Kingwood Township School (three 3-year terms)

Joseph DePinto

Paymon Jelvani

Kevin Bloom

Lambertville

Mayor (one 3-year term)

David M. DelVecchio (D)

No Republicans filed

South Hunterdon Regional School District (two 3-year terms)

Paul L. Rotondi

Nicole E. Claus

Daniel Seiter

Lebanon Borough

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Richard J. Burton (R)

Samuel Berger (R)

No Democrats filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 3-year term)

No nomination made

Lebanon Borough School (two 3-year terms)

Melissa Toledo

Christine Burton

Lebanon Township

Township Committee (one 3-year term)

Mike Schmidt (R)

No Democrats filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 3-year term)

John R. Roncoroni

Lebanon Township School District (three 3-year terms)

Kelly Weiler

Dana Pierro

Michele Korfin

Milford

Mayor (one 4-year term)

Ronald R. Rehl (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Henry R. Schepens (R)

Elisa Yager (R)

No Democrats filed

Milford Public School (one 3-year term)

Westley Hackmann

Raritan Township

Township Committee (two 3-year terms)

Craig O'Brien (R)

Karen Gilbert (R)

Robert Geremia (D)

Surendra K. Puri (D)

Referendum question to explore consolidation with Flemington Borough

Flemington-Raritan Regional School District (three 3-year terms)

Laurie Markowski

Anna Fallon

Thomas Smith II

Tim Bart

Readington Twp.

Township Committee (two 3-year terms)

M. Elizabeth Duffy (R)

Benjamin Smith (R)

Scott Scammell (I)

John Kalinich, Jr. (I) "Keep Readington Affordable"

Tanya Rohrbach (I) "Keep Readington Affordable"

No Democrats filed

Hunterdon Central Regional High School (one 3-year term)

Vincent T. Panico

Claire K. Curry

Readington Township School District (three 3-year terms)

Eric M. Zweling

Melissa Szanto

Anna Shinn

Stockton

Borough Common Council (1-year unexpired term)

Adam Juncosa (D)

No Republicans filed

Borough Council (2-year unexpired term)

Anthony A. Grecco (R)

No Democrats filed

Borough Council (two 3-year terms)

Nic Messina (R)

Aaron Lipsen (D)

Tewksbury Twp.

Township Committee (two 3-year terms)

Dana Desiderio (R)

Peter Melick (R)

No Democrats filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 3-year term)

John V. Melick

Tewksbury Township School District

(one 2-year unexpired term)

Michele Tenerelli

Thomas Thorp

(three 3-year terms)

Krista Jenkins

Laura Bartels

Krista Geoffrion

Union Township

Township Committee (two 3-year terms)

Matt Severino (R)

William F. Bischoff (R)

No Democrats filed

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School (one 3-year term)

Amy E. Masters

Union Township School District (three 3-year terms)

No nominations made

West Amwell Twp.

Township Committee (one 3-year term)

Stephen Bergenfeld (R)

Ron Shapella (D)

Referendum question to increase membership of Township Committee from three to five members.

South Hunterdon Regional School District (one 1-year unexpired term)

Celeste Mosby

(one 3-year term)

No nomination made

Charges include theft, heroin possession, and criminal trespass.

FLEMINGTON -- A Hunterdon County grand jury has decided that sufficient evidence exists for the prosecution to proceed with cases against the people listed below. The defense has not yet responded to the charges. The indictment is merely a formal charge. These defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.

These indictments were returned on Oct. 29:

* Jamaal R. Burley was indicted on one fourth-degree count of theft.

On or between July 15 and 25 in Raritan Township, Burley allegedly took $235 from Stop & Shop.

* Christopher H. Trafnik was indicted on one third-degree count of theft of lost property.

On Aug. 25 in Raritan Township, he allegedly took $1,028 from someone, knowing that the money had been lost or mislaid.

PLUS: Hunterdon's Most Wanted

* Christopher M. Banos was indicted on one third-degree charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.

On July 13 in Delaware Township, he allegedly had a black B&G Armament air soft gun, without a permit to carry it.

* Nicole M. Bruno was indicted on one third-degree count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and one fourth-degree count of shoplifting.

On Sept. 12 in Readington, she allegedly took between $200 and $500 worth of beauty supplies, cosmetics and clothing from Walmart, and she allegedly had oxymorphone hydrochloride, a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

* Chad V. Cicalese was indicted on one fourth-degree count of resisting arrest, and one fourth-degree count of obstructing governmental operations.

On July 10 in Lebanon Township, he allegedly tried to prevent Readington Township Police Sgt. Carlos Ferreiro from making an arrest, and allegedly ran away into a river to avoid police and a tracking canine.

* Abdelrasoul Taha was indicted on a fourth-degree charge of criminal trespass.

On April 18 in Flemington, he allegedly entered a dwelling on East Main Street without permission.

* Jessica A. Capo was indicted on a third-degree charge of possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

On Aug. 15 in Readington, she allegedly had heroin, a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance.

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

 

On Nov. 11, make a point of thanking veterans for their service and for the example they have set for us all.

To the editor:

As is the case every year around this time, we pause to express our gratitude to all who have served our country. Though the enemies to our freedom have changed throughout the years, the resolve of our military to combat them has never wavered.

Similarly, our country's commitment to the welfare of our veterans should be steadfast. In the presidential debates -- Republican & Democrat -- almost all of the potential candidates have made a point of mentioning that much still has to be done for those who have given their time -- and more -- so that we can live free. Let's ensure that this is not merely rhetoric, but rather a call to action for an even greater commitment to the well-being of our veterans.

The author Bernard Malamud once wrote, "Without heroes we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go."

On Nov. 11, make a point of thanking veterans for their service and for the example they have set for us all.

David Williams

Readington Township