New Jersey 7th Congressional District Focus: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union Counties

UPCOMING EVENT:

Green fair in Flemington: Sunday, June 26 from 1-5pm

Location: Court Street Park, behind the Historic Courthouse.

There will be a variety of environmentally-friendly exhibitors and vendors, and local businesses will participate, also. The fair will also have plenty of kids' activities, also.

For additional information, see the press release (PDF).


CURRENT TV:
Current TV, founded by Al Gore, includes some of the best journalism in America today. In particular their Vanguard series is amazing and should not be missed by ANYONE who wants to know in depth coverage of some of the major stories in the world.

In most areas Current TV is available on:
DIRECTV Channel 358
DISH Network Channel 196
Comcast Digital: Channel 107
AT&T U-Verse: Channel 189

Check out their program schedule here.

BLOGGER RADIO NJ:
Every Wednesday Evening: Blue Jersey Radio
Wednesday nights at 8pm with hosts Jeff Gardner and Jason Springer. Listen live or download podcasts at anytime.


Click here to listen!


Dine In for Change is back!

Dine in For Change is a series of dinners that Raritan County Democratic Club members host in their homes. The series starts in March and runs through November. All proceeds support Raritan Township Democratic Club in our mission to elect Democrats.

If you wish to attend any of the dinners they are on a first come, first serve basis.
You must call or email the host of the event at least 4 days prior to confirm your reservation.

All dinners are BYOB.

The price $15.00 per person for any of our dinners listed on the schedule.
Checks should be made out to Raritan Township Democratic Club or RTDC.
Mail to 153 Voorhees Corner Road, Flemington, NJ 08822 or just
bring it to the event.

Click here for the 2011 Dine In for Change Schedule (PDF)

(check back often as new Dine Ins are added to the schedule)

Join us for an evening of good food and good conversation, won't you?


Here are some local resources in the 7th Congressional District:

Hunterdon County Democrats
P.O. Box 473, Flemington, NJ 08822
908-782-3388

Click here to volunteer in Hunterdon County.

Hunterdon Democracy for America:
The local affiliate of Howard Dean's Democracy for America. The Progressive Grassroots at its best.

Hunterdon DFA is a permanent progressive community where it's least expected. The best people in Hunterdon drinking the best coffee in Hunterdon - we have a good time, we produce, and we welcome you.

For more information, click here.

To join, click here.

Somerset County NJ Young Democrats:
Somerset County Young Dems on Facebook!
Email: somersetyoungdems@gmail.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SCYD

Union County Democrats:
To find out how you can get involved, you can call Union County Democratic Headquarters at (908) 245-1004 and 1006,
stop by our office at 122 B East Westfield Ave., Roselle Park, NJ 07204
or send us email: info@unioncountydems.com

Union County Young Democrats:
Goals

·To motivate our youth, from the scholastic level through college, to participate in politics.

·To educate students on pressing public issues and how Democrats are working to resolve these issues.

·To register students to vote and make them more knowledgeable of the workings of the American governmental and political systems.

If you are interested, or know of someone who is interested, please contact Ezzio Bustamante at 908-418-0218.

Middlesex County Democrats:
http://www.mcdonj.com/index.php
231 Bridge Street, Building F
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Phone: (732) 906-3680
Fax: (732) 906-3975

Check out their calendar of local events here.

To get involved in Middlesex County, click here.

Raritan Township Democratic Club
153 Voorhees Corner Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
Club Phone 908-782-3940
info@raritantwpdems.org
http://www.raritantwpdems.com/

Meetings are on or about the 2nd Thursday of each month
LOCATION: 153 Voorhees Corner Road

Tewksbury Democratic Committee
http://www.tewksburydems.org/index.htm

This is the place to come to work for positive values, responsible leadership, and community involvement.

The TDC pledges to create working relationships with other civic-minded people who share our goals for improving our community.

The Tewksbury Democratic Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Oldwick Library at 8 PM. Please join us.

For more information click here


GREEN BUSINESSES IN THE AREA: These are some of the best local businesses around. Taken from the Green America Green Pages

George Street Co-op
www.georgestreetcoop.com
A storefront cooperative selling vegetarian foods that have the least processing and contaminants and the greatest nutritional value possible. Owned and operated by its members.
Phone: (732)247-8280
Fax: (732)247-0103
89 Morris St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2549

Fair Trade Coffee Company
www.fairtradecoffee.org
Fair Trade coffee. Fair Trade Certified™, certified organic, fresh roasted coffee, tea, and chocolate. Lovely gift baskets. "Coffee of the Month" subscriptions. Fundraising opportunities.
Phone: (800)909-9807
104 Elm St.
Westfield, NJ 07090-3126

Special E, LLC
www.thespeciale.com
Rescues items left over from meetings and events, then recycles and repurposes them in ways that help the planet and people in need.
Phone: (732)448-1930
Fax: (732)448-1932
19 Banner Ct.
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Jeffrey Axelbank
www.jeffreyaxelbankpsyd.com
"Catalyst for corporate innovation." Provides customized approach to management consulting, addressing issues such as strategic planning, reorganization, change management, team-building, executive coaching, employee retention, conflict resolution, corporate culture, etc. Expert in whole-system approaches such as Future Search.
Phone: (732)572-8848
Fax: (732)572-7002
727 Raritan Ave.
Highland Park, NJ 08904

VeggieDate.org
www.veggiedate.org
Vegetarian, vegan, macrobiotic, rawfood personal ads. Full two-week free trial. Search over 16,000 ads by criteria including religion: Adventist, Buddhist, Hindu, spiritual. Also visit www.GreenPeople.org.
Phone: (732)514-1066
41 Highland Ave.
Ste. 206
Highland Park, NJ 08904

White Lotus Home
www.whitelotus.net
Give your family the comfort and security of a US handcrafted, all natural mattress. Give yourself the peace of mind that they are safe in a toxin-free bed. Since 1981, supplying natural and organic mattresses, bedding, fine furnishings, and more. Custom work, wholesale/retail.
Phone: (877)426-3623
Fax: (732)828-4159
431 Raritan Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904

Sustainable Threads
www.sustainablethreads.com
Special offer for Green Pages™ readers: 5% discount for any purchase for NGP readers; 10% discount for one time purchase of more than $200.
Offers Fair Trade home hecor, stationery, and apparel that are handwoven on bamboo looms, handembroidered, and handappliquéd. Your purchases support livelihoods of more than 750 underprivileged women artisans.
Phone: (732)940-7487
Fax: (732)419-0107
84 Riverbend Dr.
North Brunswick, NJ 08902

Office Furniture NYC
www.OfficeFurnitureNYC.com
Provides quality used office solutions to small businesses, corporations, and professional offices in New York, New Jersey, and throughout the Northeast.
Phone: (908)998-2401
P.O.Box. 455
Fanwood, NJ 07023


BIODIESEL IN HUNTERDON COUNTY AREA:
Tired of your money going to Saudi Arabia, Iran or Venezuela every time you fill up your gastank? Well you can support a LOCAL business and LOCAL jobs by buying locally produced biodiesel for your diesel engine or for heating your home.

Biodiesel is now available in Hunterdon County:

Stem Brothers, Inc., a family owned & operated full-service home energy company since 1946, is proud to become the first heating oil company in Hunterdon & Warren County New Jersey and Bucks County Pennsylvania to provide their customers with environmentally friendly premium Biofuels.

Rick Stem, Stem Brothers spokesman, is excited about making the switch to Bioheating oil stating “Biofuels are much more than just good business-it’s a premium product we firmly believe in and use ourselves. Bioheat and Biodiesel both have increased lubricity and a cleaner burn. Characteristics that are advantageous in oil heat systems and diesel engines, in addition to benefiting the environment.” Stem went on to say, “Homegrown biofuels displace our dependency on foreign oil, supporting American energy independence. It makes a positive difference for our economy, our energy security and our children’s future. Biofuels are a positive way to do that. When we considered all the benefits it was easy to make this strategic business decision that is good for our customers and a significant step in environmental stewardship.

Stem Brothers, Inc. is supplied by Amerigreen, a ASTM certified mid-Atlantic leader in the wholesale marketing of Biofuels with blending terminals throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “The Stem’s commitment and transition to Biofuels should serve as encouragement to the entire community that everyone can do their part where possible to support American energy independence and cleaner air.” says Ron Flick, Amerigreen Brand Manager.

Stem Brothers now offers blends of B5 Diesel Fuel (5% biodiesel) and B2 Bioheat (2% bioheating oil) with plans to increase the blend percentages in the future.

Also new for the 2009-2010 heating season is the Stem Brothers, Inc. CAP Pricing Program. A buy in insurance program that caps the consumer’s maximum cash price at $2.399 per gallon. If the market price is less the customer pays the lower price, but if the market goes up, the customer pays only the cap price.

For further information about Stem Brothers, Inc. please visit www.StemBrothers.com
For further information about Amerigreen please visit www.Amerigreen.com

You can take a big step towards economic recovery and energy independence for America by buying biofuels through this local company.

Stem Brothers, Inc.
P.O. Box T, 760 Frenchtown Road, Milford, NJ 08848
Phone: 908 996 2177


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