Bedminster flags

Hats off to the flag people.
New flags have been replace over the highways and railways in and about town.
The Flags look great.
Thank you for doing such a great patriotic tribute to 9/11 and troop support.

Do forget road delays - tarring

Bedminster, Voting time is upon us

Voting time is upon us.
So Let's get off our butts, make the time,(watch for road delays- go figure) and GET To the voting polls!. There are 3 ballot questions for our state, so make sure you read each one, take them to a lawyer or English major, for deciphering , come to a conclusion and place your vote. ( These are important so don’t be fooled by the “blah blah blah“) you can read more here. http://www.state.nj.us/oag/elections/results_2006_doe.html under 06’ public Questions - They don’t make it easy that’s for sure!

• Question 1- Dedicates Annual Revenue of an Amount Equal to a Tax Rate of 0.5% under the State Sales Tax for Property Tax Reform. . They LOVE DOING THIS TO USE! READ MORE at the link.

• Question 2- Constitutional Amendment to Expand Uses of Dedicated Tax Revenues to Fund Improvements and Facilities on Preserved Open Space Lands .. READ ON At the Link.

• Question 3 - Constitutional Amendment Changes the Dedication of Motor Fuels Tax to State Transportation System.. Do the SAME. These are PDF files So good luck!

Don’t be confused!? yeah right!
Bedminster Township District 16 http://www.njvoterinfo.org/?p=d/16.php - just the local guys.. Check them out, Don’t think they’re up for election yet. (better known as Municipalities). These folks go to Trenton .
In district 7 ( That would Be Bedminster in the Congressional race in our state ) here are our candidates for congress. ( that’s the big house in Washington, known as the house of representatives.) Because they come from Our Local district ( like the neighborhood) these folks are the closes voice we have in Washington. http://www.njvoterinfo.org/?p=ge2006/cd7.php so check them out..
State wide we have a Senate race. Here We choose someone to go to the Senate in Washington. Here’s where we get our senator to put pork ( which is like getting funding for a turtle reserve in Bedminster) in legislation of bills like that of ; budget or other important legislative bills ( like homeland security) before the president signs them into law. This is when we can have really weird stuff either built or created for our state. They ( the senators ) also checks the presidential duties.
http://www.njvoterinfo.org/?p=ge2006/summary.php here you can read about these Men And women. And Don’t forget - Bedminster is in District 7 when it comes to a federal government- for the house of representatives in of congress.

We Also have our local race in Bedminster. This is the Township Elections. Everything is up for grabs.
Look up all of them here. http://www.bernardsvillenews.com/ or here http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=1918&nav_sec=65208
However there are also Local Assembly persons ( or Localities ). These folks are in charge of the local government and debate up in our town hall. They do things like work on the Bedminster budget , debate local ordnances, zoning , regulations , ( like Christmas lighting, roads, sewage, med a vac helicopters things like that.) they debated till they pass a vote, then it’s on the books it becomes law.. I guess the mayor has to sign off on this stuff. But Then You have the county boards and commissioners township committee http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/_towninfo/bedminster.htm and freeholder. http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/freeholder.htm-- good god.
Yes , There sure is a lot to remember know and understand when it comes to government, and I probably don’t have some stuff absolute but this is the jest of it.
And another thing it is your Civic Responsibilities http://www.state.nj.us/nj/govinfo/civic/index.html
Voter ID requirements http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/vote_id_req.html
!!!!!!Register to Vote - It might be the most important thing you do for your neighborhood, county, town, city and State… Take pride in it.
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/vote_doe.html
Voter information for local elections http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/elections/voterinfo.htm

road delays

Expect some roads delays on Burnt Mills Rd. Road construction, tarring and line painting. All so cable lines are being put down for the new school construction.
Have a safe Halloween!

They're herrreeee

They’re here.
Some of you have probably notice a little black bug roaming along side your house, garage or barn.
Well fear not.
These little buggers known to the world of bug studiers as Leptocoris gravitates or to me and you, or you and me, the Box Elder bug.. A bug that walks like a cockroach looks like a cockroach but is not a cockroach. These pesky little yuck bugs love warm spots on the exterior of any structure.
Well, how do you kill them?
First you must know a few things about the Box elder bug.
They don’t bite, They won’t harm your home. They are not termites, they don’t eat furniture, but can leave their droppings. EWWWW. They Don’t Harm animals, house plants, or you. Simply put, they are bugs, ugly crawly bugs.
Ok, so, how do We Kill them?
First You have to know where they are breeding.. Ewwwwww.
In The Fall. These little ewww bugs, move into cavities or cracks in your house, garage or shed or whatever structures is around. Once they have done this little can be done to eliminate them.
( Screaming Yaaaaaaa, Help ).
You must Protect yourself. First Remove all Elder trees from your property. Well, Any one who knows, if you live in Bedminster, this would mean a legislative act. But, fear not. You can caulk all windows, repair screen doors, find those cracks and fill them.
Finding the spots where these bugs are is to check the warm side of your home or other structure . If they are in your house, it is a good thing to remember the little flying bugs really don’t want to be there. One could say they had got lost in their adventure to find a way outside. Or have flown into your home by an open door or cracks around the window. When mashing these bugs, they might stain your furnishing , so be careful.
The remedy, on the exterior of your home you can use the soap and water solution. Water and soap is sprayed directly on the insects, the soap kills them. If you use an exterminator use them in the summer or spring time or early fall. Insecticides are not very effective after the weather turns cold. ( Trick Question - At what temperature is it cold?).
However, I use commando tactics when approaching these Elder bugs.. Armed with gloves and a scarf. I slowly approach and Spray! Not Water, but RAID!!!! The KILLS FLYING INSCETS, Raid.
My job is done here.
Check out the Canadian website: http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/INSECTS/box_elder_bugs.htm

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Today The winds are blowing Hard. Sunday Oct 29th 2006

We Lost a family friend to these wind. A friend that came to this house and was nurtured with love and care, watched the children grow up, was a friend to the dogs, fed the deers and provided a need to the many birds.
Yes, today we lost our very special weeping willow tree.





Ok So what happened at the far hills races Yesturday... Other then The great mud anything excited happened. I cancelled out on going. The weather forcast scared me off plus port a pottie filled with mud was not something I wanted to deal with .. I Know last year many people lost there cells phone down the pit, ewwwww.