Local government
will reorganize
Thurs., Jan. 3 — Newly elected Township Committee members Carl Suraci and Greg Burchette will be sworn in at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Biondi township complex on South Branch Road. Other professional and volunteers’ appointments are made. Refreshments follow in multi-purpose room.
Democratic Alliance
meeting scheduled
Thursday, Jan. 10 — Democratic Alliance meets at 6:45 p.m. at Avalon Assisted Living, 393 Amwell Road. Prospective members welcome.
RVCC will detail
semester offerings
Wed., Jan. 16 — Raritan Valley Community College will talk about the spring semester, admissions, transfer opportunities and financial aid in an information session from 5 to 7 p.m. at the library, 379 South Branch Road. The spring semester starts Jan. 22. For information, contact [email protected] or call 908-526-1200, ext. 7009.
Book club discusses
extremism politics
Thursday, Jan. 17 — Politics book club discusses “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism” by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, Sal’s Pizzeria, 220 Triangle Road, 7-9 p.m. Contact Jim at [email protected] to RSVP.
Vaccinate dogs,
cats at free clinic
Sat., Jan. 19 — Free rabies vaccination clinic for Hillsborough dogs and cats. 10 a.m. to noon. Hillsborough Public Works Garage, 21 East Mountain Road (next to YMCA). No registration necessary. Cats must be in secure box or carrier. Dogs must be leashed. Snow date: Jan. 26.
Elks reschedule
their tricky tray
Sat., Jan. 19 — Manville-Hillsborough BPOE 2119, 1500 Brooks Blvd. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Raffle begins at 7:30. $10 (includes one free sheet of tickets). No one under 18 admitted. Bring five non-perishable food items for the local food pantry and get a free grand prize raffle (limit of 10 items). For tickets call 908-725-1717 or 908-575-9610. Limited tickets will be sold at door.
Club hears details
of trip to Holland
Thurs., Jan. 24 — The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. at the Station House on Olive Street in Neshanic Station. At 11, club members will showcase their April trip, led by Master Gardener Marylin Hulme and landscape architect Mary Kay Muckenhoupt, to Holland. Bring a bag lunch and lug your mug; dessert and beverage only will be served at noon. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For information, contact club president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Get tips on starting
your own business
Thursday, Feb. 7 — SCORE will hold a free seminar on “How to Start a Business” in the Hillsborough library on South Branch Road from 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Cathy Briant at the library at 908-369-2200.
Continuing events
Community theater — “A Murder is Announced,” an Agatha Cristie mystery, plays weekends Jan. 11-27 by the Somerset Valley Players at the theater at 689 Amwell Road (Route 514). Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2. General admission is $15, or $13 for seniors and students. For tickets, go to www.svptheatre.org or call 908-369-7469.The theater is air conditioned and barrier-free.
Alzheimer’s support group — The Alzheimer’s Association has a support group in Hillsborough. Family members and caregivers come together to share information and support in a safe, confidential atmosphere.
Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the sunroom at Emeritus Senior Living, 60 Auten Road. Call 431-1300 if attending.
Divorce support group — A non-denominational support group to help separated and divorced people to a new beginning. The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30 p.m., at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, Route 206 at Homestead Road. 908-295-6740.
Community events, meeting notices, public announcements and items of local interest appear in this column at no charge. Send to [email protected] or Community Calendar, c/o the Hillsborough Beacon, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, N.J. 08542, or fax to 609-924-3842.

