Hope News

Michael Slattery, then a new principal at Bloomsbury Elementary School, digs in during a tree-planting at the school in 2004.

For nearly three decades, Holmdel Det. Sgt. Louis Torres has organized the Holmdel Police Department's participation in the New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, an event that typically raises $5,000 through sponsorships from individuals, local businesses and Holmdel PBA fundraisers.

Jonah P. Lucas of Hope was awarded his Eagle Scout Award by Troop 146 on Jan. 21. To fulfill the Leadership Service Project, Jonah re-designed and re-landscaped the area in front of the Hope Township Municipal Building.

The celebration of life for organ and tissue transplant recipients and the courageous acts of donor families were honored at NJ Sharing Network's 25th anniversary dinner on April 12 at the Short Hills Hilton.

United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey present ASTRONOMY DAY 2012 on Saturday, May 12 with Free Astronomy Presentations And Solar Observing at the NE Branch of Warren County Library, 40 Route 46, Hackettstown.