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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
September 1, 2008
Plumsted’s
First Vineyard Winery Opening
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The two-day grand opening of
Plumsted Township’s first winery and grape vineyard, Laurita Winery, 35
Archertown Road, New Egypt, is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 12
to 6
p.m. and Sunday, September 21, 12 to 5 p.m. There will be wine tasting,
butlered hors d’oeuvres, live music, tractor hay wagon rides through
the
rolling hill vineyard vista and valet parking. The two day grand
opening is a
ticketed event. For more information on ticket pricing and purchasing
on-line,
please contact Laurita Winery at 609-758-8000 or their website: www.lauritawinery.com
Touring Laurita Winery, one
will experience the harvesting of grapes from the vineyard, the
processing,
storing and bottling of award winning wines. The Laurita Vineyard
focuses on
making wines from grapes that appeal worldwide, concentrating on the
Vinifera,
the classic European noble varieties. From 1998 to 2000, the first 20
acres of
Chardonnay, Cabernet and Merlot were planted. In 2002, the second 20
acres of
vineyards received the cuttings for the Pinot Gris, Lemberger,
Chambourcin,
Norton and Zweigelt.
Laurita
Winery is more than a greenway vista
that overlooks hundreds of farm acres in the land preservation program,
it
operates on “green technology” with solar panels providing the
sustainable
clean energy source for its’ electrical power. With the addition of
Laurita
Winery, Plumsted Township’s agri-tourism industry will become one of
the
State’s most unique, ranging from fresh fruits and vegetables on the
U-Pic
farms to a blueberry U-Pic farm with freshly baked home-maid blueberry
pies to
horse and dairy farms to the grape vineyard and winery…all in
Plumsted.on more
than 3,000 acres of permanently preserved land.
The New Egypt area MOMS Club
President, Stephanie McMahon, would like to thank residents and participating
local businesses for a very successful “Pack the School Sack” project that
provided 52 donated school back-packs, filled with school supplies, to less
fortunate school children. Local businesses that provided drop off boxes for
the donated school supplies included: Tasters Canvas, CVS / Pharmacy, Broken
Porch, New Egypt Market Place, Growing Smiles Dentistry, Tilghman Funeral Home,
Signing Up Signs and USA Towing.
MOMS Club is hosting a “Back
to School Brunch,” beginning at 9:30 A.M. on September 15, at the New Egypt
Fire House on Main Street.
An open invitation to all Moms with pre-schoolers in the New Egypt area,
including Cream Ridge, Upper Freehold Township
and Allentown,
is being extended. Moms can enjoy the brunch, while their pre-schoolers are
being taught about “stranger danger” with a pre-school safety video. For more
information, call 738-2077.
One of the most popular and
best attended events this Summer has been the return of “Cruz Nites,”
featuring
the display of classic and antique cars, to the New Egypt
Downtown Main Street, on the
second Thursday of each month. The final “Cruz Nite” for this Summer is
September 11th (6 to 9 pm).
The next regularly scheduled public meetings with
the new administration of Township Committee members Dave Leutwyler,
Steve Reed, Eric Sorchik, Deputy Mayor Mike McCue and Mayor Ron Dancer
is Wednesday, September 3rd
at
8:00 P.M.
Public comments and participation are encouraged at all Township
Committee meetings. . Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
for more information and current events.
Meet The Mayor 2008
Schedule
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As a result of the new Township Committee meeting
schedule, the dates for the monthly one-on-one personal meeting
sessions with Mayor Ron Dancer at the Library every month have also
been revised. In 2007, meet personally with the Mayor at the Library on
the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month (September
3rd and October 1st )
from 7 to 9 p.m. to discuss local concerns or State
issues. Residents
may call the
Library (758-7888) in advance to schedule a specific time for your
convenience. The Mayor encourages residents to
contact him
anytime at 758-2241x102 Township / 758-3497 Home / r.s.dancer@att.net
Can't get to the meetings or the hours scheduled
at the library. To discuss your concerns and issues personally with the
mayor, click for more information.
Contact the State
Legislative Office
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For Federal issues, contact
our Congressman Chris
Smith at 609-585-7878 and for County matters,
contact
Freeholder
Director, Joe Vicari at 1-800-722-0291. Browse the
Township
website:
www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
or www.downtownnewegyptnpp.org for more information and
current events.
For more
information on our Township, residents are also encouraged to
visit website:
www.mainstreetsusa.com
and the official web site of Ocean County Government:
www.oceancountygov.com.
The New Egypt Press, our official weekly newspaper, is now on line at:
www.newegyptpress.com.
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