| Name |
Walter O’Brien |
| About Me |
Retired as manager of rock bands for 30+ years then turned journalist, O’Brien lives in the hills above Spruce Run Reservoir with border collie Bear. |
| Date of Birth |
December 25, 1951 |
| Profession |
Staff writer at the Courier News, MyCentralJersey.com and Flemington.InJersey.com. |
| Hobbies |
What , and take away all the mystery? |
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Sorry to tell the readers of Flemington…. 11 months, 1 week ago · View
Sorry to tell the readers of Flemington.InJersey.com that my job, along with many others here at the Courier News and at Gannett, has been eliminated effective immediately. Should you want to contact the Courier News the editor is Jay Jefferson Cooke at jjcooke@njpressmedia.com or call 908-243-6600. Thanks for all your help and support. I don’t know [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Somerset Savings Bank to host Flemington shred event 11 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Somerset Savings Bank is hosting free community shred days at two locations from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 at the Flemington office at 141 Broad St. and the Bound Brook office at 220 W. Union Ave. While these shred events are free and open to the public, Somerset Savings Bank is requesting that participants [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Artsbridge announces 17th annual show results 11 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Opening night for Artsbridge’s 17th Annual Juried Show was a great success. Ninety pieces were selected from 250 entrants. On Saturday, June 11th, Board President Margie Milne toasted the winners and presented the Artsbridge “Artist’s Laurel Honoree Award” to Ty Hodanish, artists, educator and past president of Artsbridge, for his contribution to the arts community. The [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Main Street Manor wins 2011 Award of Excellence 11 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Main Street Manor Bed & Breakfast Inn in Flemington has been chosen by TripAdvisor to receive their Award of Excellence for 2011. TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site and they base their Award of Excellence on consistently excellent feedback given by the guests that have visited. Innkeepers Donna & Ken Arold have owned Main Street [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Hunterdon Library offers June programs 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
TEEN CAFÉ OFFERS JOURNALING WORKSHOP Teen Café will offer a Journaling Workshop at the North County Branch of the Hunterdon County Library in Clinton on Wednesday, June 22 from 7 – 8 p.m. as a preview to their summer programming for Teens. This year’s theme, You Are Here, will take young people from within themselves, to exotic [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Sphericality Studio introduces BarreAmped™ body shaping 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
While celebrities like Julia Roberts, Kelly Ripa, Kate Hudson and Heidi Klum flock to barre fitness classes in New York and Los Angeles, now those in the area will be able to experience their own body transformation with the arrival of BarreAmped™. Now being offered at Sphericality Studio, BarreAmped™ is a results-driven fitness regimen designed to [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Flemington Inn, inspired by their own colony, sets honeybee seminar 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
FLEMINGTON – It takes a Village to relocate a honeybee! When you own a Bed & Breakfast, the thrill is in the arrival and hosting of guests – except when the guests are an active colony of honeybees. Ken & Donna Arold, the owners of Main Street Manor Bed & Breakfast in Flemington have hosted thousands [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: An old fashioned Flag Day Social at the Red Mill Museum 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
President Woodrow Wilson once said “The flag of the United States … has been created by the experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a history.” The Red Mill Museum has been privileged to [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Hunterdon Parks offers discount amusement tickets and programs for June 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
DISCOUNT AMUSEMENT PARK TICKETS ON SALE In cooperation with the New Jersey Park & Recreation Association, the Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation will be offering amusement park discount tickets to the following areas: Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom Adult……………………………………$36.00 Hershey Park Adult.…………………………………. $44.00 Junior…………………………….…… $32.00 Sesame Place All Admissions…………………………$49.00 Birthday Pass (July [...]
Walter O’Brien wrote a new blog post: Explore the Lockatong Creek in celebration of 15 years of Hunterdon Land Trust 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Flemington — The Hunterdon Land Trust invites you to a “Day on the Land”, a community event to welcome visitors to the land trust’s Lockatong Preserve in Delaware Township and to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the nonprofit land preservation organization. The Day on the Land will take place, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to [...]