EDISON – Last week, Mayor Jun Choi accepted a developer’s fee from Hartz Mountain Industries – the redeveloper of the former Ford Motor Co. plant – that will go toward tax relief. Hartz President Emanuel Stern presented Choi with a $1.5 million ceremonial check, written out to the “Taxpayers of Edison” and with “For... »
UNION COUNTY—In an effort to help support our troops overseas, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County, which includes clubs in Roselle Park, Union, Elizabeth and Plainfield, are sponsoring a care package drive now through June 15. All residents within Union County and surrounding towns are asked to support the drive by donating... »
CLARK—Cancer doesn’t sleep. And neither will the American Cancer Society until a cure is found. Residents of Union County and surrounding communities are invited to celebrate the lives of local cancer survivors, and remember those lost to cancer at the upcoming Relay For Life of Clark at Arthur L. Johnson High School, 365 Westfield... »
LINDEN – Volunteers from the Department of Public Property and Community Services’ free income tax assistance program helped nearly 1,700 Linden residents to complete their federal and state income tax forms this year. The volunteers reached approximately 100 homebound individuals, and provided assistance at Tremley Point Recreation Center and the John T. Gregorio Recreation... »
Exploring Career Choices—Dr. Peter Brody (right) of Murray Hill Veterinary Associates in New Providence, advises Elizabeth Bukiron, a junior at Benedictine Academy, on how to handle “Tate” during a checkup. Bukiron, an Elizabeth resident, was among 40 juniors from her school who participated in “B Week” April 20-24, enjoying off-campus job shadowing opportunities. Additional... »
Soehl Students Of The Month—Principal Diana Braisted (far right) recently honored Soehl Middle School’s April students of the month. Pictured left to right are sixth graders Yasmeen Bayoumi and Brett Musialowicz; seventh graders Travis Horsch and Melissa Nava and eighth graders Eric Gregorich and Sheldon Quinerly. (Photo courtesy Linden Public Schools) »
ELIZABETH—The FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, in conjunction with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, has arrested six members of the infamous Bloods street gang – including two from Elizabeth—along with nine of their criminal associates. This wave of arrests began Monday evening, according to Weysan Dun, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark... »
STATE – Texas Congressman Ron Paul endorsed conservative Steve Lonegan in the New Jersey Republican Gubernatorial Primary today. The former presidential candidate announced his support in an email sent to thousands of New Jersey Republicans. “I was very impressed by Steve Lonegan’s record of budget restraint as Mayor of Bogota, NJ,” Paul said. “Steve... »
UNION COUNTY—The Union County Police Department will join with more than 470 police agencies in the state in this year’s “Click It Or Ticket” campaign. The nationwide program is a zero tolerance enforcement effort to increase safety belt use and prevent serious injury or death in traffic crashes. Stepped up enforcement will be conducted... »
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – First Person Arts is going across to the nation to find the best videos, photographs and stories that describe how individuals, families, and communities are managing during these hard times. The contest, First Person America: In These Hard Times, invites artists and everyday people to document how this generation of Americans... »
EDISON—Edison Police Sgt. Robert Dudash Jr. was recognized by the state D.A.R.E. Officers Association as a 2009 D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year. Sgt. Dudash is the D.A.R.E. coordinator for the Edison Police Department and is also the supervisor of the Edison Police Department’s Community Resource Unit. The D.A.R.E. program instructs students on how to... »
Clark Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday at Osceola Church—Jean Rathyen of Clark, fourth from left, celebrates her 100th birthday with her family and her church family at Osceola Presbyterian Church in Clark on Mother’s Day. Her two daughters, son and their spouses and children gathered at the church’s Fellowship Hall to help cut the cake... »
By Michael S. Goldberger, film critic While the old calendar on the wall proclaims June 21 the first day of summer this year, fans of that cultural phenomenon known as the Summer Blockbuster will contend “Star Trek’s” recent arrival in movie theaters more aptly heralds the season. Either way, this prequel’s chronological hocus pocus... »
EDISON—Mayor Jun Choi has asked those in the Edison community and beyond to help in the efforts to find Joseph Dunsavage Sr., a township resident who has been reported missing since Sunday when Dunsavage went fishing on a catamaran off the coast of Honduras. The Dunsavage family reached out to Choi today and asked... »
STATE—Conservative GOP gubernatorial aspirant Steve Lonegan finally got to share a stage with the elusive liberal Republican Chris Christie in the first primary debate and polls suggest the impact has been dramatic. Once deemed the front-runner, Christie is getting a lot of negative publicity because he made a deal with the leader of a... »
STATE—Republican voters in the GOP gubernatorial primary, have received mixed messages from the two hopefuls, conservative Steve Lonegan and liberal Chris Christie. Lonegan lost races for state senate, congress and governor but he won three terms as mayor of Bogota in Bergen County. Christie became a Morris County freeholder in 1994 but he was... »
STATE—A case last year involving a sex slave scandal with underage illegal immigrants has come back to tarnish the record of former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, who is now a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Christie, who has based his campaign in part on his success as a federal prosecutor, worked a plea bargain with the... »
PERTH AMBOY—While people age 65 or older are at the highest risk of suffering a stroke, it’s important for people to know that stroke can occur at any age, and be aware of the signs and symptoms of this deadly ‘brain attack.’ “Although stroke may be our nation’s third leading cause of death and... »
UNION COUNTY—This year more than 45,000 New Jersey residents will be diagnosed with cancer. In Union County alone, 53 people are diagnosed each week – that equals more than 2700 individuals annually, right here in our own community. Six-year cancer survivor, Robin Brown, and her friends from flagship team, Kiss Away Cancer have joined... »
CLARK – A living history series will begin on Sunday, May 17, at the Dr. William Robinson Plantation and Museum, located at 593 Madison Hill Road in Clark. Meet and greet President Abraham Lincoln from noon to 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served in honor of his 200th birthday. A colonial wooden toy... »
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