Archive for July, 2009

RAHWAY—The Union County Performing Arts Center is offering a one-week theatre camp this summer. »

EDISON – Authorities have found the resident of a New Brunswick group home who went missing Saturday, police announced. »

CRANFORD—Thanks to more than a year’s work and the assistance of a host of volunteers, the Cranford Public Library recently completed a comprehensive index to its collection of sheet music books. »

SOUTH ORANGE—Several Union County residents made the Dean's List at Seton Hall University. »

GETTYSBURG, Pa.—Several local students have been placed on the Deans’ Honor List at Gettysburg College for outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2009 semester. »

July 6 at 1:09 p.m. – Officer Keith Meehan investigated a report of criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, which was parked at 66 Prescott Turn. »

LINDEN – The Department of Public Property and Community Services Spring Soccer League recently concluded the 2009 season. The Hawks beat the Chargers 3-1 in the Minor Division Championship Game. »

After years of alarmingly bad news, New Jersey’s honeybees may finally have something to buzz about! »

AVENEL—Amongst the corporate bailouts happening across the nation one Avenel-based company has continued to not only give back to those living locally but be the driving force behind many of the programs and services offered to those affected by multiple sclerosis. »

STATE—The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services today began mailing PAAD and Senior Gold participants a letter describing prescription benefit changes that will take effect Aug. 1, Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard announced. »

TRENTON—The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. wants homeowners to be aware that it is essential for dog owners to be sure their insurance policy doesn’t exclude dogs. »

Stylish as Johnny Depp’s portrayal is in director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies,” it appears the splendid thespian is a bit late to the party. Short of reinventing the antihero, his performance, like Dillinger himself, was doomed. Just as our idea of the hero changes, so does its counterculture variant. This bad boy is strictly... »

SPOTSWOOD—Dr. Manuel T. Banzon, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, (AOSMI) of Freehold and Monroe Township, is presenting a free, educational seminar “Nonsurgical Treatment for Knee and Hip Arthritis” at The Spotswood Senior Center, 1 Arlington Avenue, on July 23, at 3 p.m. »

PISCATAWAY—Helping someone struggling with cancer can be as simple as lacing up your running shoes and making a few clicks online. »

PERTH AMBOY—Perth Amboy’s Business Improvement District invites area residents to the 2009 Blueberry Festival & Jazz Concert. »

MILLTOWN—Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County renamed its vocational services department in honor a former member of the Board of Trustees who died this spring. »

PERTH AMBOY—The Royal Garden Club By The Bay will present “Perth Amboy-An Architectural Anthology.” This home and garden tour will be held on Sunday, July 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. »

SOUTH BRUNSWICK—On Tuesday, July 28, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will present a Build a Rain Barrel workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick. »

MADISON, Wis.—Some cold medicines will shave a day off your suffering from the common cold, but they often produce unpleasant side effects. A new study shows, for the first time, that the doctor’s empathy may be an even better way to speed recovery. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY—The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series continues this week with performances in four county parks. »