Archive for September, 2009

JERSEY CITY—Sophomore striker JULIA CASERES (Union, NJ/Union) netted her 14th and 15th goals of the year, including one that snapped a 1-1 deadlock after sophomore midfielder KATLIN VARGO (Edison, NJ/Union Catholic) had tied it, and freshman forward ASHLEY CUNHA (Edison, NJ/Edison) collected her 10th goal as New Jersey City University rallied from a 1-0... »

The review of director Shane Acker’s “9” you really want to read is preferably rendered by a bright, precocious adolescent who, after attending Carnegie Mellon, hopes to excel in an occupation for which there is yet no name. He or she could condescendingly inform why this animated bit of post-apocalyptic sci-fi is either “awesome”... »

CLARK – Clark Unico scholarship winners Matthew Calo, Michael Calavano and Nina Sinicropi pose with Brian Picolo winners Loralyn Sortino and Louis Caporoso at the organization’s recent installation dinner. »

CLARK – Renae LaPrete, Clark Interim Superintendent of Schools, receives a plaque and a book on Italian immigration from Clark Unico member Henry Varriano. »

CLARK – What’s cool at the Clark Public Library? Sundays are once again Family Fun Days at the Clark Public Library. The library is now open from 1 to 5 p.m. every Sunday and will offer programs suitable for children and families each Sunday afternoon. »

CLARK – Ralph Bernardo, newly-elected president of Clark Unico for 2009-10, receives congratulations from outgoing President Daniel Violante at the group’s recent installation dinner. »

UNION – The Department of Theatre at Kean University will reunite decades of alumni in “Encore! a Theatre Retrospective,” on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in Kean’s Wilkins Theatre. »

VILLANOVA, Pa. – While technologies such as Blackberries, Wii and Laptops have added convenience and entertainment to many people’s lives, they are also creating an influx of overuse injuries in many adults and children. »

STATE – National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, and New Jersey Blood Services, a division of the New York Blood Center, is calling on the community to help meet the great need for blood from diverse donors. Every two seconds, someone needs blood. NJBS serves one of the most diverse... »

UNION – Five-time Grammy nominee Michael Feinstein will perform at the grand opening of the Gene and Shelley Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University’s East Campus on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. »

During the real estate bubble, older urban neighborhoods across the nation, from Atlanta to Baltimore to Cleveland to Sacramento and countless communities in between fell victim to a devastating plague of predatory lending and mortgage fraud. »

LATHAM, N.Y.—Sergeant 1st Class Epifanio Mejias from Elizabeth has reenlisted to continue service with the 1156th Engr Co Vertical. »

RAHWAY—Community Access Unlimited will be hosting its 11th Annual Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Rahway River Park in Rahway. »

EDISON—Belching smokestacks, colossal clock cogs, the ribbed wreckage of a crashed zeppelin, all under lit by the blazing Fires of Industry, Dawson’s steam-punk version of Anthony Burgess’s “A Clockwork Orange” features a soundtrack of Beethoven symphonies screened through the fractious filters of punk, thrash, and techno, then scribble scratched by a goggle-eyed DJ sitting... »

PISCATAWAY—The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today broke ground on a jobs-creation project that promises a safer, smoother ride for thousands of commuters who travel each day on a section of Interstate 287 in Middlesex County. »

NEWARK – New Jersey residents and businesses will pay less for natural gas this winter. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today approved rate reductions from the state’s four natural gas utilities. »

NEW BRUNSWICK – An Army veteran who served in Iraq pleaded guilty Tuesday to all seven counts in an indictment that charged him with illegally possessing a cache of weapons and ammunition in his pickup truck, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced. »

SAYREVILLE—Tom Pollando was selected unanimously by members of the Sayreville Democratic Committee to replace Stanley Drwal on the November ballot for Borough Councilman, Democratic organization chairman John S. Wisniewski announced Tuesday. »

PISCATAWAY—What started out as administrative work and advisory at Johnson & Johnson, turned into an unforgettable and impacting internship for Courtney Harris of Piscataway, a senior at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison. »

WOODBRIDGE—The Woodbridge Animal Control Division is offering free rabies inoculations for Woodbridge Township dogs and cats at a bi-annual rabies clinic. The event is scheduled for Sept. 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Woodbridge Health Center, 2 George Frederick Plaza (adjacent to the Main Library and Woodbridge High School). »