Archive for October, 2009

JERSEY CITY—Sophomore forward JULIA CASERES (Union, NJ/Union) and freshman forward ASHLEY CUNHA (Edison, NJ/Edison) each netted hat tricks and sophomore midfielder KATLIN VARGO (Edison, NJ/Union Catholic) contributed two goals as New Jersey City University sank the Dolphins, 11-0, on Wednesday. »

FLORHAM PARK—AAA New Jersey invites Morris, Essex and Union County students to participate in AAA’s 66th annual Traffic Safety Poster Contest. The program encourages creativity and represents a unique opportunity for students to communicate safety messages to their peers. “Motor vehicle-related crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3-6 and 8-14,”... »

RAHWAY—Money, Bucks, Dinero, Cash, Clams, Greenbacks, Booty, Pelf, Geld, Dough, Gold, Jack, Wampum, Lucre, Chips – we have a lot of words for the stuff they say makes the world go round… »

UNION – Award-winning poet, writer, anthologist and educator, Naomi Shihab Nye, will examine multiculturalism in a lecture, “Variety is the Solution: A Look at How Literature Brings Us All Together in the World,” on Monday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. in Wilkins Theatre, located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union. »

UNION – The Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University will host historian, award-winning author and Holocaust scholar, Dr. Samuel Kassow, on Monday, Nov. 30, at 7:50 p.m. in Wilkins Theatre, located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union. »

EDISON—Throughout the month of November, members of Middlesex County’s Jewish community will gather at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County to participate in the only continent-wide campaign aimed at teaching North American Jews to read the Hebrew language. »

RAHWAY -- Bill Pear’s and Natalie Polanin’s fifth grade students at Roosevelt School in Rahway had the opportunity to use the free program Skype to communicate with students from an elementary school in North Carolina. »

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Air Force Airman Jateese D. Gardner graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. »

RAHWAY - The Grover Cleveland preschoolers, parents, and staff toured the Rahway Fire Department as part of the fire prevention studies unit. »

EDISON—The Edison Metro Lions Club recently celebrated its third anniversary at the Holiday Inn in Somerset. »

RAHWAY—Madison School’s PreK and Kindergarten classes had a visit from some community helpers on Oct. 15. »

CLARK – On a chilly Friday night in October, as the crowd rolled in to the high school football stadium to watch Clark’s ALJ Crusaders vs. Cranford Cougars, nine boys stood nervously at the field goal post waiting for the announcer to welcome them to the stadium. »

CRANFORD—Calvary Lutheran Church, 108 Eastman Street, Cranford has added two new services to its worship schedule. Both offer an alternative to the traditional Sunday morning worship times. »

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Air Force Airman Seamus K. Batista graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. »

RAHWAY—Third grade students from Franklin School in Rahway recently visited United Water Company of Rahway. Students took a tour of the facility, learning about how water is collected, treated and sent to their homes. Third graders even go to go in the famous water tower. »

TRENTON – The number of teen drivers and teen passengers killed in motor vehicle crashes in New Jersey dropped for the third consecutive year in 2008 to 59, down from 68 in 2007 and 73 in 2006. »

ELIZABETH—A “Grand Reunion” for all classes of Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth (including women who attended the BA Paterson campus) was held on Saturday, Oct. 17 in Elizabeth. Nearly two hundred alumnae of the all-female Catholic college prep secondary school attended. »

SAYREVILLE—The Middlesex County Public Health Department is reporting that a raccoon tested positive for rabies in Sayreville, in the vicinity of Chevalier Avenue and Oak Street. »

EDISON—Kindergarteners at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison marked the Hindu festival of Diwali on Monday, Oct. 19. »

EDISON—Students at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison celebrated Spirit Week with several themes such as “Identical Day,” “Beach Day” and “Blast from the Past.” Wednesday, October 21, was especially meaningful as Upper School students expressed their support for breast cancer awareness during “Pink Day.” »