Archive for January, 2010

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Northfield Bank Foundation announced Thursday that it has pledged $25,000 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund to aid the victims of the Haiti earthquake. »

MOUNTAINSIDE — IRS e-file, the popular electronic tax return preparation and delivery service used by two-thirds of New Jersey filers, opens for business today. In New Jersey, nearly 2.8 million e-filed last year out of the 4.2 million returns filed. »

STATE – Two years ago, New Jersey lawmakers authorized municipalities to use cameras mounted at intersections to photograph and ticket motorists who run red lights, but local programs have been caught up in red tape. »

Please join our school community in supporting those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. »

TRENTON – Legislation to make ignition interlocks mandatory for all drunk driving offenses in New Jersey was signed into law Thursday by acting Gov. Stephen M. Sweeney. »

STATE – Nearly 100% of motorists (98%) consider drunk driving a top safety issue on New Jersey roads, results from a 1,000-motorist survey commissioned by the AAA Clubs of New Jersey show. »

TRENTON – A six-bill package to simplify many of New Jersey’s corporate governance statutes is now law. Two of the bills were signed Monday. Four others had been previously signed. »

WOODBRIDGE – Mayor John McCormac will deliver his annual state of the township address to the Woodbridge Chamber of Commerce and members of the business community next week. »

CLARK—Six seniors at Mother Seton Regional High School have been designated as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars for the 2010-11 collegiate academic year, Sister Regina Martin, principal announced. »

CLARK—The Arthur L. Johnson High School DECA Team had twelve of their students qualify for the DECA State Conference in February by competing in the regional conference earlier this month at Middlesex County College. »

RAHWAY—Third grade students at Franklin School in Rahway recently held a talent show after reading the story “The Talent Show” by Susan Wojciechowski. »

WOODBRIDGE – The All Seasons Chamber Players will return to perform at the Barron Arts Center located at 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge, on Friday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. »

RAHWAY—St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church will host a one-day Slavonic Festival on Saturday, Feb. 6, from noon to 11 p.m. »

CLARK—The American Cancer Society invites residents of Clark and surrounding communities to learn about Relay For Life, an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp-out and barbecue, while taking turns walking or running around a track “relay” style. »

Frank Capra directed “It Happened One Night”—the archetype for filmmaker Anand Tucker’s “Leap Year”—in 1934. A smash hit starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, it has since worked its way into our romantic comedy vocabulary. Hardly a decade goes by without several so-so permutations. Consider this one 2010’s failed contribution. »

RAHWAY—Roosevelt School’s Pre-K students proudly display their poster supporting the principle of acceptable hallway behavior. »

LINDEN – Morning Star Community Christian Center in Linden is gearing up to do its part to help the families in need who were affected by the recent tragedy in Haiti. Tonight at 7 p.m., at Morning Star, 1009 Chandler Avenue in Linden, there will be a meeting of the congregation and community regarding:... »

Hoping to finalize his signature domestic policy initiative before he delivers his first State of the Union address in a few short weeks, President Barack Obama sat down with top Democratic leaders from Capitol Hill at the White House on Wednesday. »

STATE—According to the most recent poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind™, the percentage of New Jersey voters who say the country is on the right track declined to 35% from 41% just before the November election. »

ELIZABETH – An unidentified man suffered minor injuries after sustaining a gunshot wound on Tuesday night, police said. The victim was shot around 11 p.m. on 2nd Street in Elizabeth, according to police. »