Archive for January, 2010

RAHWAY—Students at Franklin School in Rahway recently raised over $500 for Haiti’s earthquake victims. »

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently recommended a ban against the import of nine snake species commonly sold as pets. It’s about time. »

TRENTON– For first-time homebuyers thinking of buying their first home in New Jersey, the combined incentive and mortgage programs from the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) and the federal government have never been better. »

UNION—On Feb. 14, at 3 p.m., Kean Stage will present the Moscow Circus in A Russian Folk Fair. Appropriate for children and adults alike, the production is a dramatic tale told and based on the circus arts, and the famed performers of the Moscow Circus, in a Theater-Circus format. »

NEWARK— Feb. 14 is a well-known holiday—Valentine’s Day—and a chance to show appreciation for those you love. Feb. 14 is also another important day—National Donor Day—and it is a chance to show appreciation for life by donating to those in need. »

CARTERET—Girl Scouts of Central and Southern NJ Inc. has partnered with Mayor Daniel J. Reiman and the Carteret Business Partnership to offer “It’s Your Planet—Love It!” to girls in Kindergarten through third grade. »

GARWOOD—Stewart A. Ritter, senior vice president – investments for the Westfield office of Wells Fargo Advisor will host a complimentary, informational seminar on Social Security. »

TRENTON – What do New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett, New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck and New Jersey Devils left wing Zach Parisi have in common with best-selling authors Michael Connelly, Judy Blume and Janet Evanovich? »

NEWARK—Sarah Carter Brown barely escaped a lynch mob in Georgia, experienced the cruelty of the Jim Crow laws, and survived the Great Depression by cleaning homes for ten cents an hour. »

UNION COUNTY—The Bayway Complex Community Advisory Panel (CAP) will be awarding four $1,000 scholarships to eligible students living in Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth and Staten Island. »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The more than 200,000 New Jerseyans suffering from psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis got a boost for the new year when the federal government approved $1.5 million to launch the first-ever psoriasis patient registry at the Centers for Disease Control. »

EDISON – The Edison Recreation Department will be accepting team applications for the Summer 2010 Softball Program beginning Monday, Feb. 8. All applications are due back on or before Monday, March 5. »

ELIZABETH—Three seniors at Benedictine Academy have been named “Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars” for 2010. Priscille Dossekou and Barbara Diogo, both of Newark, and Thanita Kennedy of Hillside were honored. »

WATCHUNG – Roselle Park digital artist Leona M Seufert is displaying three of her surreal works in the hob’art cooperative gallery’s exhibit “Binaries” at the Watchung Art Center, open from Feb. 1-27. There will be a reception on Feb. 7 from 1-4 p.m. »

I was disappointed earlier this month when I read Mayor Kennedy’s address to the city of Rahway. In the middle of economic uncertainty, many Rahway residents are struggling to pay high taxes, sewer, and water bills. »

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – With the 2010 Olympic Winter Games taking place Feb. 12 - 28, the world’s best athletes continue the famed sports competition that began in ancient Greece. In today’s world, the age-old challenge of sustaining an exercise routine is still with us. »

RAHWAY – The girls’ swimming team at Linden High School challenged Arthur L. Johnson High School of Clark at the Rahway Branch of the Union County YMCA on Tuesday, Jan. 26. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Middlesex County Freeholder Carol Barrett, liaison to the county’s Open Space Committee, announced the winners of the Tamarack Hollow Preserve trail naming contest on Wednesday. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY—Two Middlesex County students have been chosen to receive internships through the New Jersey Association of Counties(NJAC)/Wal-Mart Green Internship Program, Middlesex County Freeholder Ronald G. Rios, liaison to the county’s vocational and technical schools announced. »

LINDEN—Parents and children who attended Family Science Nights at Linden School 6 in January learned how science can be a part of their lives. »