Archive for February, 2010

EDISON—“Give Kids a Smile Day,” an annual event at Middlesex County College, provides free dental care and dental education to area children. »

ELIZABETH -- Two years ago, All-Star Pet Rescue of Linden learned about a Rottweiler dog with a mangled leg that had been seen in Elizabeth. Although rescue workers made several attempts to find the dog and bring him in, they were never able to capture the Rottweiler. »

Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. – In the vicinity of Stiles Street in Linden, Officer Antonio Manata arrested Linden resident Kenneth Byrd, 42, on an outstanding warrant from the Union County Sheriff’s Department. He was subsequently transported to the Union County Jail. »

RAHWAY– On Saturday, March 6 from 1-5 p.m., the YMCA of Eastern Union County is inviting the community to participate in the first annual Go Girl Go event. »

UNION – Tony Award Winning composer and lyricist William Finn will speak at Kean University on March 1 at 3:30 in the University Center Little Theatre, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, as part of the 2010 Premiere Stages Artists Series. »

CLARK—Clark AARP Chapter #3733 will meet on Friday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Brewer Senior Center, 430 Westfield Avenue, Clark. »

WOODBRIDGE –The Barron Arts Center recently announced the schedule for “Red, White & Blues: Jazz & Blues from the Garden State,” a free concert series beginning in May and running through the summer of 2010. »

CLARK – St. John the Apostle School in Clark will offer a new Summer Enrichment Program beginning in June. »

CLARK – The regular meeting of the Clark Board of Education that was scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, has been postponed until Wednesday, Feb. 17. »

CLARK – The local UNICO chapter will present donations from the proceeds of the October Italian American Feast at Clark’s next Township Council meeting on Feb. 16, according to Chapter President Ralph Bernardo. »

NEW BRUNSWICK – A Middlesex County grand jury has handed up an indictment against a Plainfield man who is accused of killing a Rahway resident outside a Piscataway bowling alley in November. »

EDISON—A workshop aimed at helping educators who work with children and young adults with Tourette Syndrome is being offered at Middlesex County College Tuesday, March 23. »

METUCHEN – The Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA, in collaboration with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, has developed physical activity and wellness programs for cancer survivors and their families. »

METUCHEN – The Metuchen Branch YMCA is planning a bus trip to see the Blue Man Group, one of New York’s longest-running shows. »

LINDEN – Mayor Richard Gerbounka is encouraging all Linden residents to fill out the 2010 Census form. »

PERTH AMBOY -- Young people at a Perth Amboy church are hosting a monthly soup kitchen to help their neighbors in need. »

EDISON—Woodbridge divorce attorney Daniel H. Brown, Esq. was presented with the 2010 Martin S. Goldin Family Award by the Family Law Committee of the Middlesex County Bar Association at its annual dinner meeting, held at the Pines Manor in Edison on Jan. 20. »

GETTYSBURG, Pa.— Jeanamarie Banta of Clark has been named to the Deans’ Commendation List at Gettysburg College. Banta is a freshman. »

UNION COUNTY -- Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes, PhD, has announced that several high school seniors from Union County have received scholarships to attend Berkeley College. »

EDISON –A long-standing tradition in the fourth grade at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, students look forward to honing their study of the great State of New Jersey by assembling cakes shaped like the garden state. »