Archive for March, 2010

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Kean University softball team fell to host Moravian College in a non-conference doubleheader, dropping the opener 6-1 and falling 10-4 in the nightcap on Thursday afternoon. »

LINDEN – Officials from the City of Linden and the Union County Improvement Authority took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Fire Station No.1 at 302 South Wood Avenue on Wednesday, March 24. »

NEWARK – The Newark Bears announced today the signing of pitcher Armando Benitez and infielder Edgardo Alfonzo for the 2010 season. Benitez and Alfonzo were teammates for the 2000 National League champion New York Mets. »

ELIZABETH—The Alumni Association of St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth is hosting their 19th annual Hall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, April 24, at 6 p.m. at the Gran Centurions in Clark. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY – The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management is equipping 300 public and private schools throughout the county with new all-hazards alert weather radios. »

UNION – Faith Chapel Assembly of God in Berkeley Heights has joined with Calvary Assembly of God to become “Calvary Assembly of God – Berkeley Heights,” according to Rev. John Bechtel. »

STATE—The FBI has launched a new website to help in investigating and solving bank robberies. »

LINDEN—The selection committee of the Linden Athletic Hall of Fame Inc. has announced the following inductees as their fourth class to be enshrined. »

STATE—New Jersey will receive $11.4 million in federal funds over the next four years to fund electronic health records projects that will allow hospitals, doctors and health insurance companies to share electronic medical records in real time over secure networks. »

EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Motor Vehicle Agency located at 271 Route 18 closed its doors for good on Thursday, March 25. »

STATE – New Jersey motorists should be aware of a law to promote roadside safety that took effect last year. »

CLARK – The Easter Bunny will be visiting O’Johnnie’s, 170 Westfield Avenue, Clark, on Saturday, March 27. »

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- New Jersey City University’s women’s bowling team kept alive its remarkable streak of qualifying for every NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship in history on Wednesday, as the Gothic Knights—the host school for the 2010 and seventh-annual championship event—learned it was one of eight schools nationally that met the requirements to... »

NEWARK – The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program™ announced the April 1 launch of the federally funded appliance rebate program. »

EDISON—Children’s Specialized Hospital will host an educational symposium about children with autism spectrum disorder on Friday, April 23 at the Pines Manor, 2085 State Route 27, Edison. »

CRANBURY—Stacy F. Roth, author and history interpreter, will entertain with a costumed presentation of tea lore, history, songs, poetry, living history display and demonstration on Saturday, April 24, from 3:30-5 p.m. at the “Afternoon Tea Social,” at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 90 South Main Street, Cranbury. »

RAHWAY—During the week of April 5, the Rahway Branch YMCA will be celebrating National Aquatic Splash Week. »

RAHWAY – The Church of the Good Shepherd, an Episcopal-Anglican church in Rahway, has announced their Holy Week schedule. »

BERKELEY HEIGHTS—Attention caregivers, do you feel tired? Are you overwhelmed and stressed? Caring for a loved one can bring on those feelings. You are not alone. »

STATE—The New Jersey Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is continuing to present The Military and Political Roles of New Jersey in the Civil War, a series of 10 public lectures. »