EDISON – Gregory Purrell of Plainfield (left), Breana McDaniel of Plainfield (center) and Noelle Staudt of Union, were recently declared the first round winners in the Simon & WPLJ Sing-to-Win contest at Simon’s Menlo Park Mall in Edison, each belting out one song a cappella for top-known music industry representatives that served as judges... »
ELIZABETH – By hook or by slice – and occasional straight drive – friends and supporters of Community Access Unlimited (CAU) recently took to the golf links to help raise funds for the agency at CAU’s 16th Annual Golf Outing, held May 13 at Suburban Golf Club in Union. »
RAHWAY -- The first graders at Roosevelt School in Rahway participated in a Math-a-thon and raised $1,003 for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. »
ELIZABETH – Trinitas Hospital has announced a number of upcoming community and educational programs. »
CRANFORD—The Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Green Team will host a talk by the Reverend Fletcher Harper, Executive Director of GreenFaith, on Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue. »
ELIZABETH -- Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth held its annual “Sports Awards Night” on May 13 at the all-female Catholic college prep high school. Players from the school’s sports teams were recognized for their many talents and contributions during this past academic year. »
CLARK – Fifth grade students at F.K. Hehnly Elementary School in Clark took part in an interactive project about the history of the U.S. Presidents. »
LINDEN -- Local high school football players will focus on character development and specific skill training when the National Football League’s High School Player Development (HSPD) program comes to town for a week, from Monday, June 7, to Friday, June 11, starting at 4:30 and ending 6:30 p.m. each day. »
Krishna Kashiwala of JFK Memorial High School (Iselin) was presented a 2010 Caring Award by the Middlesex County Guidance Council. »
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Air Force Tech. Sgt. Clifford M. Thebodeau has graduated from the Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy. »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Emmanuel Amanfor, a resident of Elizabeth, was among over 950 students from Providence College who received undergraduate degrees during the college's 92nd Commencement Exercises held on Sunday, May 16. Amanfor received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology. »
CLARK -- Through games played on May 15, Strength N Fitness Club leads to Clark Men's Softball League standings with a 6-1 record. »
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Army Pfc. Andres Rodriguez has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. »
GREENSBORO, NC - The BlueClaws were one strike away from victory twice Tuesday night, but two devastating errors cost them the game, 7-6. »
I’ve owned a small business in St. Louis for 31 years. Like most of my customers and my 26 employees, I watched as greedy hedge funds, irresponsible investment banks and unscrupulous mortgage companies decimated our savings, investments and pension funds, and nearly drove our country into another Great Depression. »
PERTH AMBOY — Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-month-old boy who was under the supervision of a Perth Amboy day care center, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Perth Amboy Acting Chief E.J. McDonald of the Perth Amboy Police Department announced. The child, a Carteret resident whose name... »
STATE -- The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today authorized the agency to move ahead with the purchase and redevelopment of Greenville Yards, a century-old rail yard in Jersey City that will serve as the lynchpin to removing up to 360,000 trash trucks annually from trans-Hudson crossings and New Jersey highways by moving New... »
GARWOOD -- Authorities arrested a Sayerville man on Monday and charged him with second degree extortion and drug offenses, said Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. »
ELIZABETH --An Elizabeth man was sentenced to three years in state prison last week after he was convicted of an aggravated assault stemming from a 2008 incident where he severely injured his sister during a fight, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. »
With wedding season right around the corner, a lot of soon-to-be brides and grooms are frantically nailing down their wedding and honeymoon plans. »
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