Archive for May, 2010

LAKEWOOD - Wednesday afternoon the BlueClaws blew a five-run lead, but came back in the ninth for a wild 11-10 win. »

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Newark Bears 8-6 on Wednesday night at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. »

John Toman of Highland Park High School was presented a 2010 Caring Award by the Middlesex County Guidance Council. »

CLARK – The Clark Recreation Department recently offered a six-week program for juniors, called “Spring Into Volleyball.” »

RAHWAY -- On May 10 at the Rahway City Council meeting, the Rahway CERT team was commended with a resolution for their assistance with the H1N1 clinics that were conducted last winter. »

CLARK – The Clark Recreation Department recently teamed up with Central Jersey Skate Shop in Edison to introduce a skateboard clinic for Clark youth. »

UNION – Kean University’s Reading and Math Clinic will offer summer tutorial programs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from June 29 through August 5. »

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Elizabeth resident Scarlette Gaudin, a junior studying Biology-Chemistry at Lock Haven University, has been named to the Spring 2010 Dean's List. »

CLARK – Second graders in Mary Jo Baker's class at F.K. Hehnly School in Clark spent the month learning about different types of poetry. »

The oil drilling explosion that killed 11 people on April 20th and the spill now killing massive amounts of wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico is a sign. It's a sign of how bad our nation’s oil addiction has gotten and of how much we need to launch a sustainable energy revolution. »

IRVINGTON --A 21-year-old Union man was fatally shot last night in Irvington, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today. »

STATE – Since there was no grand prize winner in Saturday evening’s Powerball drawing, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $190 million for the Wednesday, May 26 drawing. »

WEST TRENTON-- In preparation for 2010 Hurricane season as well as any potential emergency event, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management has created New Jersey's Special Needs Registry for Disasters, a free, voluntary and confidential program designed to assist people with special needs who may find it difficult to get to safety in... »

RAHWAY-- The Cassio for mayor team held a meet the candidate’s luncheon on Sunday afternoon at the Casa Borinquen restaurant in Rahway. The owners and staff of the new family-owned restaurant on East Cherry Street welcomed the Republican candidates. Approximately 45 supporters attended and enjoyed homemade Puerto Rican cuisine and lively Latin music.... »

TRENTON – Legislation to allow physicians and veterinarians to earn continuing education credits for providing free medical and veterinary services has received final legislative approval. »

May 10 at 3:31 p.m. -- At the Bernardsville Police Department, Officer Thomas Sarnecki arrested Colonia resident Rodney Franklin, 38, on outstanding warrants from Clark, Rahway and Newark for contempt of court/motor vehicle violations. He was subsequently transported to the Union County Jail »

NEWARK -- David A. Baran, MD, Director of Heart Failure and Transplant Research at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, presented results of his latest research at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT) annual meeting last month. During the three-day meeting he was also elected Chair of ISHLT’s Scientific Council on Heart... »

MOUNTAINSIDE -- On Sunday, June 6, at 2 p.m., the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts (NJWA) Concert Band under the direction of conductor Howard Toplansky will perform a spring concert at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 300 Central Avenue in Mountainside. »

RAHWAY – The Somerset Jazz Consortium will be having jazz performances at the Rahway Public Library on Saturdays during the month of June. »

RAHWAY—George and Jake will be performing country, folk and blues music on the guitar and harmonica at the Rahway Public Library on Thursday May 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. »