Archive for May, 2010

EDISON – The Middlesex County Public Health Department and the Middlesex County Cancer Coalition are sponsoring the Second Annual Pancreatic Cancer Walk to raise community awareness about the disease and to help raise funds to aid research. »

YORK, Pa. -- Melissa Waters of Clark graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on May 15. Waters earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. »

NEWARK – New Jersey teachers are encouraged to apply for funding through PSEG’s Environmental Education Grant Program, which provides funding to educators who can link their students' understanding of math, science, computer science, and technology with an enthusiasm and appreciation for the environment. »

RAHWAY -- Larry Naldi, Senior Vice President Strategic Planning, Merck & Co., Inc. and George Wittmann, Merck Plant Manager, Rahway-Linden site, present a $10,000 check to Marlene H. Lubinger, RWJ Rahway Foundation President and Kirk C. Tice, President & CEO, RWJ Rahway. »

TRENTON -- Siemens Foundation Award for Advanced Placement winners Tracie Kong, Chunki Gupta, Dennis Lu, and Joshua Ma were formally recognized by the New Jersey Senate in a ceremonial resolution at the State House on Thursday, May 20. »

Patricia Dobrowski of Woodbridge High School was presented a 2010 Caring Award by the Middlesex County Guidance Council. »

MOUNTAINSIDE -- The secret was definitely out his year at the Master Gardeners of Union County plant sale. More than 170 bargain hunters and garden enthusiasts were lined up at the gate before the noon start to the annual event, held on the grounds of the Trailside Museum and Science Center in the... »

EDISON -- On Friday, May 14, eighth graders from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison traveled to Rutgers University to conduct research at Alexander Library and to meet with Wardlaw-Hartridge Class of 2006 graduate Andrew Bellisari of Plainfield to discuss transitioning into college life. »

LINDEN -- Students of Soehl Middle School who received Honor Roll, High Honor Roll or Principal Honors status for the third quarter marking period of this school year were recognized at a recent assembly program. »

LIVINGSTON -- Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston recently honored Imelda Perez-Bulos, RN, of Union with the Morton Samuels Award for Excellence in Nursing. »

LINDEN -- National Emergency Medical Services Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine's "front line." »

EDISON -- With only a few weeks until graduation, members of the Class of 2010 at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison rolled up their sleeves and pitched in to brighten the landscapes and lives of their local communities and residents during Senior Service Day on Wednesday, May 19. »

EDISON -- Shruti Nadkarni of Edison, a sophomore at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, organized an arts and crafts workshop for children attending the 20th Annual Edison Family Day at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center at Raritan Center in Edison on May 16. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY – All passport acceptance agents within county’s Passport Division have passed a new federally mandated passport certification program, Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn announced Friday. »

This Memorial Day, why not host a vegan cookout in commemoration of all the animals who suffer and die in slaughterhouses? »

PERTH AMBOY -- A Perth Amboy middle school teacher was arrested this morning and charged with sexually assaulting a female student over a six-year period, beginning when she was 13 years old, authorities said. »

TRENTON – A woman was sentenced to prison today for acting as a boss over the prostitutes in a human trafficking ring in Jersey City in which women were induced to use heroin and cocaine and were beaten if they did not turn a daily quota of tricks, Attorney General Paula T. Dow and... »

EDISON -- The largest class in Middlesex County College history – 1415 students – graduated Thursday, May 20 at the 43rd annual Commencement exercises witnessed by more than 3500 guests under sunny skies on the college green. »

UNION COUNTY — Voting machine flaws discovered in the February 2008 presidential race have not been corrected, according to a Democratic candidate for County Clerk. »

ELIZABETH— The crushing weight of high property taxes in this ailing economy has not stopped greedy politicians from passing government benefits to crooked campaign contributors. »