Archive for June, 2010

LINDEN – Police investigating a reported car burglary at a Linden bowling alley helped catch a suspect accused of stealing a car from a city department store’s parking lot Wednesday. »

CRANFORD – Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. recently broke from negotiations over the state’s budget to visit the Adult Services Program of the Cerebral Palsy League (CPL) in Cranford. »

LINDEN – Two women reported being pulled over by a man who seemed to be impersonating a police officer last week, authorities said. »

With millions of American schoolchildren starting summer vacation, cries of "I'm bored" will soon ring out across the nation. Swimming lessons and trips to the mall can fill only so many hours. Before you give up and hand over the TV remote, consider some activities that can be productive, safe and fun for kids... »

CRANFORD—The Friends of the Cranford Public Library invite the public to enjoy a selection of arias, Italian songs and popular standards as interpreted by tenor Salvatore Chiarelli at the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue, on Tuesday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. »

PERTH AMBOY— A time of celebration, honor and worship are planned for the 2010 Holy Convocation at Cathedral International, according to Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr., is the senior pastor and convocation host. »

SPRINGFIELD -- On Tuesday, June 22, at noon, the Springfield Free Public Library will host a presentation by Ingrid Rodriguez of Proceed Inc., a division of the Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program. »

STATE – Quick Chek will celebrate the first official day of summer with thousands of its customers as it proclaims the day Quick Chek’s Summer “Sub-tacular” Day. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A host of retired New Jersey Supreme Court justices and bar associations next week will hold a free symposium to examine the ongoing threat to judicial independence. »

MILLTOWN - John Wieczorek is a recipient of the 2010 New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome's Children's Scholarship. »

CLARK -- Through June 20, East Coast Conditioning leads the Clark Men's Softball League with a 13-1 record. »

RAHWAY -- Rahway Middle School’s Road to Success Team recently held their second annual Celebrity Scoops at Rita’s Italian Ice event. »

LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood BlueClaws clinched their second straight first half title Sunday afternoon, beating Kannapolis 6-3. »

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Robert Lenahan of Elizabeth was named to the spring semester Dean’s List at Wilkes University, Provost Reynold Verret announced. »

LINDEN -- Students at Linden’s School No. 1 recently learned about interactive poetry. The students went to a park and looked at nature, particularly trees. The outdoors influenced the meaning and experience of their poems. »

BRIDGEWATER – The Somerset Patriots defeated the Newark Bears 9-0 for the series sweep on Father’s Day Sunday in Bridgewater. »

CLARK -- The Saint John the Apostle School Choir received a Superior Rating at a “Music in the Parks” adjudication for the second year in a row. »

ELIZABETH – The power of the public-private partnership was on full display recently as partners within the Community Access Unlimited (CAU) Community Network rallied to support two members of the agency, investing in both their future and that of the community. »

The explosion of BP’s “Deepwater Horizon” drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been disastrous for the environment, but as the oil continues to pour out, it is striking a deeper chord. Even hundreds of miles from the oil slick (for now), we are reminded of the vulnerability of New Jersey’s beaches and... »

ELIZABETH -- Two members of the Crips street gang were found guilty on Thursday afternoon on 16 counts of first degree armed robbery and 16 counts of weapons offenses stemming from an hour-long crime spree that victimized nearly a dozen people throughout Elizabeth, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. »