Archive for July, 2010

EDISON -- Middlesex County College recently announced a new policy that prohibits smoking anywhere on campus. »

ELIZABETH – Members of the United States Marshals Service and the Union County Homicide Task Force arrested a Newark man in connection with the May 9 murder of an Elizabeth man last week, authorities said. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Small nonprofit organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009 can preserve their status by filing returns by Oct. 15, under a one-time relief program, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday. »

RAHWAY -- Rahway’s AARP chapter will hold its monthly trip to Atlantic City’s Showboat Casino on Thursday, Aug. 5. »

SUMMIT – Overlook Hospital has announced a number of health screenings, lectures, classes and community events in August. Unless noted otherwise, call 1-800- 247-9580 to register. All programs are free unless otherwise indicated. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series continues this week with performances in four county parks. »

CLARK – The Union County Summer Arts Festival 2010 concert series continues on Wednesday, July 28, with a performance by Strawberry Fields. This free concert of music made popular by the Beatles begins at 7:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Park in Clark. »

Dear EarthTalk: I've noticed that wildflower blooms in the mountains have been coming earlier and earlier in recent years. Is this a sign of global warming? »

CLARK—Everyone, Cantor, congregants and staff, at Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah, 111 Valley Road in Clark, is busily preparing for an inspirational Friday night Shabbat Service, replete with music, song, and sweets, on Aug. 6. »

ANDOVER, Mass. - Nikita T. Saxena of New Providence, a member of the Class of 2010, has been named to the honor roll at Phillips Academy for the spring term. »

PISCATAWAY - The Scarlet Knights Day Basketball Camp for boys entering grades 2 through 9 will take place August 2-6. All of the camp instruction will take place on the Rutgers home hardwood at the RAC under the supervision of their highly-trained staff. »

LINDEN -- The Recreation Division of the Linden Department of Public Property and Community Services recently sponsored their annual 6 vs 6 Soccer Championship at the Al Kalla Park and Soccer Complex. »

LINDEN -- The Linden Department of Public Property and Community Services recently hosted the Golden Falcon Baseball Camp, under the direction of former NJIT Coach Edward J. Ward, at the Edward Flannagan Little League Complex in Linden. »

LINDEN -- Members of Linden’s Memorial Park Day Camp recently visited Linden Fire House #4 to learn how to escape a fire if one occurred in their home. »

STATE – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is advancing toward its goal of protecting motorists with crossover protection barriers along every interstate highway and freeway median that is 60 feet wide or less, Commissioner James S. Simpson announced Monday. »

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Lancaster Barnstormers used a seven-run second inning to defeat the Newark Bears 12-5 on Monday night at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. »

SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- On Thursday, July 22, students from Camp Cool Environment visited the EARTH Center, home to Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County. »

Just as the 9/11 terrorist attacks resulted in a profound change in the way Americans thought about their place in the world, the changes brought about by World War II and its aftermath profoundly affected people's understanding of life. »

SALISBURY, MD -The Lakewood BlueClaws swept a doubleheader from the Delmarva Shorebirds Monday night. »

STATE – The New Jersey Supreme Court has refused to hear a case filed by six homosexual couples seeking the right to marry. »