Archive for August, 2010

EDISON -- The Terra Nova Garden Club and the nonprofit EdisonWetlands Association (EWA) recently donated over 20 pounds of home-grown garden vegetables to the Hands of Hope Food Pantry in Edison. »

UNION COUNTY -- The Rutgers Cooperative 4-H Program of Union County, located in Westfield, spent another summer offering science lessons to children throughout Union County. »

The recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is generating much discussion over its provocative finding that an increasing number of Americans (nearly one in five) believe that President Obama is a Muslim. The survey was completed before Obama's recent comments endorsing the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero. »

Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his now-historic “I Have a Dream” speech which envisioned a world in which blacks and white would work together in harmony for the cause of freedom. »

SOUTH PLAINFIELD -- Police are searching for a suspect in the murder of Quadir Ali-Muslim. »

SOUTH PLAINFIELD -- A 24-year-old woman died after apparently shooting herself in a friend’s car, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Acting Chief James Parker of the South Plainfield Police Department announced today. »

SOUTH PLAINFIELD -- Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old Plainfield man, who was killed in a hotel in South Plainfield, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Acting Chief James Parker of the South Plainfield Police Department announced today. »

WOODBRIDGE--Mayor John E. McCormac will announce the return of the 2010 New Jersey Senior Olympic Games to Woodbridge Township during a special welcoming ceremony for Senior Olympians and athletes at The Arenas at Woodbridge in the Woodbridge Community Center & Sports Facility this afternoon. »

(StatePoint) The start of a new school year is a hectic time for families. Between shopping for clothes and supplies, doctor appointments and adjusting to new schedules, parents and children can feel frazzled and frayed. »

(StatePoint) Looking for a way to reduce those monthly bills and expenditures? Try cutting your housekeeping expenses. »

ELIZABETH – The Irish Business Association, will host its 2010 Golf Outing at the Basking Ridge Country Club in Basking Ridge, on Monday, Sept. 27. »

TRENTON – It’s not too late for summer readers to enter to win a NJ Devils/Modell’s hockey jersey autographed by NJ Devils’ forward and Olympic Silver Medalist Zach Parise. To enter, all readers have to do is read a book, go to the website www.njlibrarychampions.org, and click on the contest page. The contest runs... »

CRANFORD – The “Family Flix” summer film series will conclude for 2010 on Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, in Nomahegan Park in Cranford. »

CLARK – Boy Scout Troop 310 of Clark is selling 2011 Entertainment coupon books. The scouts have books for Essex/Union/Hudson and Eastern Morris Counties and Middlesex/Somerset/Hunterdon and Southern Union Counties on hand, along with the New York City one. »

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Busy schedules, including work, school, extracurricular activities and more, often cause healthy eating to fall to the wayside. Kids can end up munching on pizza, snacks, and junk food too frequently, instead of freshly prepared, well-rounded meals. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Colonia High School’s Class of 1970 is holding its 40th Anniversary Reunion on Sept. 25 at the Crowne Plaza, Route 27 in Edison, from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person. »

AUGUSTA -- Did you know that thousands of wild horses still roam America’s western rangelands? Too many in fact, and that is why the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) periodically offers these “Living Legends” to the general public for adoption. »

UNION -- The Union Public Library will present part one of a film retrospective saluting New Jersey filmmakers and film personalities on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. The series will continue on Tuesdays through the end of the year. »

(StatePoint) Although your child may be spending hours quietly studying for that big test, it doesn't mean he's getting the most out of his study time. »

CLARK -- Students and graduates of Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark have volunteered a week of their time at Camp Fatima of New Jersey and they have been doing this for 18 years. »