Archive for September, 2010

MAHWAH--Sophomore forward NANA KOFI KUSI scored his second goal of the season in the 70th minute and New Jersey City University outshot Ramapo College, 23-18, but the Roadrunners scored three times in the first half and defeated the Gothic Knights, 4-1. »

DULLES, Va. – Union resident and local student Richard Pfarr has successfully completed the Freedom Alliance Military Leadership Academy. »

RAHWAY--Students at Roosevelt School in Rahway are enjoying their weekly visits to the library. Students are learning about the library, finding great books to read, and using webtools for learning. »

ELIZABETH -- The Benedictine Academy Parents Association held a “Welcome Back Cookout” at the school in Elizabeth on Saturday, Sept. 18. »

RAHWAY -- Students in Susan Bechelli's fifth grade class at Grover Cleveland School in Rahway recently read a story about a young Native American who had trouble competing in a bow and arrow contest due to impaired vision. »

RAHWAY -- Roosevelt School in Rahway participates in the Reading is Fundamental program. »

JERSEY CITY--New Jersey City University sank the College of Staten Island, sweeping the Dolphins, 3-0 (25-10, 25-7, 25-10) in a non-conference women's volleyball match on Wednesday night. »

STATE -- Ed Potosnak, Democratic nominee for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, is disappointed that members of the United States Senate thwarted repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” »

UNION - The heavy storms that rolled through the New Jersey area affected the Kean University men's and women's soccer games against Rutgers-Newark and the field hockey contest at Montclair State University on Wednesday evening. »

GARWOOD -- Union County’s school and health department nurses are invited to attend a symposium entitled “Understanding Pediatric & Adolescent Immunizations” which will be held at The Westwood, 438 North Avenue in Garwood on Thursday, Oct. 28. »

Former president Jimmy Carter told NBC News on Monday that his work at home and abroad has been “superior” to other presidents. “I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents,” Carter assessed. »

In recent weeks, some of President Obama's strongest supporters have expressed frustration with his HIV/AIDS policies. Unless the United States switches course and dramatically increases its funding for the global fight against AIDS, we could lose millions of lives and a generation of progress. »

PERTH AMBOY -- A substitute science teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a male student, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and E.J. McDonald, acting chief of the Perth Amboy Police Department, announced today. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifty-three percent of urban roads in the New York City / Newark urban area are in poor condition, costing area drivers $640 each year in additional vehicle operating costs, according to a newly-released report »

STATE – After Gov. Chris Christie stalled the project over cost concerns, a local lawmaker is suggesting a $2 surcharge on commuter fares to raise funds for a new underground rail tunnel that would traverse the Hudson River. »

CARTERET – As part of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s prescription drug “Take-Back” campaign, the Carteret Police Department will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. »

LINDEN -- Studies have shown that a growing number of teenagers scour their parents’ medicine cabinets for drugs to either ingest themselves or sell on the streets for cash. »

ELIZABETH — A woman employed as a municipal court clerk is going to be allowed to pursue legal action because she was allegedly subjected to harassment by a judge appointed by Mayor J. Christian Bollwage. »

TRENTON – The Assembly Education Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would require the design and construction of all new school facilities to incorporate the use of solar panels. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of $3,918,262 in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet their home energy needs in New Jersey. »