Archive for October, 2010

TRENTON - Getting your car or truck ready for the harsh winter months ahead can make your vehicle safer and save you money. »

HILLSIDE -- Northern New Jersey's Virtuoso String Orchestra, the Arco Ensemble will present Music from across the Pond on Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. With internationally renowned guest conductor David Angus, Arco will be performing music by England’s greatest composers. »

PERTH AMBOY – The city will hold a free Harvest Celebration event on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 1-5 p.m. at the ferry slip on Front Street. »

NEW BRUNSWICK—The State Theatre in New Brunswick announces the eighth season of Scientists Exploring the Arts (SEA)—a unique partnership between the State Theatre and Bridgewater-based National Starch, LLC. »

LINDEN – The Linden Public Library recently announced that the grand prize winner of the Linden Library Adult Summer Reading Club is Annette Guerra. »

LINDEN -- ConocoPhillips was honored as the Business of the Year by the Libraries of Union County Consortium at their annual reception, held on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Linden Free Public Library. »

TUCSON, Ariz. – The men’s team from Westfield, representing the USTA Middle States Section, captured the national title at the USTA League 3.0 Adult National Championships held at the Jim Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz., from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17. »

RAHWAY -- Third grade students from Franklin Elementary School in Rahway recently visited the United Water Company of Rahway. Students took a tour of the facility and learned about how water is collected, treated and sent to their homes. »

Army Reserve Spec. Christopher G. DeBose is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, respectively. »

LINDEN -- Marilyn Coplan was honored as the Library Trustee of the Year by the Libraries of Union County Consortium at their annual reception, held on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Linden Free Public Library. »

CLARK – Frank K. Hehnly’s newly formed K-Kids Program, sponsored by the local Kiwanis and coordinated by school nurse Donna Kircher, is a club for children in grades 3 through 5 to coordinate service projects to give back to the community. »

EDISON – The Rotary Club of Edison will recognize the following seniors from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison during special breakfasts held in their honor during their respective months at The Clarion in Edison. »

NEWARK – Wal-Mart, following a finding that it sold or offered to sell expired infant formula and non-prescription drugs to consumers, has entered into settlement with the state to pay $775,000 and revise its business practices to comply with state laws and regulations, under terms of a Final Consent Judgment that resolves a 2008... »

CLARK --A new program has begun at St Agnes School to teach traffic safety to students. »

Just two years ago, an overwhelming number of Americans voted for “hope”, their goal being an undefined “change”. This year Americans are focused, and are voting with the hope that our lawmakers will change their ways and give us the responsible government we desperately need. »

Breast cancer. They're two small words that barely take up any space on a piece of paper, but they have the power to spark great fear, grief, sadness, and regret—and they've irrevocably changed the lives of millions of women across the country, including myself. »

Like everything else in the new century, bullying has been affected by the Internet. No longer content with shaking down classmates for lunch money or stuffing freshman into lockers, bullies now lurk behind computer screens and cell phones. »

UNION COUNTY -- Authorities arrested 10 people, many of them gang members, yesterday and charged them with being part of a sophisticated criminal network that stole high-end vehicles. »

TRENTON – Following the State Comptroller’s release of a scathing audit of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority yesterday, Turnpike Authority Chairman James Simpson and Executive Director Ronnie Hakim outlined a series of reform measures the agency is implementing to combat abuse and improve efficiency in accordance with best public agency practices. »

ELIZABETH -- A Summit man arrested in January and charged with attempting to lure a Berkeley Heights girl, pleaded guilty on Monday, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. »