Archive for November, 2010

UNION – The Abiuso family, missionaries who have spent more than five years in Mexico, will visit Calvary Assembly on Nov. 21 for the church’s Missionary Sunday. The evening worship service begins at 6:30 p.m. »

SECAUCUS—Home and food expert Sandra Lee will sign copies of her latest book at Sam’s Club in Secaucus tomorrow from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. »

MOUNTAINSIDE--Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation hosted its annual Umbrella Gala on last month at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair with a special performance by Don Felder, former lead guitarist of the rock group The Eagles. »

Play • Nov. 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. – Mother Seton Regional High School, 1 Valley Rd., Clark, will present its school play, “The Wizard of Oz” Tickets are $10. Children & seniors pay discounted admission on select dates: $8 on Friday and $5 on Sunday. Info: 1-732-382-1952. »

SOUTH AMBOY-In 1944, the South Amboy Y.M.C.A. luncheonette was opened to the public from 8 am to 12 pm. A Thanksgiving dinner was served from 11 am to 2 pm. »

KENILWORTH -- On Wednesday, Nov. 10, Saint Theresa School in Kenilworth was one of seven that attended the Union County Catholic League of Forensics Reading Competition held at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy in Linden. »

RAHWAY -- Grover Cleveland School in Rahway welcomed parents during the week of Nov. 15 to celebrate American Education Week. »

KENILWORTH -- Daria Resnick and her kindergarten class from St. Theresa School in Kenilworth recently had a home economics class and baked their own apple pies. »

RAHWAY -- In conjunction with the National Day of Writing and Red Ribbon Week, Rahway Middle School students participated in an essay contest. In language arts classes, students wrote a 500-word essay describing, “Why I should be drug free.” »

CLARK – Last month, the Clark Board of Education recognized 13 fourth grade students in the district who reached a perfect score on the NJ ASK 3 last spring in either Math or Language Arts. »

Daniel “Taz” Courtney, age 47, of Corning, N.Y., Rahway, and Shakedown Street, Anywhere USA, passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at home. »

PLAINFIELD -- On Wednesday, members of the Union County Homicide Task Force arrested an 18-year-old man and charged him with last week’s shooting death of a Plainfield teenager, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said. »

TRENTON – A longtime aide of former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Vas to obtain an illicit payment from a city vendor and illegally funneling money into Vas’ congressional campaign via straw donors to evade campaign funding and reporting rules. »

WESTFIELD – Authorities arrested a 49-year-old woman who worked for convicted former financier Bernard Madoff for 25 years. »

ELIZABETH -- A convicted drug dealer who was found guilty of first degree murder last July was sentenced today to 60 years in prison, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said. »

UNION -- On Wednesday, law enforcement agencies arrested a Union County doctor and charged him with submitting nearly $52 million in fraudulent Medicare and private insurance health care claims, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) today introduced the “Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act,” legislation that would require colleges and universities to have anti-harassment policies in place. »

TRENTON – Employment in New Jersey improved modestly in October, based on growth in private sector employment. At the same time, the state’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage point to 9.2 percent, moving further below the national rate, which was unchanged in October at 9.6 percent. »

TRENTON – The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a state law that allows voters to recall members of Congress is unconstitutional. »

MOUNTAINSIDE - The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 3,198 New Jersey taxpayers who can claim their share of undelivered refund checks totaling $6.97 million. »