Archive for November, 2010

LINDEN – Police arrested a 24-year-old armed robbery suspect after a bicycle and foot chase early Monday morning, authorities said. »

Nov. 9 at 10:35 a.m. – In the vicinity of Lake Avenue and Starlite Drive, Officer Antonio Manata arrested Rahway resident John Royster, 20, on outstanding warrants from Clark, East Orange, Elizabeth, Rahway, Roselle, Newark and Sayreville for contempt of court. He was subsequently transported to the Union County Jail. »

RAHWAY – Registration is now open for winter classes for adults, teens (ages 13-17), and children (ages 7–12), at Arts Guild New Jersey (formerly The Arts Guild of Rahway). »

EDISON – Middlesex County’s popular Roosevelt Park Family Ice Skating Rink will open for its eighth season on Wednesday, Nov. 17. »

RAHWAY – The Asian-Pacific United Symphony Orchestra will hold an open rehearsal at the Union County Performing Arts Center on Thursday evening to prepare for their performance at the United Nations. »

If you're able to make charitable donations, whether cash, material goods or volunteering your time, make sure the organizations deserve your support. »

Dear EarthTalk:I work at a fast food place and I am appalled by the amount of unpurchased food we throw away. Where can I turn for help on this, so the food could instead go to people in need? »

CLARK – The Board of Education will recognize 19 Clark students who earned perfect scores on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge test at tonight’s regular board meeting. »

LINDEN – Children’s book author Sarah Sullivan recently visited Linden School Eight to share her stories and assist third and fourth grade students in brainstorming and writing their own personal narratives. »

ELIZABETH--How could a book rejected by 26 publishers end up selling 15 million copies and touching people in such a way that it is considered a phenomenon? »

MOUNTAINSIDE – New Jerseyans e-filed a record 2.87 million federal income tax returns during 2010 for tax year 2009, up 3.3 percent from last year’s total of 2.78 million e-filers. »

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – Freshman Andrew Kirey scored the final five points of the game, as the Kean University men's basketball team erased a 15-point second half deficit to defeat host Delaware Valley College, 81-78, in the season-opener on Monday evening. »

OLD BRIDGE -- Associated Humane Societies/Popcorn Park is offering a $1,000 reward for the return of a German Shepherd/Labrador Retriever mix that might have been stolen from her family’s own Old Bridge backyard. »

Here in one of the most densely developed states in America, we still have lots of space for solar panels and other renewable energy facilities. Parking lots, rooftops and reclaimed industrial sites, or “brownfields,” are often ideal locations, since they are close to energy consumers and don’t harm natural resources. »

The U.S. government and its corporate allies are looking out for you--literally--with surveillance tools intended to identify you, track your whereabouts, monitor your activities and allow or restrict your access to people, places or things deemed suitable by the government. »

TRENTON -- Two New Jersey lawmakers are calling for an end to full body scans and pat down requirements for airline passengers. »

TRENTON - Legislation Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono and Senator Diane Allen sponsored to combat harassment, intimidation and bullying among students was today released by a Senate committee. »

ELIZABETH -- Police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 34-year-old Elizabeth woman, authorities said. »

TRENTON – An Assembly committee will consider anti-bullying legislation today. The hearing will be streamed live at: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp. »

NEWARK – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers intercepted a woman arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport last month who allegedly had over 30 pounds of cocaine concealed within her checked luggage, officials said. »