Archive for November, 2010

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – When the pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621, they spent three days feasting and celebrating a good harvest that would sustain them through the winter. »

With video game publishers releasing an increasing number of titles with potentially objectionable content, the Timothy Plan family of mutual funds has compiled a guide to help parents decide if the titles on their children’s wish lists are really appropriate. »

WEST TRENTON – Thanksgiving is traditionally the heaviest travel day of the year, a day when people want to be with family, or close friends. During the Thanksgiving holiday, more motorists are traveling with their families than any other time of the year. »

With a divisive election just past, potential for bottled up emotions turning into heated discussions lurks at every holiday table. Politics can be conflict-ridden but even good intentioned mother-in-laws often produce conversation messes that are hard to clean up! »

ROSELLE – Metrofuser, a company that re-manufactures and distributes HP-Lexmark printer parts, is taking action to fight hunger in New Jersey by offering a $100 prize for the largest donation at its office in Roselle. »

RAHWAY – The city will start off the holiday season on Friday with the annual tree lighting ceremony. The traditional event will take place at City Hall Plaza at the corner of Milton Avenue and Main Street with festivities getting underway at 6 p.m. on Nov. 26. »

PERTH AMBOY – The Perth Amboy Police Department will offer a free women’s only self-defense class on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Jankowski Community Center on Olive Street. »

LIVINGSTON – There are times in our lives when the support and understanding of others is particularly helpful; the loss of a loved one is such a time. During this holiday season, to help those who recently experienced the death of a loved one, The Pastoral Care Department at Saint Barnabas Medical Center offers... »

QUINCY, Mass. – Thanksgiving remains the leading day for cooking fires, with three times as many cooking fires as an average day. »

CLARK -- Clark Cub Scout Pack 145 is gearing up for their annual Toys for Tots toy drive. For the fourth consecutive year, the pack is collecting donations of new, unwrapped toys for the United States Marine Corps’ program. »

PERTH AMBOY – The Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds to support the medical center’s facilities in Perth Amboy and Old Bridge, recently received a $12,500 grant from The Provident Bank Foundation. The donation will support the foundation’s Employee Giving Fund. »

RAHWAY -- Students from Patricia Klein’s fourth grade class at Madison Elementary School in Rahway presented their rendition of the First Thanksgiving during American Education Week. »

EDISON -- Since the beginning of November, students from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison have been collecting frozen turkeys, cranberry sauce, gravy, stuffing and other food items. The donations will be distributed by the Starfish Food Pantry, Inc. of Plainfield at Covenant United Methodist Church to those in need for Thanksgiving. »

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Public school teachers and students in Middlesex County had a happy start to the school year. »

RAHWAY -- Fifth grade students in Mrs. Prakapas' and Mrs. Polanin's classes at Roosevelt School in Rahway recently rotated through 8 learning stations at a Mathematics Funfair in honor of American Education Week. Here’s a look at the many faces of math. »

EDISON--Middle School students at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison collected nearly 1,400 donations of non-perishable and canned good items to be sent to Starfish Food Pantry, Inc. of Plainfield at Covenant United Methodist Church for those in need. »

LINDEN -- Local high school student Brielle Palumbo has collected $1,000 for needy families for their Thanksgiving. »

STATE - Four New Jersey residents received the Honorary American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. last month. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- While retailers will be anticipating that sales bring them into the black the day after Thanksgiving, NJ Blood Services (NJBS), a division of the NY Blood Center (NYBC), will be looking for donors to add red to the pre-holiday blood supply. »

Memories of Fords from Harold Miller and his sister Elaine Peterson that I have not previously printed: "Our recollections start in the 1940s and end up in the late 1950s. »