Archive for November, 2010

Nov. 15 at 5:37 p.m. – Officer Daniel Joy investigated a report of criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, which was parked at a Sweet Briar Drive residence. »

RAHWAY -- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway nurse Anita Whiting of Clark, dietary supervisor Maria Montera of Rahway and medical librarian Janina Kaldan of North Brunswick help assemble Thanksgiving baskets for local families. »

No woman should die as a result of being pregnant. Yet each day in the US, one to two women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. »

ELIZABETH -- Students of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy in Elizabeth are pictured with some of the items they collected during a Food Drive that they packaged into Thanksgiving baskets for members of the community. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Middlesex County Department of Senior Services Executive Director Margaret Chester, a founding trustee of the New Jersey Foundation for Aging, was honored at the NJFA’s third annual fall celebration. »

RAHWAY -- When Teddy Roosevelt became President, the United States had 5 National Parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, General Grant, and Mount Rainier. »

RAHWAY – Arts Guild New Jersey has recently received a $10,000 grant from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey that will fund general operating expenses. »

LINDEN -- The Department of Recreation and Community Services annually holds an art class for students in Kindergarten through 6th grades. »

CRANFORD -- Calvary Lutheran Church of Cranford has announced the members that have been elected to leadership positions within the congregation. »

EDISON -- The Upsilon Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, recently inducted 85 new members at Middlesex County College. The students were recognized for their academic achievement, leadership abilities and service to their community and college. »

LINDEN -- Linden Public School recently celebrated American Education Week, which highlighted the importance of bringing together educators, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools. »

As we enter the holiday season, we can’t help but notice all the shedding of blood in our state: shootings, murders, fights, robberies, etc. I suggest this is so frequent because many people have actually lost their respect for the gift of human life. »

As the Superintendent of Schools in Clark, I wanted to express my gratitude and appreciation to our 22nd Legislative District Assemblywoman Linda Stender and Assemblyman Jerry Green for their attendance and support of various school functions over the first two months of the school year here in District. »

As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) pushes forward with its plan to place full-body scanners in all American airports, experts in the scientific community are raising serious concerns that the full-body scanners are not medically safe for the millions of people that will be exposed to them each year. »

A very sincere thank you to the voters of Middlesex County who re-elected me as County Clerk. I pledge to continue my efforts to provide the most current, accurate and extensive record system in the state. My office will remain user-friendly and be “there for all of you.” »

TRENTON – The bipartisan “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights” is headed to Gov. Chris Christie's desk. It was approved in the Assembly by a vote of 72-1-5, while the state Senate passed it with a 30-0 vote. »

TRENTON – A member of the Nine Trey Headbustas set of the Bloods street gang has pleaded guilty to racketeering for his role in a gang-related murder in New Brunswick in 2008, Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced. »

TRENTON – The state Assembly is scheduled to vote on the bi-partisan “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act” in a session scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. today. It will be streamed live at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp. »

PRINCETON – Efforts to reduce costs allowed New Jersey hospitals to post a modest increase in the statewide operating margin for year-end 2009, according to a report released by the New Jersey Hospital Association last week. »

SOUTH AMBOY – City Council President Fred Henry was officially named South Amboy’s mayor-elect on Friday after a recount upheld his one-vote victory margin. »