Archive for February, 2011

CLARK – On Friday, March 11, the St. John the Apostle Parent Faculty Guild is sponsoring a gift auction/tricky tray. The fundraiser will be held in the Sister Donna Marie O’Brien Auditorium, located at the school on Valley Road, Clark. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and drawings are to begin promptly at... »

RAHWAY--Registration is now open for spring classes for adults, teens and children at Arts Guild New Jersey (formerly The Arts Guild of Rahway). Spring classes begin on March 26 through 31 and run for eight weeks. »

Animated Film Festival • Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. – Arts Guild NJ, 1670 Irving St., Rahway, will show 21 short animated films varying in technique, style and subject. Some material may not be appropriate for children under 18. Admission: $3. Info: 1-732-381-7511 »

If there was ever a time that we needed boldness administered with compassion and reality tempered with understanding, I think it is now. »

MADISON—Nominate your favorite family-owned firm for consideration in the 2011 New Jersey Family Business of the Year Awards granted by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship. »

Disconsolate over the damned if you do, damned if you don’t trap that ensnares the film critic who dares predict the Oscar winners, I shivered in my Dolce & Gabbanas as the February 27 Academy Awards presentation loomed. »

MILLTOWN-On Dec. 12, 2010 a holiday-themed fundraiser was held at the Milltown Senior Citizen Building to help raise funds to save the Milltown Raritan River Freight Station. The station will be moved when funds are raised and used as a railroad museum. This is the only remaining Raritan River building. »

EDISON -- The 14th Annual Taste of Middlesex event will be held on March 21 at the Pines Manor, produced by the Edison Chamber of Commerce. Come taste the delicious samples from 40 some restaurants and caterers, and sip samples of spirits, wines and beers from 5:30 to 8 p.m. »

SCOTCH PLAINS -- Are you looking for ways to introduce the Christian faith to your children? Have you recently moved to the Scotch Plains area or had a baby and are looking to meet other young families? Are you looking for a church home? »

LINDEN -- Linden dentist Dr. Anatoly Bensianoff is helping community residents who can’t afford dentistry by offering free emergency dental treatments. »

STATE – One way to celebrate the arrival of spring is by planting trees, and the Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to participate. »

RAHWAY -- The Rahway Valley ‘Jerseyaires’ Barbershop Chorus will sponsor and host their 50th annual Novice Quartet Contest on Saturday evening, Feb. 26, at the Roosevelt Elementary School, 811 St. Georges Avenue and Stanton Street in Rahway at 7:30 p.m. »

In action films like Jaume Collet-Serra’s “Unknown,” as with the world in general, lots of innocent people are killed because of a few greedy miscreants. »

LINDEN -- The Department of Public Property and Community Services will offer Easter ceramics classes for Linden children and adults on Thursday, April 7 at the Gregorio Recreation Center, 330 Helen Street. »

RAHWAY – During February, students at Madison Elementary School in Rahway wrote biographies about some important black figures in history. »

RAHWAY -- Julian Navarro, a fifth grader at Roosevelt School in Rahway, was recently added to the Accelerated Reader plaque for achieving 1,000 AR points. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Berkeley College students recently hosted the Fifth Annual Charity Fashion Show in support of autism awareness and programs. More than 50 students planned the event, arranged fashion collections and served as runway models, raising $3,100 for the charity through their efforts. »

LINDEN -- Recently, Northfield Bank Vice President and Manager Angie Tsirkas and other representatives from Northfield Bank were recognized for their support of the Linden Free Public Library. »

RAHWAY -- Caroline Mull, a fifth grader at Madison Elementary School in Rahway, has obtained 1,000 points in the Accelerated Reader program. »

EDISON -- Senior Ian English of Cranford plays a special trumpet solo of the Star-Spangled Banner prior to the Wardlaw-Hartridge boys’ basketball home victory over Warren County Tech on Feb. 10. »