Archive for February, 2011

LINDEN – A 32-year-old Sayreville man was arrested last week and charged with shoplifting three cans of baby formula from a Linden supermarket, police said. »

TRENTON – Legislation to bar those convicted of crimes from serving on school boards and requiring board members to undergo criminal checks received final legislative approval on Thursday. »

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen John S. Wisniewski and Craig J. Coughlin (both D-Middlesex) to create a next-of-kin registry to be utilized to notify family when a loved one is incapacitated in a serious accident received final legislative approval in the Assembly Thursday. »

NEW BRUNSWICK—Twenty years ago, Rosemary Jefferson started a non-profit organization with the help of her employer, PSE&G, and asked her family and co-workers to help her collect and distribute toys to children in New Jersey hospitals. »

ROSELLE – Mayor Garrett Smith will host a town hall meeting on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Borough Hall, 210 Chestnut Street. »

CLARK -- On Friday, March 4, the Parents’ Guild of Mother Seton Regional High School will sponsor “Pot of Gold” Gift Basket Auction. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the calling begins at 7:30 p.m. »

BERKELEY HEIGHTS The New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO) has open seats for student musicians of all ages -- from primary school through high school -- for the remainder of the 2011 season and for the 2011- 2012 season. »

CRANFORD—The Friends of the Cranford Public Library are sponsoring a lecture by Phil Jaeger, “Dining With History” on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, which is located at 220 Walnut Avenue. »

UNION -- Kean University has a variety of musical events scheduled throughout the month of March. With performances in the Gene and Shelley Enlow Recital Hall, the Kean Hall concert venue and the University Center Little Theatre, the line-up includes a diverse blend of ethnic music, classical performance, jazz and opera. »

UNION -- Adetutu Ijose, author and technology and accounting professional, will speak about the health effects of computer usage at the Union Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. »

LINDEN -- The Linden Public Library has ongoing weekly programs for young children. »

EDISON -- In observance of Black History Month, the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park will feature Shade M. Lee, a Tuskegee Airman from Elizabeth. The program is scheduled for Feb. 23 at 10 a.m., and is free and open to the public at the veterans’ long term nursing facility at 132... »

NEW BRUNSWICK – Former NFL player Bo Eason will appear in “Runt of the Litter” presented by the State Theatre on Saturday, March 5, at 8 p.m. The semi-autobiographical story of Eason’s life will take place at the Crossroads Theatre. Tickets are $30. »

MOUNTAINSIDE - Several Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Centers will be open on Saturday Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for taxpayers seeking tax assistance. »

CLARK -- First grade students at St. Agnes School in Clark recently celebrated the 100th day of school. A tradition carried out by first grade teacher Helen Shaffer, children made posters of 100 special items, did 100 jumping jacks and learned to count to 100 many different ways. »

UNION -- Producers at Garden State GreenFest announced Friday that they are taking on the region’s “environmental deficit” by bringing in their secret weapon: Bill Nye the Science Guy. »

RAHWAY -- In honor of Black History month, Mrs. Faver's class at Roosevelt School in Rahway learned about Rosa Parks. Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. »

TEANECK-- Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck and Hackensack, has announced the names of students who qualified for the Dean's List for the Fall 2010 Semester. »

CLARK – Students at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School in Clark enjoyed a PTA-sponsored Senior Sweetheart Tea. Every child was allowed to invite one grandparent or relative to enjoy an afternoon of snacks, crafts and Bingo. »

We used to celebrate Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday: each in February, and each worth celebrating. But now we have a Presidents’ Day—a deliberately vague holiday—that apparently fails to distinguish between Presidents Lincoln and Fillmore. »