Archive for February, 2011

UNION COUNTY – County artists age 60 and older are invited to submit their recent original works for the annual Union County Senior Art Exhibit. It is open to both amateur and professional artists. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The Middlesex County Department of Parks & Recreation is seeking teams for its Men’s Softball League on Sunday afternoons that will begin play in late March. »

RAHWAY -- In celebration of Black History Month, the students in Deborah Prakapas's fifth grade class at Roosevelt School in Rahway studied the history of blues music and then wrote and performed their own original blues songs for their classmates. »

RADNOR, Pa. -- Two local students earned Dean's List honors at Cabrini College during the fall 2010 semester: »

RAHWAY -- Students at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway, have been collecting spare change to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Pennies for Patients" program. »

LINDEN – At Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy in Linden, diversity is celebrated throughout the year. Last week, the celebrations kicked into high gear during Catholic Schools Week. The week’s festivities began with Heritage Day presentations. »

IOWA CITY, IOWA—ACT, Inc., an educational leader in innovative solutions, has released a new application for iPhone® and iPod touch® users. The ACT College Search app is now available free on the App StoreSM. »

RAHWAY – To wrap up their Motion and Design science unit, fifth grade students in Deborah Prakapas's class at Roosevelt School in Rahway participated in a Lunch Box Derby. »

MADISON-- Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham, located in Madison have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2010 semester. »

CLARK -- There’s nothing better than a healthy smile and students at Valley Road School in Clark learned how to get one recently. Mrs. McLean, the school’s nurse, hosted an assembly for students in grades K-2, to teach them about proper dental hygiene. »

RAHWAY -- In honor of National Heart Day, faculty and staff at Franklin School in Rahway had their blood pressure taken by the school nurse. »

Are you clued in to the current slashing and burning going on in Washington, DC? The new Congress is trying to settle on a federal budget that should have been voted on last fall. President Obama unveiled his idea for the next budget on Monday. »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A former employee at East Jersey State Prison has been sentenced to serve a four-year prison term for having sexual contact with an inmate and bringing drugs into the prison, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced today. »

TRENTON – The leader of a union representing one million members called for changes in public workers’ health benefits to be accomplished through negotiation rather than legislation. »

TRENTON – Since there were no winners for the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, the top prize in tonight’s drawing is $101 million. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The Middlesex County Public Health Department Rape Crisis Intervention Center is looking for county residents who are 18 years of age and older to volunteer as confidential sexual violence advocates. »

PERTH AMBOY—The Perth Amboy Fire Department has been awarded a federal grant worth nearly $200,000 to improve their ability to protect the health and safety of the public, as well as that of the first-responder personnel in fire related emergencies. »

TRENTON – A former New Jersey resident admitted his role in a $15 million insurance scam. »

EDISON -- Workshops on applying for financial aid for college will be offered at Middlesex County College. The workshops, which are open to current Middlesex students and those who have applied, will be held on the college’s Edison campus and the New Brunswick Center. »

UNION -- The Theatre Department at Kean University presents the Stephen Sondheim / Hugh Wheeler musical, “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” from Feb. 25 through March 5 in the Zella Fry Theatre on the Union campus. »