Archive for March, 2011

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - For two Elizabeth natives, providing humanitarian aid, civic assistance, and military training to a country known for deadly cobra snakes, Buddhist temples, and shrimp pad Thai, was quite an experience recently. »

RAHWAY -- JoAnn Bertelo, who has taught Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition at Rahway High School for the past ten years, has been selected by the College Board to be an AP Reader this year. »

RAHWAY – Last month, the Rahway Public Library invited the Rahway High School Debate Team to perform a debate for community members, parents, and students. »

CLARK -- The literary magazine, “Driftwood,” published by Mother Seton Regional High School of Clark, was recently awarded first place in the American Scholastic Press Association Competition. »

RAHWAY -- As she completes a certificate as an Holocaust educator at Kean University, Rahway High School teacher Debi Maller-Natoli fulfills her dream of creating and implementing a new elective course at the high school for juniors and seniors in Holocaust and Genocide Studies through Literature and Film. »

CLARK -- After two district competitions of the New Jersey Science League, the teams representing Mother Seton Regional High School of Clark took first and second place honors. Mother Seton’s Physics, Chem I and Chem II teams all captured first place and the Biology team was in second place. »

ELIZABETH--During a recent visit from Florida to see relatives and friends in Roselle Park, Alfred Colucci experienced a cardiac arrest that made him an excellent candidate to receive the latest treatment using therapeutic hypothermia at Trinitas Regional Medical Center. »

EDISON -- Gabriela Garcia Medina, an international spoken word poet, electrified a crowd at Middlesex County College as she read her poetry March 8 as part of Women’s History Month. »

UNION – The Union Public Library, along with others throughout the sate, is honoring the legacy of Abraham Lincoln by collecting for the “Pennies For Peace” program. »

UNION COUNTY -- Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes, PhD, has announced that high school seniors from Union County, NJ, have received scholarships to attend Berkeley College. »

ELIZABETH -- The Union County Homicide Task Force arrested a Newark man and charged him with the early-morning Sunday death of a Belleville man who was killed in an Elizabeth motel room during an apparent robbery, Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced today. »

RAHWAY – The Rahway Branch NAACP will hold a Candidates’ Night Forum on tonight to allow community members to meet the candidates seeking seats on the Board of Education. »

EDISON — Republican Congressman Leonard Lance will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Edison Township Municipal Complex Court Room, 100 Municipal Boulevard. »

STATE -- On April 16, a consortium of New Jersey Tea Parties will hold a statewide convention at the National Conference Center, 399 Monmouth Street in East Windsor. »

NEWARK -- Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced last week that it will seek approval from the New Jersey Board of Utilities to upgrade transmission lines and substations from existing 138,000-volt (138kV) power to 230,000-volt (230kV) power in the northern and central regions of the state. »

ELIZABETH – Elizabeth Public Schools was recently featured in a case study published by the Disney Institute. The school district was the first to look to Disney to help change their organizational culture and accelerate student achievement by incorporating Disney’s time-tested practices into their district practices. »

MILLTOWN--Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County is offering computer training classes this spring, beginning April 1. »

LINDEN -- The Union County Department of Human Services, Division on Aging’s Outreach Team will offer a free presentation at the Linden Public Library on Tuesday, March 22, at 10 a.m. in the Columbia Bank Room. »

EAST ORANGE – The American Lung Association in New Jersey will host its fourth annual ‘BJ’s Walk for Hope,’ on Saturday, May 14 at Elmwood Park in East Orange. The walk, occurring from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is free to attend and open to the public. »

RAHWAY -- On what would have been Dr. Seuss's 107th birthday, the children of Franklin School in Rahway celebrated Read Across America. The Cat in the Hat made his annual visit to the pre-school and kindergarten students and was greeted with hugs and high-fives. »