Archive for April, 2011

FT. LEE – Shoppers believe that manufacturers should use more environmentally-friendly packaging for their products, but are unwilling to bear the burden of the green initiative, according to data collected by Perception Research Services. »

CRANFORD -- Mark your calendars for the American Heart Association Mid-Jersey Start! Heart Walk on Saturday, June 4, at Nomehagen Park in Cranford. »

SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- On Saturday, May 14, Middlesex County’s Agricultural Extension Office will present a garden workshop from 10 AM to Noon at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave, South Brunswick. The topic presented will be “Native Plant Landscaping”. The fee for the workshop is $20. This will be... »

PERTH AMBOY--As part of Raritan Bay Medical Center’s (RBMC) ongoing growth and renewal program, the medical center celebrated the opening of new Outpatient and Imaging Suites in the refurbished Perth Amboy Blue Wing April 14. »

RAHWAY -- Need a final cookie fix for the year? Well, Girl Scout Troop #41312 may be able to help. The troop is having its final cookie sale on Friday, April 22, from 11-3 p.m. in front of the Rahway Train Station. »

Dear EarthTalk: We have an invasion of phragmites in the wetlands bordering our neighborhood. I understand they are a non-native plant that, if left unchecked, will overrun the whole ecosystem. How does one remedy this situation in an eco-friendly way? -- Jeff Willets, via e-mail »

RAHWAY – The Speech Pathology Department at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway is now offering people with Parkinson’s disease Lee Silverman Voice Training (LSVT) to improve their speech intelligibility. »

CLARK – The Clark Township School District is evaluating children, ages three through 21, who may need special education services. »

ELIZABETH--Brittany Henderson, a junior at Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth, spent a week in the Netherlands recently, as the recipient of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)-Wachovia Jazz for Teens (WJFT) Program’s fifth annual Groningen Award. »

CLARK -- Siblings Daniella and Nicholas Walano take a break from their studies, at Valley Road School in Clark, to attend a PTA-sponsored assembly on animals and the environment. »

NEWARK – This past school year, 7,000 fourth grade students from all parts of New Jersey participated in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey/Verizon Design a Fourth Grade Folder Contest. »

DOVER -- Dover Business College Vice President of Academic Affairs Karl Soehnlein, PhD, has announced that students from Union County have been named to the Dean’s List at Dover Business College for the Winter 2011 Quarter. »

EDISON -- Fifty-six students were recently inducted into the Middlesex County College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. »

LINDEN -- Students at Linden School No. 1 learned about famous women and created PowerPoint presentations about their subjects. At a school-wide event, the students presented their discoveries to their peers. »

ELIZABETH -- Last week, Union County College held an investiture ceremony for Dr. Margaret McMenamin, the first female and eighth president in the school’s 78-year history »

CLARK – Kathy Ullrich’s fifth grade students at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School in Clark, took part in an interactive project about the history of inspirational musicians, singers and composers. »

SCOTCH PLAINS -- The students, faculty, and staff of Union Catholic High School celebrated their commitment to the environment with a special Arbor Day service on Friday, April 15, hosted by the Union Catholic Environmental Club. »

A financial debt can be paid back. But the debt we’ll owe our children if investments in health, nutrition and education are slashed is irreparable. »

Billionaire Donald Trump proposed in 1999 a one-time 14.25 percent net worth tax on individuals and trusts worth $10 million or more that would have raised $5.7 trillion. »

Today is the first anniversary of the BP oil disaster that killed 11 workers on a Gulf of Mexico drilling platform where workers said they were scared to speak out about safety problems. »