Archive for May, 2011

RAHWAY -- Pre-kindergarten students in Franklin School, Rahway, helped school nurse Barbara Maher celebrate Nurse's Day by presenting her with original art and a stuffed bear. »

STONY POINT, N.Y. -- It takes lots of work to open a summer camp, and students from Democracy House at Middlesex County College were up to the challenge. »

Roselle mayoral candidate and Councilman Jamel Holley attended Essex County Republican state Sen. Kevin O'Toole's Feb. 17 event, where Gov. Chris Christie was featured, and he says he loves the Tea Party. »

I read the letter from Rosa Harrington with interest re President Obama. There are so many people of African blood who have excelled in my church, the Catholic Church. »

Before you know it, you’ll be toes in the sand, listening to the gentle ebb and flow of waves at the Jersey Shore. Naturally, you’ll need a good book to read. Or maybe you’re a parent looking to engage your teen in reading. »

TRENTON – A Ñetas gang member from Perth Amboy pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping a young man, beating him and taking him to a motel in Sayreville, where he was held at gunpoint, Attorney General Paula T. Dow announced. »

NORTH BRUNSWICK – Police have charged a Roebling man with fatally shooting and robbing a 22-year-old North Brunswick man last week, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Kenneth McCormick, director of the North Brunswick Police Department, announced today. »

You’ve taken steps to make sure that you’re not a victim of identity theft, but what about your kids? »

LINDEN – Officials held a grand opening ceremony for the new Linden Firehouse #3 on East Elizabeth Avenue last week. It is the third Linden firehouse to come online during the past three years. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The personal effects of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, will be sold via an online auction by the U.S. Marshals beginning May 18 »

UNION– Union County’s mobile paper-shredding program will travel to Union Township on Wednesday, May 18. »

UNION – The YM-YWHA of Union County is planning a number of summer trips beginning in June. »

RAHWAY – This year’s Mayor’s Summer Concert Series will include six shows, beginning on Thursday, June 23. All performances begin at 7 p.m. on the concert stage located behind the Union County Performing Arts Center on Irving Street. »

WOODBRIDGE-- On May 20, Dan Sullivan, a St. Joseph High School alum and drummer for up-and-coming New Jersey progressive rock band Audio Insight, will visit the school along with bandmates Anthony Celi and Michael Deverin, to speak to students enrolled in the school’s music classes and share their story of where hard work and... »

(NAPSI)—Chances are, if your child isn’t at school or sleeping, he or she is online. »

EDISON – The Diocese of Metuchen will hold a Holy Hour for Vocations on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Helena Church, 950 Grove Avenue, Edison. »

ELIZABETH -- Cargonews Asia has presented the Port of New York and New Jersey with the prestigious best seaport in North America award – the first time that a seaport on the U.S. East Coast has won the award. »

MADISON -- Ellen Miller of Clark was recently honored by Fairleigh Dickinson University and coworkers with the Campus Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to the Campus Community. »

(NAPSI)—CEOs at S&P Fortune 500 companies averaged $11.4 million in pay last year, a 23 percent raise from the previous year. How many people do you know who got a raise last year? »

POMONA – Nearly two-thirds of likely New Jersey voters have a favorable or somewhat favorable view of President Barack Obama, according to a Stockton/Zogby poll commissioned by the William J. Hughes Center of Public Policy at Stockton College. »