Archive for May, 2011

RAHWAY - Celebrate this season’s success and support arts and culture with the Union County Performing Arts Center at their sixth annual ‘Night at the Races’ fundraiser on Saturday, June 18, from 6 until 10 p.m. at Pegasus East at the Meadowlands. »

MONROE -- Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS) will present a musical revue, “They Changed Broadway” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at the Monroe Township High School Marasco Performing Arts Center, 1629 Perrineville Road. »

Yard Sale • May 21 & 22 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. –The Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation will hold a yard sale at 45 Florence St., Hillsdale (off Clinton Ave.) to benefit neglected & homeless youth at the Father English Center in Paterson and Youth Haven in Passaic. Info: 1-201-664-9140 »

MOUNTAINSIDE - The Internal Revenue Service encourages those who are self-employed or own a small business to take advantage of certain tax benefits and learn about IRS resources that can help them meet their federal tax obligations. »

WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge Township will hold a “Support Our Troops” rally at the monument between the main library and Woodbridge High School on George Frederick Plaza on Monday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. »

I am very fond of the saying ‘no good deed goes unpunished’ because I am living proof that it is true. This thought comes to mind as I look out my office window all the while groaning over the latest stretch of soupy weather. »

TRENTON--During National Stroke Awareness Month, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) is highlighting the devastating health effects of the condition to encourage residents to be alert for signs of stroke and educate themselves about risk factors. »

SUMMIT -- The Choral Art Society of New Jersey, Inc. will be performing Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Mass in C major, Opus 86 and Four Sacred Motets by Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria, Os Justi, Virga Jesse and Locus Iste. »

WOODBRIDGE -- Some of the world’s best alternative sports athletes will mix it up with some of the nation’s hottest new music artists as the Journeys Backyard Barbeque makes a national tour stop in the southeast parking lot outside the Woodbridge Center Mall on Saturday, May 21 from noon-7 p.m. »

As director Dan Rush’s “Everything Must Go” convivially unreels its bittersweet tale of an alcoholic’s tenuous flirtation with redemption, Will Ferrell’s lead character reminds of the very first dramatic nuance my Mom thought to impart. »

STATE -- With the arrival of spring, it’s time to take important steps to protect yourself and your family against West Nile Virus (WNV) infection. »

CRANFORD – Union County will sponsor a recycling event for electronic equipment on Saturday, May 21, so residents can get rid of unwanted computers, televisions and other electronic equipment in an environmentally proper manner. »

CRANFORD – Joe Chirchirillo’s exhibition, “Sculpture Systems” will be on display through June 30 at the Tomasulo Gallery in the MacKay Library at Union County College’s Cranford campus. »

LINDEN -- Mayor Richard Gerbounka recently congratulated the Linden High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team for winning the 2010-2011 North Jersey Section II Group IV State Championship. »

SCOTCH PLAINS –Members of the class of 2011 at Union Catholic High School have been accepted to the nation’s top colleges and universities. »

YORK, Pa. -- Kimberly Mogensen of Clark, a sophomore music major at York College of Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2011 semester. »

ELIZABETH -- Seven outstanding nurses at Trinitas Regional Medical Center received awards for their dedication to the nursing profession and nursing practice at the Nursing Division’s Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards Reception. »

EDISON -- The Edison Elks Lodge #2487 recently held their installation of Officers for the fraternal year 2011-2012. »

UNION – Kean University recently honored Cranford, resident Maritza C. Matlosz ’81 as one of five 2011 Distinguished Alumni award recipients during an afternoon ceremony and reception held in the Science & Technology Building. »

LINDEN – Mayor Richard Gerbounka congratulates Austin Frank, who was the District 11 Heavyweight Champion and finished in the top 12 at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Championships in Atlantic City. »