Archive for June, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, a New Jersey establishment recalled approximately 5,700 pounds of imported boneless Serrano ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. »

STATE -- June 27 marks National HIV Testing day and all around New Jersey local health departments, hospitals and community-based organizations will be hosting a range of community events featuring free HIV testing. »

TRENTON – The Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would allow retailers to offer rebates, and promotions for purchasing gasoline by a vote of 77-0 last week. »

DUNELLEN -- Two years ago, the pro wrestling world lost one of its biggest personalities ever, the late great WWE Hall-of-Fame manager, star of TV, movies, and of course music videos, the one and only Captain Lou Albano. »

PERTH AMBOY – Raritan Bay Medical Center has announced a variety of support groups and informational events for July. »

PISCATAWAY - Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and East Jersey Olde Towne Village invite you to celebrate our nation’s independence with Bob Gleason from the American Historical Theatre performing as Baron von Steuben, on Monday, July 4, at 2 p.m. at the Village, 1050 River Road, Piscataway. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Rev. Michael Crummy of Mary, Mother of God Parish, Hillsborough, will be the celebrant at the monthly Remembrance Mass in honor of all the faithful departed on Saturday, July 2, at 9 a.m. on the grounds of Resurrection Burial Park, Hoes Lane, Piscataway. »

CLARK – The Irish Business Association (IBA) recently honored its 2011 award winners at the association’s third annual awards dinner, held June 14 at the Westwood in Garwood. »

OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami University students who achieved a 3.5 or better grade point average for second semester 2010-2011 have been named to the dean's list recognizing academic performance. »

FT. MYERS, Fla. – Marc Taglieri, who has spent the last eight years as the athletics director at Cranford High School, will be the new athletic director at the Canterbury School in Ft. Myers, Fla. »

ITHACA, N.Y. – Two local students graduated from Cornell University during Commencement ceremonies in Ithaca, N.Y., on May 29. »

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The spring semester Dean's List at Bryant University includes Kathryn Farrell, a junior majoring in Management from Elizabeth. »

COLCHESTER, Vt. -- Emily Lobas of Linden, a student at Mother Seton Regional High School, was named the 2011 recipient of the Saint Michael's College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience. »

LAWRENCEVILLE -- Rider University celebrated its 146th Commencement with more than 1,600 undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees awarded. »

The National Assessment of Education Progress, often referred to as the gold standard of standardized tests, indicated that American students at all levels are alarmingly ignorant of the most basic facts of our own history. »

TRENTON – On Thursday, the full Assembly approved a measure that would bar physicians from administering Botox to anyone under 18 years of age. »

WOODBRIDGE -- The former treasurer of a Pop Warner football league has been charged with stealing $19,795.69 from the organization, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Robert Hubner, director of the Woodbridge Police Department, announced today. »

Jazz Record Collectors’ Bash • June 24 & 25 at 8:30 a.m. – The 37th annual Jazz Record Collectors’ Bash will offer collectors the chance to buy, sell & swap 78s, LPs, CDs and memorabilia at the Hilton Woodbridge, 120 Wood Ave. South, Iselin. Two day admission is $20; after 5 p.m. Friday, pay... »

When I was young, a look back at how one of my superheroes began his life of noble and illustrious deeds always tickled my fancy. »

Hurricane season begins this month, and in Haiti’s displacement camps, people have begun to look fearfully toward the skies. For solutions, they must look to Haitian women. »