Archive for July, 2011

CRANFORD—Chef Andrea Carbine, co-owner of Cranford’s A Toute Heure bistro, will give a talk entitled, “Great Communities Are Built on Great Food” on Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue. »

SPRINGFIELD--The Summer International Film Festival continues at the Springfield Free Public Library on Thursday, July 21. The library will screen Mademoiselle Chambon (2009) at noon and 7 p.m. »

WEST TRENTON—Temperatures and heat indexes are estimated to build into the upper 90s, and possibly even reach 100 degrees or higher by Friday and into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management is monitoring the excessive heat and warns that older adults and people with disabilities... »

TRENTON -- The Department of Environmental Protection reminds state residents that harvesting blue claw crabs from the waters of the Lower Passaic River and Newark Bay is prohibited, as scientists have found that crabs from those waters continue to show harmful levels of cancer-causing dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as well as other contaminants,... »

CARTERET – On Tuesday, Aug. 2, neighborhoods throughout Carteret are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 28th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. »

TRENTON -- The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced that maintenance repairs have begun on the Route 35 lift bridge over Cheesequake Creek connecting the boroughs of Old Bridge and Sayreville in Middlesex County. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- If you have too little federal tax withheld from your pay, you could end up owing a lot of money when you file your taxes. If you withhold too much, you will get a large refund next year, but that means you gave up the use of your money for several... »

SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Middlesex County students entering fifth through eighth grades are invited to attend a summer day program at the county’s extension office called “Eco-Adventures at the EARTH Center.” »

If you've ever fallen far behind on paying your bills, you know what it's like to dread whenever the phone rings: What if it's another bill collector? Ignoring the call – like ignoring a toothache – is never a good idea. Sooner or later, you're going to have to deal with the situation. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series continues this week with performances in four county parks. »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) met last week with Meghan Johnson, a fifth grade student at Franklin Elementary School in Westfield, whose poster, “Blowing Notes, Not Smoke,” won the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians Tar Wars Poster Contest. Her poster was chosen from submissions of fourth and fifth graders... »

SAYREVILLE -- Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski invites members of the Diocese of Metuchen to join him on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 19. »

MOUNTAINSIDE -- The Union County Summer Arts Festival concert series continues its 51st season of music on Wednesday evening, July 20, with a performance by “The Kootz,” purveyors of “Rock and Roll with Fiber.” The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in Echo Lake Park in Mountainside. »

Dear EarthTalk: Why don’t we reprocess and re-use our nuclear waste like France does? Would it be possible for us to start doing so? -- Albert Jukowsky, Silver Spring, MD »

Pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting is common in early pregnancy and affects an estimated 70%–85% of pregnant women. Often referred to as “morning sickness,” these symptoms can actually occur at any time during the day or night. »

CLARK – Participants in Clark Recreation’s new sports broadcasting camp finished their week of activities on Friday with a trip to a Somerset Patriots baseball game in Bridgewater. »

JACKSON – Six Flags Great Adventure will offer a variety of summer concerts, beginning on July 27. »

July 11 at 2:50 p.m. – Officer Douglas Botti investigated a theft at City Hall Plaza. »

RAHWAY -- Noted authors, scholars and entrepreneurs Dr. Gloria Boseman of Orange and Dr Yvonne Wesley of Rahway were inducted as Honorary Members by the 61st Boule of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. on Friday, July 16. »

July 14 at 3:41 p.m. – In the vicinity of Westfield Avenue, Officer Antonio Manata arrested Iselin resident Jeffrey Soper, 43, on an outstanding warrant from the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department totaling $18,678.91. He was subsequently turned over to the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department »