Archive for August, 2011

STATE – With the potential to be the most devastating storm to hit the state in decades, Hurricane Irene could have a significant environmental impact according to the New Jersey Sierra Club. »

STATE – This afternoon, Gov. Chris Christie reiterated his call for all residents and visitors to the New Jersey barrier islands in Cape May, Atlantic and Ocean counties to leave for safer locations before Hurricane Irene reaches the state. He warned that the hurricane brings the potential for record flooding and told residents, “you... »

UNION COUNTY – The Union County Prosecutor’s Office concluded a five-month investigation into last year’s MusicFest and found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, officials announced yesterday. However, Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow strongly criticized the county for its poor planning and management of the event. »

STATE – Last night, Gov. Chris Christie reinforced his call for all residents and visitors to the New Jersey barrier islands and shore areas to leave for safer locations before Hurricane Irene reaches the state. »

STATE – The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will hold three public hearings on Public Service Gas & Electric Company’s (PSE&G) North Central Reliability Project (NCRP), which will upgrade power transmission capability in the northern and central regions of the state. »

TRENTON – Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono and Senator Joseph F. Vitale introduced legislation Thursday that would require New Jersey hospitals to implement a facility-wide plan to prevent the spread of MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection that can be life-threatening in hospital settings but is preventable through the use of basic infection control procedures. »

TRENTON – Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill to restore the income eligibility for New Jersey’s AIDS Drug Distribution Program to the level it was at before it was slashed in the governor’s budget last year. »

CARTERET -- The ASA Apple storage facility at 377 Roosevelt Avenue is approximately 60 percent complete and on schedule to open by year’s end, Mayor Dan Reiman and Councilwoman Susan Naples announced. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The Middlesex County Office of Public Health Rape Crisis Intervention Center is looking for Middlesex County residents who are 18 years of age and older to volunteer as Confidential Sexual Violence Advocates. »

HIGHLAND PARK – Since Sharon Garber moved to Highland Park in 1984, she’s had to travel to either Lakewood or Brooklyn, N.Y. to buy the majority of her clothes. »

RAHWAY – Registration is now open for fall classes for adults, teens (ages 12-16), and children (ages 7–11) at Arts Guild New Jersey (formerly The Arts Guild of Rahway). Classes begin the week of Sept. 19. »

PERTH AMBOY-Here are more memories from Gerald Bertekap: "In the 1940s there was a great ice cream store on Smith Street called the Boston Ice Cream Kitchen. The best item on the menu was a dusty road, a banana split with powered malted milk sprinkled on a whipped cream made road on top. »

LINDEN -- Linden Dentist Dr. Anatoly Bensianoff is offering a significant discount on dental services through the end of September in order to assist people who need dental care. He will also donate a portion of the proceeds to his community food pantry. »

LINDEN – Linden will again host the State Finals of the Diamond Gloves Boxing Tournament this year, Linden Boxing Association President Alfred A. Volpe announced. The 78th annual event, to be held on Oct. 14, will be the “only fight night in Linden this year,” he said. »

SUMMIT -- Noted art and cultural critic Dan Bischoff will lead the Lifelong Learning Series: What Art Is About course at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey from Oct. 4-Nov. 1. »

CLARK During the summer, preparations were underway for the new school year at St. Agnes School in Clark. The school’s cafeteria has been completely renovated, as well as the stage in the auditorium. A brand new gymnasium is being built and some areas of the school received a fresh coat of paint. »

When was the last time we had such a tremendous downpouring of rain? I know it’s beyond me, but my biggest concern was the possible flooding in my cellar. “Thank the good Lord” it didn’t happen. »

Whether it wears on us, wears us out, or we’re just being polite, somewhere along its tortuous path director Lone Scherfig’s “One Day” gains our interest. Or, maybe it’s just that we’ve come this far and are curious to see how things turn out for the couple who, visited each July 15, can’t quite... »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Every year the Internal Revenue Service sends millions of letters and notices to taxpayers, but that doesn’t mean you need to worry. Here are eight things every taxpayer should know about IRS notices – just in case one shows up in your mailbox. »

EDISON -- An art exhibition, “Disillusions: Gendered Visions of the Caribbean and its Diasporas,” will be held at the Middlesex County College Studio Theatre Gallery from Sept. 27 to Nov. 8. The gallery is open weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. »