Archive for November, 2011

AARP New Jersey adamantly opposes S. 2664, a bill to deregulate basic telephone and cable television services. The bill would leave consumers without regulatory oversight of either rates or quality of service by removing essentially all powers of the Board of Public Utilities to protect consumers. »

CLARK – Students in Jacqueline Caplette’s fifth grade worked with Mary Jo Baker’s second grade class at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School in Clark on a team building exercise as part of the school’s ongoing anti-bullying initiative, launched last month. »

NEWARK – Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman returns to NJPAC’s Prudential Hall stage on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at 3 p.m. for an afternoon recital of works by Schubert, Brahms and Saint-Saëns. »

RAHWAY -- RWJ Rahway Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Fashion Show was a great day of fun and friendship with 373 guests and raised $66,000 to benefit RWJ Rahway, according to event organizers. »

ELIZABETH -- A Rahway woman pleaded guilty earlier this week to two counts of second degree robbery, and faces up to three years in state prison when she is sentenced early next year, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced. »

STATE –More than 1 million New Jersey residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving this year, according to projections by AAA Mid-Atlantic. »

UNION -- The Union County Homicide Task Force continues to investigate the circumstances behind the stabbing death of Diane Mary Zaleski one year after she was discovered inside her Union Township home. »

TRENTON -- Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation hosted its 24th Umbrella Gala on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the historic Patriots Theater War Memorial in Trenton. The event raised a record breaking $313,000 – the most any Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation gala has raised in the past decade. »

HILLSIDE -- The Gene and Shelley Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University will present An Arco Ensemble Holiday performance on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. »

Many thanks for the kind words sent my way in regards to my column, and to the people I meet. Do you think God is sending us a message about obvious happenings? The morality, this day and age and spread worldwide, leaves much to be desired. How you live your life is your decision. »

ELIZABETH – NJTODAY.NET has initiated the Atom Awards to recognize those young people who have demonstrated any or all of the following: increased academic achievement, civic engagement & service or exemplary leadership. »

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CAPE MAY- It's never too early for a little Christmas cheer! The holiday spirit has taken hold of Victorian Cape May, the man in the red suit will be landing with his eight tiny reindeer, and the Christmas elves have finished decorating the Emlen Physick Estate with thousands of twinkling lights just in time... »

WOODBRIDGE-Winter memories from former Woodbridge resident Ed Wilson: "Winter was, if not magical, always interesting in Woodbridge. We got just enough cold weather that ice skating was possible, just enough snow that sledding was an option, but enough clear days that we could still ride our bikes to school most days. »

CRANFORD—The Friends of the Cranford Public Library and the Theater Project will host a script-in-hand, staged reading of three solo performance pieces written by Jonathan R. Citron on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue. »

Did you know a good dose of laughter can actually help your immune system and decrease stress? Have you ever wished you could let go and laugh more often at the silliness of life? It sounds easy but it’s not always possible, particularly if you’re facing ups and downs of life’s challenges. But if... »

SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners of Middlesex County invite the public to join them for an “Introduction to Bee-Keeping” workshop at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick. »

ROSELLE PARK -- To honor the late Pastor Msgr. Joseph F Loreti of the Church of the Assumption, Roselle Park, the Parish Hall in the lower Church was dedicated to his memory on Oct. 8 during the “Sock Hop Fifties Dance”. »

CLARK -- St. Agnes School in Clark recently opened a new school library. With the organizational help of many parish and school parent volunteers, the library is fully stocked with a wide-range of books for all grade levels. »

HILLSIDE — Volunteers will be at four locations in Middlesex County, to collect frozen turkeys and non-perishable canned/boxed food on Saturday, Nov. 19. Look for the volunteers in the parking lots of the drop-off location between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. »