Archive for December, 2011

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Union Catholic High School Forensics Team attended Princeton University’s 15th Annual Princeton Classic High School Forensics Tournament from Friday, Dec. 2 to Sunday, Dec. 4. Twenty students were taken to the tournament. »

CLARK -- The December Breakfast Bunch Club meeting at Valley Road School in Clark featured former competitive figure skater and current elementary supervisor, Janeen Allmendinger as the featured speaker. »

SUMMIT -- Although the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is perhaps best known for its studio facilities and art classes and workshops, there are also many opportunities to learn about contemporary art. »

Despite what you may have heard in 2011, the new health care law won’t cost many jobs (and they’ll be poorly paying jobs at that) and Republicans aren’t proposing to “end” Medicare (and Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has signed onto a modified version of the GOP plan). »

STATE -- The New Year is fast approaching. With its promise of starting fresh, The Provident Bank suggests committing to financial resolutions this year! But rather than setting vague financial goals, such as “get rid of debt” and “stick to a budget,” the bank recommends making a list of specific, measurable resolutions to whip... »

LINDEN – Linden Recreation will hold a winter youth basketball program, with games beginning the week of Jan. 14, 2012. There will be four divisions, separated by gender and age. Players ages 11 through 13 will play in junior divisions, while players 14 through 18 will participate in the senior divisions. »

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. -- Marine Corps Pvt. Antonio A. Patino, son of Brenda Liciaga of Perth Amboy, and Pvt. Ameer N. Ahmed, son of Olga P. Taborda of Salinas, P. R. and Mohammed Ahmed, of Edison, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C designed to... »

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that asthma rates in the U.S. have doubled in the last three decades? What's behind this troubling trend and what can we do to reverse it? -- Patrick, via e-mail »

SOMERSET COUNTY - The Somerset County Park Commission will be accepting natural Christmas trees for recycling from Sunday, Dec. 26 through Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. »

CLARK -- Students in Melissa Sakowski’s kindergarten class at Valley Road School in Clark use a smart board for playing a math game named, “Roll and Record.” »

CLARK – Second graders in AnnMarie Estevez’ class at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School are selected on a rotating bases as a very important person (VIP) each week. »

As a child, my Christmas wish list came right out of the Sears and Roebuck catalogue—toys, board games, bikes, action figures, etc. My parents, like so many in their day, belonged to the working-class poor, so while I never lacked for the necessities of life, many of the items on my wish list never... »

BRANCHBURG – After centuries of lugging a heavy bag over one shoulder, eating too many Christmas cookies, crouching in a sleigh while being pulled by eight reindeer and living a sedentary lifestyle for 364 days a year, it may be time for Santa Claus to make an “adjustment” to his health says the Association... »

RAHWAY -- Roosevelt School Band Teacher Kate Rattner conducts the flute section at a recent holiday performance at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway. »

ELIZABETH—Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth, along with the Benedictine Academy Parents Association, will host the sixth annual “Dr. Rosemarie Battaglia Christmas Basketball Tournament” at the school, located at 840 North Broad Street in Elizabeth, from Dec. 26-29. »

SEATTLE, Wash. – A new research report by interactive fitness website WeightTraining.com has ranked all fifty states on which U.S. citizens gain the most weight over the holidays, combining public health research and medical surveys. »

LINDEN -- The John T. Gregorio Recreation Center Senior Citizens, Bobby Gobel and Harry Allen stand with Mayor Richard Gerbounka and Council President Moore in front of a Christmas project that Gobel and Allen initiated at the JTG Workshop and donated to the city. »

RAHWAY -- On Dec. 11, members of the Rahway High School Band journeyed to Rockefeller Center for the 43rd Tuba Christmas with band director Robert VanWyk. Six Rahway students were performers and another 14 attended as visitors. »

UNION COUNTY -- Jacklyn Beviano of the 4-H Dog Obedience Club (right) and Susan Gruskos paint snowmen door stops at the Union County 4-H Holiday Gift Night last month. Both girls are residents of Linden. Gift Night is an annual event open to all children in Union County. »

PATERSON – St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey, recently received a special holiday visit from New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. »