Kids Rock for Vision will be holding its 11th Annual Concert fundraiser, on Saturday, March 23 from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm, at The Crossroads, a live music venue, at 78 North Avenue, Garwood, N.J. Sponsored and produced by the Chatham…
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Middlesex County Celebrates Read Across America
Not everyone likes Green Eggs and Ham, but everyone loves a good book! Middlesex County joined in celebrating Read Across America Day. Middlesex County Freeholders Ronald G. Rios and Kenneth Armwood both participated in events to mark the day by…
Jonathan Dayton High School grad’s career is taking off!
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Giovanna Del Sordo graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values,…
The Risks of Water Insecurity
By Sera Young This winter, we’ve been hearing plenty of warnings about the dangers that ice and snow pose, especially to children. What may be surprising to many people, however is that water in its unfrozen form also represents enormous…
Independent wants to vote in New Jersey primaries
by Sue Davies I am one of the 2.4 million independent voters in New Jersey. Independents outnumber both the Democrats and the Republicans here, yet we are excluded from the primaries and locked out of the most important electoral decisions…
United Nations salary ranges
Not everybody wants to rule the world, but those who do are probably not in it for the money. The United Nations Secretary-General’s salary, which has not changed since 1997, is set at $227,253. The amount is determined by the…
Internet is reaching the whole world’s population
In the 25 years since the World Wide Web appeared with the launch of the Mosaic browser, about half the population of the planet has gained access to the internet. In the next three to five years the other half…
Linden woman completes Air Force training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Glenda S. Heredia graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core…
Trump budget aims at $34.7 trillion national debt
President Donald Trump is seeking one of the largest cuts to domestic discretionary spending in history with his $4.7 trillion fiscal 2020 budget proposal that would also increase military spending, squander another $8.6 billion building a border wall and nearly…
Every Animal Pulled From the Deepest Part of the Ocean Had Plastic in Its Gut
Stories of whales, turtles, and seabirds with guts filled with plastic have become increasingly common. Recently, a team of scientists wanted to determine the extent of plastic pollution and its effects on animals by investigating the most remote regions of the ocean, sending vehicles to the…