Dear EarthTalk: Is the dairy industry really trying to stop soy milk makers from calling their products “milk?” They must feel very threatened by the preponderance of soy milks now available in supermarkets. -- Gina Storzen, Weymouth, MA
SOUTH AMBOY – The city’s recreation department invites talented residents to showcase their skills at Broadway Idol night on Thursday, Sept. 9.
UNION COUNTY–By the end of 2010, it is estimated that in Union County alone, fifty-three people are diagnosed each week with cancer, totaling 2756 individuals annually, right here in our own community.
CLARK – The Union County Summer Arts Festival concert series continues on Wednesday, Aug. 18, with a performance by The Nerds, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Park in Clark.
CRANFORD—The Readers’ Forum, the book discussion group of the Cranford Public Library, will begin its eighteenth year with a discussion of The Patron March by E.L. Doctorow on Monday, Sept. 27.
RAHWAY — The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association will hold their second annual “Historic Holiday Portraits at the Tavern” on Sunday, Sept. 26, beginning at 11 a.m.
WESTFIELD — CONTACT We Care, Inc., a 24-hour caring and crisis hotline, will begin a comprehensive 36-hour volunteer training class on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 170 Elm Street in Westfield. The class will meet weekly until early December. Pre-registration is required. Experts in active listening, grief…
[monsters-vs-aliens-poster] CRANFORD – Union County’s “Family Flix” summer film series will continue on Tuesday evening, August 17, in Nomahegan Park in Cranford.
LINDEN -- Diane McGhee Steele’s Community BBQ & Fried Dinner Fundraiser gives you the chance to stay out of the kitchen on Saturday, Aug. 21.
WESTFIELD -- Interested in learning and singing great choral music? The Choral Art Society of New Jersey is recruiting new members. Rehearsals are held weekly on Tuesdays from 8 to 10 p.m., September through May, at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, located at the corner of Mountain Avenue and East Broad Street.
