Essay Contest Winners – Clark Unico’s Columbus Day Essay Contest winners pose at the recent Italian American Feast. The students are (left to right): Ryan Kowlenko (Hehnly School), Sean Gallagher (Kumpf School), Trina Salvador (St. John’s School), Mariel Loughlin (Valley…
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Fire Prevention & Safety Night
Fire Prevention & Safety Night—The Linden Fire Prevention Bureau held its annual Fire Prevention and Life Safety night on Sept. 30. Children were eligible to register for the prize drawings after completing fire prevention activities set up at the event.…
The Three Stages of Dieting
by Dan Felix, CFT Most of the dieting articles and information we read about sound like happy talk. Even the word dieting hides the truth. In order to lose body weight, preferably body fat, a person has to eat less…
Memories Of The Woodbridge Golden Bears
By Diane Norek Harrison WOODBRIDGE—Here is some more information on the Woodbridge Golden Bears from former area resident Harold Miller. The year is not on the material but it is most likely from 1947 when Mr. Miller was named “Rookie…
IRS Has $6.98 Million in Undelivered Refunds & Stimulus Payments For New Jerseyans
MOUNTAINSIDE — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for New Jerseyans who are missing 6,351 economic stimulus checks totaling about $3.82 million and 2,929 regular refund checks totaling nearly $3.16 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due…
South Amboy Plans To Honor Fallen Solider
SOUTH AMBOY – Community members are working to build a monument to honor the memory of Army Sgt. Benjamin L. Sebban, who was killed in Iraq last year. The idea originally came from members of American Legion Post 62, but…
Linden Senior Commits To Play For St. Joseph’s
LINDEN – A Linden High School basketball star has made a non-binding commitment to attend St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. David Bruce, a 6-foot 9-inch 210-pound senior, averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game for the Tigers. During his…
Curriculum Changes Aimed At Improving Driver Safety
TRENTON – Citing the need to better educate new drivers who may have hit their first “bump in the road,” New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington unveiled a newly overhauled Probationary Driver Program (PDP) curriculum today.…
Remembering Briggs Chevrolet
By Diane Norek Harrison SOUTH AMBOY—With the demolition of the famed Briggs Chevrolet building during the week of Oct. 7, I cleaned out more of my folders. Besides being a car dealership, Briggs sponsored many race cars through the years.…
Rahway Woman Charged With Kidnapping Elizabeth Girl
RAHWAY – Friday, a Rahway woman was charged with first-degree kidnapping for allegedly abducting a three year old girl from an Elizabeth thrift store last week. Eyvonne Alexander, 54, was arrested on Oct. 16 following a frantic five-hour search for…