RAHWAY—It may not have been in downtown Beijing, but on Friday, May 16, downtown Rahway was its own Olympic Village. The Rahway Recreation Center hosted the sixth annual Olympic Day for Special Needs Children. Over 70 athletes from Rahway’s elementary…
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Kudos To Clark Squad
Kudos To Clark Squad—Recently, the Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad was recognized by NJ Blood Services (NJBS) for its exceptional dedication to saving lives. By hosting blood drives over the past 25 years, the squad is responsible for collecting over 4,200…
Elizabeth Resident Receives Nursing Excellence Award
Elizabeth Resident Receives Nursing Excellence Award—At a reception during the annual observance of National Nurses Week, Trinitas Hospital presented its Excellence in Nursing Practice Award for Nursing Assistants to Patricia “Tiny” Alicea, of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). Alicea…
Edison Resident Receives Jefferson Award
EDISON—Township resident Walter Stochel, an environmentalist and historical preservationist, has been named a New Jersey Jefferson Award winner. “Walt Stochel has always made Edison proud and he has done so again in receiving this award. Citizens who give of themselves…
Drug-Free Is The Way To Be
Drug-Free Is The Way To Be—On the morning of May 21, fifth graders at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison were awarded certificates and t-shirts from Edison Police Officer Michael Gurovich and their teachers Nicole Nolan and Debbie Kendall, marking their…
Remembering the Past: Railroad Past
by Diane Norek Harrison PERTH AMBOY-This is taken from “Historical Highlights of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and its Veterans Employees Association” which was given to me by reader Jerry Celecki: NEW YORK & LONG BRANCH RAILROAD- The…
Bollwage Appointee Indicted
ELIZABETH — A federal grand jury has indicted a construction contractor who was appointed by Mayor J. Christian Bollwage to the city parking authority. Raymond Vella, 32, of Elizabeth, was charged with five counts of mail fraud, one count of…
Proposed Bill Would Help Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
TRENTON – Legislation Assembly members Neil M. Cohen, Gary S. Schaer, Bonnie Watson Coleman, L. Grace Spencer, and L. Harvey Smith sponsored to extend foreclosure protection to thousands of New Jersey families caught-up in the recent mortgage market upheaval was…
Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Proposed
STATE – A joint venture between a New York company and a Canadian energy firm could bring a $550 million liquefied natural gas terminal 15 miles off the Jersey shore, with a pipeline running to an on-shore facility in Linden.…
Carteret Signs $100 Million Redevelopment Agreement with P.C. Richard
CARTERET—On Tuesday, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman and the Borough Council announced that the borough had agreed to a $100 million redevelopment deal with A.J Richard & Sons, Inc. (parent company of the P.C. Richard’s Home Electronic Super Center) for Phase…