OLD BRIDGE -- Kathryn Munoz of Old Bridge was awarded the first Diane Z. Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship at Middlesex County College. The $500 award, in the name of the late professor of sociology and anthropology at the college, will be presented annually to an outstanding student in sociology.
CLARK -- Tom Lewis, a 2011 graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School, has been named a National Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar. The designation of National AP Scholar is a highly prestigious honor that is awarded to students nationally who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores…
CLARK — The Clark Board of Education approved the hiring of eight new certificated staff members at the July 19th Board of Education Meeting. The teachers, six for tenure track teaching positions, and two for maternity leave replacements, were all in attendance at the Board of Education meeting, and each took the opportunity to thank…
TRENTON – While New Jersey’s 580 public school districts received more state aid money than they were originally expecting, most taxpayers will not see any savings on their current year tax bills.
SUMMIT — The Summit Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts, a juried outdoor event held in downtown Summit, is set for Sunday, July 24, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Beechwood Road and Union Place. A collection of artisans will be on hand to display and sell artwork in media including: clay, wood, fibers,…
BRIDGEVILLE--The start of a new school year is a big transition after the long summer break, especially for families of children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association in New Jersey stresses the importance of preparing and carefully monitoring a detailed action plan to manage asthma and ease the transition to the school…
EWING -- Several local residents were among 2,100 students who participated in the 2011 Commencement Ceremony at The College of New Jersey on Friday, May 16, on campus in Lions' Stadium:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) met last week with Meghan Johnson, a fifth grade student at Franklin Elementary School in Westfield, whose poster, “Blowing Notes, Not Smoke,” won the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians Tar Wars Poster Contest. Her poster was chosen from submissions of fourth and fifth graders from…
ELIZABETH – In August, Academic Year in America (AYA) is looking for Elizabeth families to host high school exchange students from all over the world.
HIGHLAND PARK-More memories from a former resident: "Between Second and First Avenue was a Packard new car agency, Schwinn Bicycle store, a dry cleaners and two gas stations. Across the street on the south side of Raritan was an A&P store, a bar and rooming house.
