NEW YORK, N.Y. – Researchers at the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), part of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, are concerned that children from poor and low-income families are being left out of the national conversation about health care reform.
Director Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant!,” touted as a very near to true account of how whistleblower Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) helped the FBI uncover corruption at food giant Archer Daniels Midland, points out one overwhelming fact: There is no lack of muck to be raked in America.
UNION COUNTY—For the past year, Henry Gilbert had a front row seat watching the replacement of the Division Avenue bridge on the Summit-New Providence border.
SCOTCH PLAINS – Last spring Camille Manhit, of Union, was selected to participate in the exclusive “Running Start” Program Young Women’s Political Leadership Retreat.
WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge resident Adriana Linder has been regional manager in charge of the Columbia Bank’s South Central Region. In her new position, Linder assumes responsibility for four Columbia Bank branches in Edison, Raritan Center, Sayreville and South Plainfield. Linder joined Columbia Bank in 1999 as a branch manager of the bank’s Edison branch. In…
RAHWAY—Students at Franklin School in Rahway recently attended handwashing classes as a part of health education. Students were instructed on the proper way to wash their hands. Some basic rules when washing hands are washing for at least 20 seconds. If you are unable to wash you hands, using alcohol based hand sanitizer is effective…
CRANFORD—CancerCare of New Jersey will hold its annual 5K Run/Walk for Mom on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Nomahegan Park, in Cranford.
SOUTH AMBOY – Rowan University College of Communication junior EJ Campbell has been named a national finalist for the 2009 National Student Production Awards presented by College Broadcasters.
EDISON—Kindergarteners and third graders at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison created delightful, colorful drawings to send to “Color A Smile,” a non-profit organization in Morristown that collects crayon drawings from school children to distribute to nursing homes, Meals on Wheels programs and individuals across the country.
ROSELLE—School security technology provider Virtual Ed Link will unveil New Jersey’s first interactive Safety and Security Management System (SSMS) for schools on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Roselle.
STATE–Tuesday, Oct. 13, is the deadline for registering to vote in the upcoming General Election in New Jersey. Voter registration forms are available in every municipality at the office of the municipal clerk. Forms also may be obtained by calling the office of the Union County Clerk at 1-908-527-4996, or the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office…
