Famous Escapees Plead Not Guilty

ELIZABETH – The two Union County jail inmates who made national headlines after breaking out of the facility in December have pleaded not guilty to escape charges.
One of the men, Otis Blunt, who allegedly left a taunting note for a guard at who later committed suicide, also rejected a plea bargain on separate robbery and [...]

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Vitale Bill To Give Adoptees Access To Birth Records Approved

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale which would give adult adoptees and certain others access to the adoptee’s birth certificate was approved by the Senate on March 3 by a vote of 30-7.

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Hospital Foundation Names Rose Ball Honorees

RAHWAY—“The Foundation is pleased to announce the 2008 Rose Ball honorees, G. Allen Geyer, Chairman of RWJUH Rahway’s Board of Governors, Guardians of the Rose and Schering-Plough Corporation, Order of the Rose,” said Christine Kline, Rose Ball chairman.

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Local Students Get A Head Start In Engineering

LINDEN – On Feb. 28, local students visited Infineum USA L.P.’s facilities in Linden to participate in its Tenth Annual Career Workshop and learn about careers in engineering.

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Clark Scouts Learn First Aid Essentials

CLARK—The Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad recently hosted fourth and fifth grade boys from Clark Cub Scout Pack 145 for a training session on first aid procedures and techniques.

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World Math Day

World Math Day – Fourth graders from Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy recently participated in the World Math Day challenge. They had to answer as many math sentences online as they could in sixty seconds.  The Perth Amboy students played against Egypt, Portugal, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, [...]

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Audition Winners To Showcase Their Talent At Franklin School

RAHWAY—After three months of auditions at the Rahway Recreation Center, the best talent has been chosen ready to showcase their talent on April 4 at Franklin Elementary School Auditorium in Rahway.

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Veterans Outreach

Veterans Outreach—Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (center) speaks with (from left) Army veterans Lorena Huggins of Rahway and John Gratacos of Elizabeth, who is with the Vietnam Veterans of America’s New Jersey Council, during a day-long outreach program for Union County’s veterans and their families at Union County College in Cranford. They are [...]

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Students of the Month

Students of the Month – Linden Public Schools’ 21st Century Learning Center recently honored six students of the month for February. Pictured left to right are Brandon Fairchild, Ruhann Peele, Roshorn Shivers, Brianna Lembrick, Talia Paden, and Jonadony Brevette.

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Read Across America

Read Across America—Union County Freeholder Rick Proctor reads to children at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Clark on March 3 during the Union County Education Association’s Read Across America program. March 2 was the National Education Association’s 11th annual Read Across America day that celebrates reading and aims to encourage young people to read.  [...]

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Woodbridge Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

by Diane Norek Harrison
WOODBRIDGE-The freezing winds didn’t keep stop parade goers from attending the 35th Annual Woodbridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 9. The parade began with the Central Jersey Marine Leathernecks Corps League followed by the John F. Kennedy High School Mustangs Marching Band in their green and white marching uniforms.

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Children’s Ghost Night At The Tavern

RAHWAY— The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association (MDTMA) will be hosting a Children’s Ghost Night at the Tavern on Saturday, March 29 beginning at 6:30 p.m. All children from ages 6 through 14 are invited to step back in time to the early 1800s to visit a candlelit tavern and hear true tales of [...]

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“Women Of Excellence” To Be Honored at Awards Dinner

UNION COUNTY—The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Commission on the Status of Women will honor eight women at the 16th Annual Women of Excellence Awards dinner on Friday, March 28 at the Westwood in Garwood.

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Elizabeth Student Takes Regional Title In Poetry Competition

ELIZABETH—Dora Mighty, a senior at St. Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, captured first place in the regional Poetry Out Loud’s competition which was held on Feb. 21 in Red Bank. As regional representative Mighty will have the opportunity to compete against the six other regional winners at the state wide competition, [...]

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Elizabeth Board Of Education Candidates’ Forum

ELIZABETH—At the Elizabeth High School PTA’s monthly meeting, the PTA will host an Elizabeth Board of Education Candidates’ Forum on Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m. at the Elizabeth High School Dwyer House Auditorium located at 600 Pearl Street, Elizabeth. The forum will feature Neptune Ambroise, Alfonso Borello, Elizabeth Cano, Maria Darassi, Rafael Fajardo, [...]

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