Posted in Elizabeth, Union County, tagged Union County Jail on March 12, 2008 |
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 assault charges.
Posted in New Jersey, tagged Joseph Vitale on March 12, 2008 |
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. (more…)
Posted in Rahway on March 12, 2008 |
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. (more…)
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. (more…)
Posted in Clark, tagged Clark Cub Scout Pack 145, Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad on March 12, 2008 |
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.
Posted in Perth Amboy, tagged Assumption Catholic School, World Math Day on March 12, 2008 |
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, Singapore and Qatar. They were eager to be a part of the event but even more excited to see what countries they were competing against.
Posted in Rahway, tagged Rahway Recreation, Talent Show on March 12, 2008 |
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.
Posted in Union County, tagged Bette Jane Kowalski on March 12, 2008 |
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 joined by James Wheeler and Mack Harper from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The countywide information and outreach event was sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and coordinated by the Union County Department of Human Services, Office of Veterans Services. Veterans and their family members may also call Union County’s Office of Veterans Services at (908) 659-7407, or the toll-free Veterans Hotline at (866) 640-7115 for information and assistance. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
Posted in Linden on March 12, 2008 |
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.
Posted in Clark, Union County, tagged Read Across America, Rick Proctor on March 12, 2008 |
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. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
Posted in Woodbridge, tagged New Jersey, parade, St. Patrick's Day on March 12, 2008 |
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. (more…)
Posted in Rahway, tagged ghosts, Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association on March 12, 2008 |
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 ghostly happenings from that era. Parents are also welcome to join this fun and exciting evening at the 210-year-old Rahway landmark where enactors will take their audience through the period rooms and share the stories and historical legends of supernatural and mysterious events. (more…)
Posted in Union County, tagged Angela Garretson, Cynthia Ladas, Joan Wheeler, Karen Lukenda, New Jersey, Sharon Robinson-Briggs, Susan Groning, Versie McNeil, Women of Excellence Awards on March 12, 2008 |
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. (more…)
Posted in Elizabeth, tagged Poetry Out Loud, St. Mary of the Assumption High School on March 12, 2008 |
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, which will be held on March 27 in Trenton. Each state winner will receive an all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national championship. (more…)
Posted in Elizabeth, tagged Alfonso Borello, Elizabeth Board of Education, Elizabeth Cano, Fernando Nazco, Francisco Gonzalez, Krishna Garlic, Maria Darassi, Neptune Ambroise, Rafael Fajardo on March 12, 2008 |
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, Krishna Garlic, Francisco Gonzalez, and Fernando Nazco. (more…)
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