Posted in Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, tagged Sean McGuirk, Thomas Raji on September 3, 2008 |
NEW BRUNSWICK—A 23-year-old Colonia man wept and pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter during his arraignment before a Superior Court judge last week. Sean McGuirk is charged in the death of Perth Amboy police officer Thomas Raji, who was fatally injured in a car crash last month.
McGuirk was arrested on Aug. 27 after voluntarily turning himself in at Woodbridge police headquarters, five days after the fatal crash.
Posted in Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey, tagged Daniel Reiman, Senior Sewer Rebate on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
CARTERET—Mayor Dan Reiman joined with Public Works Commissioner Iris Colon last week to announce that the borough’s popular “Senior Sewer Rebate” program has been expanded to include veterans and disabled residents. Through the program, qualifying residents may apply for a $50 rebate towards their annual sewer fees.
Posted in New Jersey, Union County, tagged Jon Corzine, NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Union County Office of Veterans’ Affairs, Yellow Ribbon Grant Program on September 3, 2008 |
UNION COUNTY—Individual grants from $2,500 to $5,000, and grants to re-start businesses from $5,000 to $10,000, are available to help veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF/Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The grants were established by Governor Jon Corzine in 2007 to respond to a range of emergency situations that could not be met through existing social service agencies, veterans’ organizations or other sources. In addition, veterans who operated a business prior to their military service may apply for a grant to re-start their business.
Posted in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Woodbridge, tagged John McCormac, Live Where You Work, Live Where You Work Program, photo on September 3, 2008 |
WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac and Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Marge Della Vecchia joined Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria last week at 239 Wall Street, a 3-bedroom home in the Menlo Park Terrace neighborhood, to announce that Woodbridge is the newest member of the Live Where You Work Program. Woodbridge is the 3rd municipality to partner with HMFA on the program.
Posted in Linden, New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged Angel G. Estrada, Bette Jane Kowalski, photo, Rick Proctor on September 3, 2008 |
Freeholders Honor Lifeguard Heroes—Union County Freeholder Chairman Angel G. Estrada (right) and Freeholders Rick Proctor (second from left) and Bette Jane Kowalski (left) present resolutions to Union County lifeguards Kristi Janusz and Sebastian Vargas, both of Linden, for their outstanding teamwork and lifesaving efforts during a rescue at the Ulrich pool in Rahway. On July 8, Janusz and Vargas pulled an unconscious 8-year-old girl from the pool and administered CPR until she regained consciousness.
Posted in New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged Chester Holmes, Paula Braxton, photo, Rahway High School, Rick Proctor on September 3, 2008 |
Starting the School Year—Freeholders Rick Proctor (left) and Chester Holmes present Paula Braxton with a resolution congratulating her on becoming the new principal of Rahway High School and on being the first African-American graduate of the school to return and become its principal.
(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
Posted in Clark, New Jersey, Union County, tagged Dozynki, Harvest Celebration, photo, Polish American Folk Dance Company of Brooklyn, Polish Cultural Foundation on September 3, 2008 |
Photo by Polish American Folk Dance Company of Brooklyn.
CLARK—The Polish Cultural Foundation in Clark will present the annual Polish Harvest Festival on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. There will be plenty of Polish ethnic food available as well as cash bar. Music by D.J. Jaroslaw Kaczynski will play all evening for dancing pleasure. John Niemczyk of Mountainside will MC the event. All are invited to attend this colorful event highlighting 1000 years of Polish tradition.
Posted in New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged Seventh Grade Initiative Program, YMCA, YMCA of Eastern Union County, YMCA of Eastern Union County Rahway Branch on September 3, 2008 |
RAHWAY—Most children begin to formulate habits that continue into adulthood in the seventh grade. In an effort to promote life-long wellness practices, the YMCA of Eastern Union County, Rahway Branch is offering all Rahway, Carteret and Linden seventh grade students a free one year program membership to its facility.
Posted in Clark, New Jersey, Union County, tagged Clark Unico, Columbus Day on September 3, 2008 |
CLARK—The Clark chapter of Unico recently announced that the second annual Italian American Feast will be held this fall in Clark. The event will be held for three days during the Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 10-12, in the parking lot on the recreation side of the municipal building and also in front of the tennis courts.
Posted in Edison, tagged Diane Harrison, Diane Norek Harrison, James Fullerton, John Conger, Metuchen Schoolhouse, Oak Tree School, Raritan Township, Remembering the Past on September 3, 2008 |
By Diane Norek Harrison
EDISON-This is from my own material dated 1882 when Edison Township was known as Raritan Township: Although the allotment of a portion of the common lands for the benefit of schools is evidence of the interest in education felt by the first settlers, yet there was no action on the part of the town (then Woodbridge) to effect the establishment of a school, until 1689. This was in march of that year, and James Fullerton, who owned lands with his brother, near what is now Plainfield township, and near Oak-Tree School, as it was called, in this township, was employed as “schoolmaster.”
Posted in Rahway, Elizabeth, Clark, tagged Diane Harrison, Diane Norek Harrison, Remembering the Past, trolley cars, Central Railroad, 77 WABC AM, Shoprite on September 3, 2008 |
RAHWAY-Before I begin my column, I would like to make a correction. In my July 10 column I had “Mary Haines delivered milk to the area.” It was my typo and should have read Marty Haines. (This has been corrected in the version posted online.)
Posted in Popcorn movie reviews, tagged Michael Goldberger, The Rocker on September 3, 2008 |
By Michael S. Goldberger, film critic
It helps if you dig the genre, a rock ‘n’ roll sliver of the old Show Biz tale that arguably began with Tommy Sands’s title role in the Kraft TV Theatre production of “The Singin’ Idol” (1957). Not that “The Rocker” will join that movie, “American Hot Wax” (1978) or “Almost Famous” (2000) in the pantheon of essential rock films. It merely keeps the beat.
Posted in opinion, tagged China, human rights, Michael Shapiro, Olympics on September 3, 2008 |
The Beijing Olympics will be remembered for the stellar performances of Olympic athletes, from Michael Phelps to Usain Bolt. It will also be memorialized for its top-flight athletic facilities and venues. What may not be remembered, however, is the Chinese government’s disdain for basic human rights. While there was wall to wall coverage of the games, there was only a small fraction of that coverage reserved for discussion of the Chinese government’s policies. Particularly noteworthy, China’s “re-education” program has barely registered in recent news.
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