Award-Winning Band—The Rahway High School Marching Band was recently awarded first place for music and fifth place overall at the United States Scholastic Band Association Yamaha Cup competition held at Giants’ Stadium on Oct. 11. Pictured above are members of the Marching Band Color Guard as they practice for upcoming performances and competitions. Below, marching [...]
Archive for October 20th, 2008
Award-Winning Band
Posted in New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged Rahway High School on October 20, 2008 | Comments Off
Fire Officials Educate Students About Safety
Posted in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, tagged Edison Fire Department, fire safety, Wardlaw-Hartridge School on October 20, 2008 | Comments Off
EDISON— Lt. Scott Boland and firefighter Dan Maurath spoke to students from Wardlaw-Hartridge’s Lower School on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to educate them about fire safety. The assembly was organized by teacher Ellen Ritz.
Maurath and Boland reminded the students to call 9-1-1 in case of emergency, never play with matches, never play in the kitchen, never [...]
Rahway Soldier Provides Humanitarian Assistance In Peru
Posted in New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged Marine Corps, New Horizons, Peru on October 20, 2008 | Comments Off
By Dona Fair
AYACUCHO, Peru – When a Rahway native arrived in this South American country known for its Amazon Jungle and the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, he was about to begin a humanitarian mission few would ever get the opportunity to experience.
But to reach his final destination meant traveling by bus for hours over [...]
Woodbridge “Safe & Secure” Program at Work to Identify “Special Needs” Residents
Posted in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Woodbridge, opinion, tagged John McCormac, Report from Woodbridge, Safe & Secure, Veteran's Day Parade on October 20, 2008 | Comments Off
By Mayor John E. McCormac
The most important task we have in municipal government is to make sure that every Woodbridge Township resident with a “Special Need” is “Safe & Secure” during an emergency. As we have seen over the past couple of months, the threat of a disastrous storm (Hurricane Hanna that brushed the Jersey [...]
Clark Halloween Memories
Posted in Clark, New Jersey, Union County, tagged Halloween, Remembering the Past on October 20, 2008 | Comments Off
By Diane Harrison
CLARK-Happy Halloween! Here are some memories from Kimberly Cooper Ramalho:
“Diane, I thought your column was really cute. It was great to read the memories of those who lived in my town, Clark, and those neighboring towns that I spent my childhood in. I offer a few memories of my own for consideration.
“What was [...]
