Making New Year’s Resolutions And Managing Change

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – When 2008 turns to 2009, champagne corks will pop, bubbly will flow and resolutions will be made. As usual, many New Year’s resolutions will involve goals for improved diet, exercise, and weight loss. Unfortunately, by the end of January, a multitude of the resolutions will lose their fizz as determination becomes flat.
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Linden Residents: Learn Karate In 2009

LINDEN – Linden students between the ages of 5 and 15 have the opportunity to learn karate through classes offered by the Department of Public Property and Community Services next year. 
Grand Master Ralph Chirico, a 10th Degree Blackbelt with over 40 years of experience, will provide students with a strong foundation for becoming champions, not [...]

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Champion Runner

 

Champion Runner—Steven Payne, a third grader at Madison Elementary School in Rahway, won first place at the Cross Country Cultures 2K Run held in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, Dec. 6. Payne won with a time of 8 minutes, 36 seconds. Winter weather conditions made the race especially challenging – it was just 6 degrees and [...]

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Cooped Up & Feeling Down? It Could Be Indoor Allergens

MADISON, Wis.—The wind is howling. Temperatures are well below freezing. And you’re curled up on the sofa with the cat, a good book and a crackling fire. How could you possibly feel so lousy? 
Maybe it’s the indoor air that’s chock full of allergens or irritants.
“Depending on what you’re allergic or sensitive to, winter can [...]

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Kumpf Athletes Give Thanks

 

Kumpf Athletes Give Thanks—Kumpf field hockey team members thanked the Clark Benefit Fund, Inc. for donation of visitor and home team benches at the Kumpf Middle School Complex.

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Linden Offers Yoga Classes For City Residents

LINDEN—The Department of Public Property and Community Services is sponsoring Yoga/Tai-Chi/Qi Gong classes for interested Linden adults in beginning next month.
Classes will be held Thursday evenings, Jan. 8 through March 19, from 7:30– 8:30 p.m. at the John T. Gregorio Recreation Center, 330 Helen Street.
Yoga is the oldest system of personal [...]

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High School Hosts Holiday Basketball Tournament

ELIZABETH—Benedictine Academy  in Elizabeth, along with the Benedictine Academy Parents Association, will host the “Dr. Rosemarie Battaglia Christmas Basketball Tournament” at the school, located at 840 North Broad Street in Elizabeth, on Dec. 26, 27 and 29. Basketball teams from eight New Jersey high schools, including Benedictine Academy, will compete for the championship title at [...]

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A Holiday Plea For The Less Fortunate

By Mayor John E. McCormac
With the 2008 holiday season coming to a close and the New Year nearly upon us, let’s not forget that there are many less fortunate families throughout Woodbridge Township that need special help each and every day, not just during the holidays.
One of the most important missions I have embraced as [...]

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Christmas & New Year’s Eve Memories

by Diane Norek Harrison
SOUTH AMBOY-Back in 2001, I was given the history of the Bells of St. Nicholas, the electric, automatic Christmas tree bells manufactured by the E.J Nicorvo MFG. Corp. of South Amboy in 1948. They were made at 210 North Broadway. I had the history in a column in another publication. Here’s a [...]

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Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays from School #4–Linden School #4 Pre-K and the entire School #4 family wishes everyone a Happy Holiday, Photo by Christine Hudak, Linden Public Schools

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Car Accident Claims 92-Year-Old Rahway Resident

RAHWAY – Last week, a 92-year-old Rahway resident was struck and injured while walking along Kline Place. She died two days later as a result of her injuries, authorities said.
According to a preliminary investigation, Maria Juhasz was walking on the sidewalk of Kline Place at approximately 2:22 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15. Juhasz was struck [...]

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Year End Reflections

By Red Stinger
My new-found free time is allowing me to reconsider years of memories.  My office is littered with pictures and stuff.  A lot of the stuff is about Jiminy Cricket.  I really don’t remember what got me started, but I guess I have a hundred things about the Cricket.
I also have an International Star [...]

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Small Plane Crashes In Linden

LINDEN – A Virginia couple were seriously injured Sunday when their small plane crashed and burst into flames in an industrial area of Linden.
The crash victims – Jason Snyder, 33, and his wife Jennifer, 34 – were found conscious, lying next to the single-engine aircraft, authorities said. They were flown to University Hospital in Newark, [...]

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Officials Warn Of Lottery Scam

TRENTON—The New Jersey Lottery announced that it is investigating several reports of altered tickets that have cropped up throughout the state in recent days, one of which was recently featured in a local news story.
The alleged scammer tells potential victims that he hasn’t been able to cash in a winning top-tier instant ticket, and that [...]

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Holiday Book Drive Spreads The Joy Of Reading

LINDEN – All of the students at Linden Public School No. 1 will be receiving books thanks to Barnes & Noble’s Holiday Book Drive, held in conjunction with the United Way.
 “This generous donation is very helpful in several ways,” said Dr. Rocco Tomazic, assistant superintendent, Linden Public Schools.  “First, it adds to our resources to [...]

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