Hehnly Students Go Green

CLARK – Students at F.K. Hehnly Elementary School are helping the environment, one juice pouch at a time. Known as the “Hehnly Recycling Crusaders”, they have been collecting Capri Sun drink pouches and sending them to TerraCycle, an innovative recycling company.

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Clark To Host Relay For Life Event

CLARK—The American Cancer Society invites residents of Clark and surrounding towns to join more than 4,800 other communities across the United States in celebration of survivorship and hope at the second annual Relay For Life of Clark.
The event will be held on Friday, June 12, at Arthur L. Johnson High School, 365 Westfield Avenue.  Registration [...]

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Mother Seton Class Of 2009 Earns Diplomas

CLARK—Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark held commencement exercises on May 28.  Sister Regina Martin, principal, awarded diplomas to 102 graduates, who were presented by Assistant Principal Joan Barron.
Reverend Kevin Murphy, M.Div., M.A., director of campus ministry and Catholic chaplain at Fairleigh Dickinson University was the commencement speaker. Murphy has served as a former [...]

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Museum Makes History Come Alive

CLARK—Are you tired of the same thing every weekend? 
The Dr. William Robinson Plantation and Museum, located at 593 Madison Hill Road, offers something old and exciting for the whole family. The museum’s Living History Weekend will take place Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to [...]

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Fugitive Murder Suspect Arrested In Clark

CLARK – Police arrested a fugitive on a 15-year-old Florida murder warrant yesterday during a routine motor vehicle stop.
At 3:11 p.m. Clark Police Officer Antonio Manata stopped Mark Haye of Irvington for speeding on Ross Street in Clark.  Haye was unable to produce valid motor vehicle credentials and proceeded to give Manata several false names [...]

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Clark Announces Memorial Day Parade Plans

CLARK—The township will host the eighth annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25.  The parade will kick off promptly at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by the traditional Memorial Day services in front of Arthur L. Johnson High School on Westfield Avenue.
The line of march will begin on Westfield Avenue near the American [...]

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Clark Residents Fight Cancer

CLARK—Cancer doesn’t sleep. And neither will the American Cancer Society until a cure is found.  Residents of Union County and surrounding communities are invited to celebrate the lives of local cancer survivors, and remember those lost to cancer at the upcoming Relay For Life of Clark at Arthur L. Johnson High School, 365 Westfield Avenue.
Registration [...]

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Clark Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday at Osceola Church

Clark Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday at Osceola Church—Jean Rathyen of Clark, fourth from left, celebrates her 100th birthday with her family and her church family at Osceola Presbyterian Church in Clark on Mother’s Day. Her two daughters, son and their spouses and children gathered at the church’s Fellowship Hall to help cut the cake and [...]

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“Cut-A-Thon” To Fight Cancer

UNION COUNTY—This year more than 45,000 New Jersey residents will be diagnosed with cancer.  In Union County alone, 53 people are diagnosed each week – that equals more than 2700 individuals annually, right here in our own community.
Six-year cancer survivor, Robin Brown, and her friends from flagship team, Kiss Away Cancer have joined the American [...]

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History Comes To Life At Clark Museum

CLARK – A living history series will begin on Sunday, May 17, at the Dr. William Robinson Plantation and Museum, located at 593 Madison Hill Road in Clark.
Meet and greet President Abraham Lincoln from noon to 3:30 p.m.  Light refreshments will be served in honor of his 200th birthday.  A colonial wooden toy maker will [...]

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Clark Men’s Softball League Standings

(as of 5/10/09)
1. Clark Circle Liquors (4-0)
2. East Coast Conditioning (2-0)
3. Breeze Eastern (1-0)
4. Chili’s(3-1)
5. Arena Sports Connexion (2-1)
6. Wealth Management Group (2-1)
7. Prince & Portnoi Attorney’s at Law (1-1)
8. Jabs Personal Stitch (1-3)
9. The Crossroads Restaurant (0-1)
10. Wray’s Diggers (0-2)
11. Senorita’s Mexican Grill (0-3)
12. The Kilkenny House (0-3)
Check www.leaguelineup.com/cmsl for more info. on the [...]

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Clark Men’s Softball League Standings

(as of 5/3/09)
1. Clark Circle Liquors (3-0)
2. Arena Sports Connexion (2-0)
3. East Coast Conditioning (2-0)
4. Breeze Eastern (1-0-1)
5. Prince & Portnoi Attorney’s at Law (1-0)
6. Chili’s (2-1)
7. Wealth Management Group (1-1)
8. The Crossroads Restaurant (0-0)
9. Jabs Personal Stitch (1-3)
10. Wray’s Diggers (0-2)
11. The Kilkenny House (0-3-1)
12. Senorita’s Mexican Grill (0-3)
For more information on the CMSL,  [...]

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Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Celebrates Earth Day

Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Celebrates Earth Day—Residents, staff members and volunteers at Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center all pitched in to help plant flowers to celebrate Earth Day. Pictured left to right are: Anna Vircik, Activities Director Bridget Baldwin and Stella Bialoglow.  In addition to planting flowers, Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has made [...]

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Volunteers Help Paint Clark Purple To Kick Off Relay For Life

CLARK –  American Cancer Society staff and volunteers are asking all who work and live in Clark, NJ to “Show Us Your Hope” in support of local cancer survivors, and to raise awareness for cancer and the upcoming Relay For Life of Clark event. 
Raquel Nogueira and the Relay For Life Volunteer Committee will “Paint The [...]

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Despite Recession, Voters Pass Majority Of School Budgets

STATE – Despite the recession and a growing movement against increased taxes, voters passed a majority of the school budgets in Middlesex and Union counties on Tuesday.
Voters approved school budgets in 16 of 21 Union County school districts, though Garwood, Hillside, Kenilworth, Linden and Plainfield voters rejected their districts’ spending plans. Eighteen of 24 school [...]

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