MILLBURN — Community groups are joining forces in Millburn next month for a children’s volunteering event to help youngsters in need. ‘Kids For Kids,’ organized by the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills, Inc., brings together local groups and children for a morning of hands-on volunteering and fun at the George Bauer Community Center […]
SCOTCH PLAINS — At the 9th Annual International Dinner and Concert at Willow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plains, people can enjoy international cuisine and listen to vocal and instrumental music from China while providing food and help for neighbors in need. This annual event will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 5 p.m. to […]
ELIZABETH — Good, uninterrupted sleep is precious. It restores and refreshes the body so that it can function at its best every day. As the stresses of modern life drain physical and emotional energy, the body seeks the relief that healthy sleep provides. However, research has shown that sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea — momentary interruptions in […]
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Chosen has announced its first Union County Advancing Community Theater grant program award recipient, Mystic Vision Players of Linden. The grant has been awarded for their March, 2015 production of Dreamgirls. “We are proud to see UCACT off to such a great start, and happy to give such […]
UNION — The Cantata Choir of Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church will present an Easter Cantata “How Great Thou Art,” on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary. There is free admission and plenty of parking. The church is located at 888 Stuyvesant Ave. in Union. For more information call the church at 908-688-3164.
NEWARK — Two Passaic County men were arrested by federal agents Friday morning for allegedly conspiring to steal more than $1.4 million dollars from the U.S. Government through a fraudulent food stamps scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Jacques Gary Doghram Apelian, 61, of Haledon, and Wael Rabee, 32, of Paterson, were charged by complaint with one count of conspiring to […]
NEWARK — A Cape May man surrendered to U.S. Marshals Thursday for shooting at pilot whales off the New Jersey coast, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Daniel Archibald, 27, is charged by complaint with one count of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. He appeared Thursday afternoon in Newark federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Clark III in Newark federal court. […]
CRANFORD — Four Cranford High School students performed in the NJ All-State Women’s Chorus on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. From left to right are Cranford High School students Veronica Walton, Elyse Mackenzie, Katherine Mackenzie, and Alexandra Heyburn with All-State Women’s Chorus conductor Patricia Joyce, center. This school year, a total […]
HILLSIDE — The Hillside Community Blood Bank sponsored by the Hillside Board of Health and Hillside Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Community Blood Services will be holding a Blood Drive on Thursday, March 12 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Community Center Parking Lot on Hillside Avenue opposite the Hillside Municipal Building. There is […]
UNION, NJ — Although the township has been fighting to get rid of a strip club on Route 22 for 19 years, last week both the township and Union County Prosecutor’s Office lost another battle. The legal argument continues to revolve around whether Hott 22 is violating state law or not by operating a sexually […]