ELIZABETH — Nancy DiLiegro, PhD, FACHE, vice president of Clinical Operations and Physician Services and chief clinical officer of Trinitas Regional Medical Center, has been elected the New Jersey Regent serving the American College of Healthcare Executives – New Jersey. Through this election, DiLiegro becomes a member of the organization’s Council of Regents which serves in […]
UNION COUNTY — Fall weather is not a deterrent to Union County Adopt-A-Park volunteers, who play a key role in improving and maintaining more than 6,600 acres of public open space. Recently, members of the Haitian Flag Day Planning Committee were in Warinanco Park to pick up litter, collect recyclables, remove weeds and repair fencing at a shoreline restoration […]
PLAINFIELD — A Somerset County man has pleaded guilty in connection with an incident in which a 5-year-old boy was shot in the face as he walked home from school with his mother in Plainfield earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Jose Rodriguez, 18, of North Plainfield admitted to a count of attempted […]
PLAINFIELD — Two men have pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the 2011 shooting death of an innocent bystander outside a Plainfield convenience store, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Jordan Camacho and Laquan Chandler, both Plainfield residents, accepted plea agreements requiring each of them to serve 15 years in state prison, with 85 percent […]
CRANFORD — On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Cerebral Palsy League hosted its 11th Annual 5K Breakfast Run at its home location, 61 Myrtle Street in Cranford. CPL’s 5K Run was established to support it’s Adult Services Program. Nearly 160 runners participated in the race. The first place winner, Nicholas Murphy of Hoboken completed the 5K course […]
KENILWORTH — Native animals Of New Jersey were presented by Turtle Back Zoo at the Kenilworth Public Library on Nov. 8. Turtle Back Zoo representative, Maria Durci introduced children and their families to various reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Right: Children at the library view a live owl. Below: Durcie displays a live snake for the children. […]
SUMMIT – Robyn Barone, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Summit office, recently announced that they will be joining forces with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey to help bring the joy of Thanksgiving to more than 1,000 non-profit charities, located in 18 counties throughout New Jersey. On Friday Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 […]
UNION COUNTY — Help check out hunger this holiday season with donations to a Food Drive being sponsored by the Union County Public Libraries. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 16, your local public library will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items to benefit the New Jersey Community Food Bank and other local food pantries. […]
WESTFIELD –On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA Girls Red swim team competed against the Westfield Area Y’s swim team in Westfield. Westfield proved to be a tough opponent, with the FSPY girls making a valiant effort. In the end, the FSPY girls outscored their opponent 198 to 190 with a number of exciting […]
CLARK — At Valley Road Elementary in Clark, Miss Kelly Williamson’s fifth grade class is studying the rules of using dialogue in writing. The students worked in pairs to revise and edit a passage using the correct punctuation and indentations for dialogue. The students also participated in an activity where they used dialogue sentence strips and punctuate the sentences correctly. […]