CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the JFK High School baseball team celebrate their victory over Scotch Plains High School for the NJSIAA North Jersey 2 Group 3 State Championship on May 30. Another photo, page 28. More...
Safety Day event lets young people check out fire trucks, ambulances
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
The annual Safety Day at Port Reading School No. 9 is a way for emergency personnel to show young children that they are there to help. "Most of the time when we respond to a house and there are young children there, we don't have time to sit down with them to explain what is going on," said Warr... More...
The Prodigal Foundation Inc. will hold its ninth annual scholarship dinner for children affected by cancer on June 4, starting at 7 p.m. at Ariana's Grand, 800 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. The event will honor John Eberhardt, Woodbridge director of Parks & Recreation, Charlie Shaughnessy, director of... More...
Regarding the recent lawsuit decision by the Appellate Division of N.J. Superior Court regarding a defamation suit in favor of your newspapers, I offer my congratulations. More...
Since so many of us want to both save money and eat healthier foods, how about bringing back an icon of the past — the victory garden? The term "victory garden" originated during World War I, and these backyard plots became a common sight on the home front in Allied nations during World War... More...
Editor's note: Greg Bean is on vacation. This column originally ran Aug. 3, 2005. Inever thought I'd come to the point in my life where I had any foolproof professional wisdom for my kids, at least any they'd listen to. But recently I had a conversation with one of my sons that made me realiz... More...
Port Reading School No. 9 second- and third-grade students collected hundreds of items for the Woodbridge Animal Shelter as part of their annual caring project. Top: John Obolsky loads a bottle of detergent onto the truck of Marge Petrow, the volunteer coordinator for the animal shelter. On May 27, ... More...
CHRIS KELLY staff JFK High School first baseman Alex Weinstein (11) secures a putout throw as the Mustangs defeated Scotch Plains by a score of 6-3 to win the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state title on May 30. More...
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