Author: Central Jersey

  • MANVILLE: Christ the King students ready for their own ‘immigration’

    MANVILLE: Christ the King students ready for their own ‘immigration’

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Christ the King School graduated the 39th class in the school’s history Friday night as 15 students said good bye to their grammar school. The graduation ceremony began with a mass at Christ the King Church with Reverend Stanislaw Slaby officiating. Samantha Snell welcomed her classmates, family and friends.…

  • LAWRENCE: Student art arrives at Abud Family gallery

    LAWRENCE: Student art arrives at Abud Family gallery

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer It’s one thing to create a painting or sculpture and see it on display at Lawrence High School, and quite another thing to see it on exhibit at an art gallery. That’s exactly what several Lawrence High School students are discovering while their artwork is being shown at the Abud…

  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Hosts Merger Celebration

    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Hosts Merger Celebration

    By Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset hosted a merger celebration on Thursday, June 4, 2014, for its employees. Employees enjoyed food, music, and the opportunity to connect with colleagues and friends. Members of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s executive team also spoke at the event, highlighting the expanded access to care that the merger…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Patriots host NORWESCAP Night on June 30

    Step up to the plate and support NORWESCAP on June 30, when NORWESCAP Night will be held Monday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the at the Somerset Patriots baseball park in Bridgewater. NORWESCAP, a private non- profit organization, kick its 50th anniversary of providing services to more than 35,000 clients residing in Somerset, Hunterdon,…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Orienteering Word Scramble event Saturday

    The Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) will host an Orienteering Word Scramble event for all ages as part of Hopewell Valley Come Out and Play activities on June 14. The hunt will be along the Lawrence Hopewell Trail in the Rosedale Park District of Mercer Meadows, next to Rosedale Lake. Outdoor enthusiasts, young and old, are…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School staff union picks Goodhue as leader 

    HILLSBOROUGH: School staff union picks Goodhue as leader 

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Hillsborough’s unionized school employees have changed their leader. In an end-of-year school election, Hillsborough Education Association members selected 10-year Hillsborough teacher Henry Goodhue in a three-way contest over incumbent Daynon Blevins and Lynne Lenches Derwid, the group’s first vice president. Mr. Blevins is a 17-year teacher who had moved up…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Body of missing man found in lake (Updated)
  • LAWRENCE: Students featured in documentary film series

    Students in teacher Joseph Jamison’s fifth-grade classroom at Lawrence Intermediate School had their 15 minutes of fame, as they were filmed for part of a documentary series entitled "The Work Wonders Project" for Microsoft recently. Mr. Jamison’s students were chosen to participate for the production because of his use of the Self-Organized Learning Environment (SOLE)…

  • LAWRENCE: Fireworks fund $6,500 shy of goal

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township will have its annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Rider University, but whether it will be as elaborate as the 2013 edition will depend on how much money can be raised in the next three weeks. The Lawrence Township Recreation Department, which is spearheading the fundraising effort,…