Daily Archives: February 8, 2012

Union County Opens Civil War Exhibit ‘Preserving the Union’ at Courthouse, Feb. 9

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The Civil War monument in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Elizabeth, NJ February 8, 2012 – “Preserving the Union,” an exhibit to commemorate Union County’s role in the Civil War of 1861-65, will have its public Grand Opening on Thursday, February 9, at 2 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Union County Courthouse in historic mid-town Elizabeth. “This exhibit of Civil War artifacts and photographs...
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Press Conference on Independent Investigation of the Elizabeth Board of Education

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Elizabeth Board of Education

Press Conference on February 9, 2012: Former New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice Gary S. Stein to Present Findings of His Independent Investigation of the Elizabeth Board of Education Amidst Allegations of Improper Fundraising, Nepotism Background:  In June 2011, the Elizabeth Board of Education (EBOE) retained former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Gary S. Stein...
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Union County Art Exhibit Seeks Artists 60 and Older

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Elizabeth, New Jersey February 8, 2012 – Residents of Union County who are 60 years of age or older are invited to participate and exhibit an original work of art – completed within the last three years – in the annual Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit. Sponsored by the Union County Board of...
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Construction begins for the Victor Mravlag School No. 21

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Photos Courtesy of the Elizabeth Public Schools Elizabeth, N.J. February 8, 2012 – Construction has begun on February 6, 2012 for the Victor Mravlag School No. 21.
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Elizabeth’s Michelino’s black history month celebration

Elizabeth Michelino

Elizabeth’s Michelino’s Black History Month Celebration on Tuesdays in February. The City of Elizabeth, Mayor Bollwage and Councilwoman Patricia Perkins-Auguste invite you to join this celebration. Michelino’s Brick Oven and Bar is located at 14-26 Julian Place, Elizabeth NJ. Each week will feature performances by different jazz bands from 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., starting...
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Students at Madison Monroe School turned ordinary pennies into pirate gold

photo courtesy of Elizabeth Public Schools

Elizabeth, N.J. February 8, 2012- Students in Phyllis Taub’s fifth grade class at Madison Monroe School Sixteen were in full pirate mode as they turned ordinary pennies into pirate gold. Was it alchemy? No! It was a foray into discovering chemical mixtures. This particular mixture combines kosher salt and vinegar. Put the two together...
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Baseball Coaches & Student Athletes Will Be Honored
 at Union County Hall of Fame Dinner

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Elizabeth, N.J. February 8, 2012- The Union County Baseball Association will honor local student athletes and baseball coaches for their accomplishments during 2011 and will induct four new members into the Union County Baseball Hall of Fame during award ceremonies on Sunday, February 12. The 76th Annual Hot Stove League Baseball Dinner begins at...
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The New Jersey Automotive Magazine Features Elizabeth School

Courtesy of New Jersey Automotive Magazine

Elizabeth, N.J. February 8, 2012 – The New Jersey Automotive Magazine features Elizabeth School, Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy in its January 2012 edition. The AASP (Alliance of Automotive Service Providers) article titled “The Skills To Survive:  Auto Education Thrives in Trying Times”, describes the changes of the blue-collar automotive industry due...
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Nicole DiRado Sworn In As Deputy Clerk of Union County

Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union

Elizabeth, N.J. February 8, 2012 – Nicole DiRado of Union is sworn in as Deputy Clerk of Union County by Superior Court Judge Karen Cassidy on February 1 at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. Holding the Bible is her husband Matthew and their son Matty.
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African American History Month Celebration

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Photos Courtesy of the City of Elizabeth Elizabeth, N.J. February 6, 2012 – On February 6, Mayor Bollwage  joined Councilwoman Patricia Perkins-Auguste and Elizabeth residents in raising the African American flag in honor of African American History Month. The event took place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at City...
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