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Firefighter Michael Mammone and Volunteer Firefighter Matt Klapper competing in the Scott Stair Climb in Seattle

Summit Career Firefighter Michael Mammone and Volunteer Firefighter Matt Klapper Participate in the 19th Annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb By Summit Fire Department
3/12/2010

Summit Career Firefighter Michael Mammone and Volunteer Firefighter Matt Klapper participated in the 19th Annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb.

The stair climb was held on Sunday March 7, 2010 at the Columbia Center in Seattle W.... Continue | More stories

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Letters to the Editor : March 2010 By Mitch Slater
3/12/2010
Westfield Candidate Slater Speaks Out about Guidance Issues

This past week I officially became the only new candidate running against three long-term Board of Education members in the April 20th election. As I have said in previous letters and statements, I am running t....
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Guest Opinion Column By David Larsen 3/11/2010 Restore Common Sense Budgeting to Washington For those of you who don’t know me, I’m David Larsen and I’m running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 7th district. There are ple.... Continue \| Prior columns

	It's Kinetic By Therese Crowley 3/8/2010 From The Beaches of Phuket Ran into a friend in Summit -- he’s just back from the Thai beaches of Phuket. Poetic, because that’s how I’d been feeling, along with many other people I know… Continue \| Prior columns

	A Little Joe By Joe Narciso 1/16/2010 Happy New Year Happy New Year, from all of us at "A Little Joe." All of us, I guess, would be me. So Happy New Year from me to you! .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Because I Said So By Stacey Maisch 2/18/2010 Optimism I need to start taking attitude lessons from my kids. Well, I suppose I should amend that to "outlook" lessons instead of "attitud.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Biz Buzz By Peggy McHale 2/14/2010 Creating the Company Culture My business partner Sandi and I are both working moms. We know what it’s like to be at a meeting when the phone rings and the scho.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Broadway Banter By Shayne Austin Miller 2/11/2010 Broadway Update There is so much happening on Broadway this season with new shows opening, new shows closing, .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Career RX By Lisa Chenofsky Singer 3/5/2010 Deciding What is Right For You Have you ever felt like your current job is not allowing you to live up to your potential? Do you feel like you have a lot more to.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Cinema Update By Raymond Valinoti, Jr. 2/24/2010 Review of The Wolfman Whenever filmmakers produce a new version of a classic film, critics and buffs will inevitably judge it in the .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Coffin's Corner for Education By Stephen Coffin 2/8/2010 Smaller Class Sizes Work Best to Close the Achievement Gap Research concentrating on class size not only has demonstrated that when qualified teachers teach students in smaller class sizes .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Common Ground By Rev. Paula Roper 2/5/2010 Does Your Religion Really Matter? Sunday, February 7th is Four Chaplains Day. It is the commemoration of the sinking of the U.S.A.T. Dorchester and the heroic actio.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Dad in the Box Humor by John Christmann 3/9/2010 Sleeping with Oscar SCENE I. From a television set in New Jersey an image of a golden statue rotates slowly on a pedestal while.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Dear Debby By Dear Debby 2/8/2010 A Decade of Love Dear Debby, I’ve been married for about 10 years and am looking do something special for my wife .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Fit is the New Thin By Dr. Donald DeFabio 3/10/2010 Weight Training 101 Research has documented weight training as an essential component to a healthy lifestyle. This article covers a.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Framed By Michael Tcheyan 2/26/2010 Interview with Paul Howe and Ian Coleman Artwork – Full Moon Boon, Fall 2008 We have a brand new sculpture on exhibit in Summit and I had a chance to sit down with the art.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Jersey Junction: Where Policy and Politics Meet By Richard A. Lee 3/9/2010 Public Opinion: Painting It by Numbers Given the dismal state of New Jersey’s fiscal condition, the numbers confronting Governor Christie as he prepares his first state .... Continue \| Prior columns

	On The Road By Jennifer Jean Miller 2/12/2010 Local Cures for Blizzards, the Winter Blahs and Cabin Fever It’s that time of year again. The weather gets cold and we’re looking for something to do outs.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Pigskins, Pucks, and Picks By Kevin Baumer 3/12/2010 Big East Tournament: Syracuse vs Georgetown Evaluating the Atmosphere - The "session" format of the Big East Tournament creates an interestin.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Real Estate Today By Barbara Mulcahy and Mary Ann Walsh, Re/Max Premier 3/5/2010 Four Ways to Optimize Your Credit Profile Whether you’re looking for ways to dig out of your financial hole or ways to avoid getting int.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Senior Sense By Lisa Bayer 12/3/2009 Senior Financial Exploitation and the Holidays The December holidays and the New Year can be a wonderful time for celebrating for many people. Colorful lights.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Simply Spotlight By Alexander Wallick 3/8/2010 Get Lost in Yonkers While one may not want to be Lost in Yonkers with Neil Simon’s dour grandmother from his 1991 .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Stern Eats By Arthur J. Stern 1/18/2010 Pleasantdale Chateau’s Spanish Wine Dinner I began my 2010 Stern Eats year with the Pleasantdale Chateau’s Spanish Wine Dinner, a cocktai.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Student Views: Exposing the Issues of Adolescence By Melissa Pagano 2/19/2010 Happy Chinese New Year!: CCCNJ Chinese School delves into New Year Celebration At my Sunday Chinese school "CCCNJ", located in Parsippany, New Jersey, where I study Mandarin weekly, for two .... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Balancing Act By Diane Lang 3/9/2010 Mental Health Minutes I have gathered up some easy to follow "Mental Health Minutes" that you can add into your daily life. It’s easier to take babys st.... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Mommy's Review By Lauryn Shapiro 2/23/2010 You’re Never Too Young (or Too Old) for the American Museum of Natural History The Perks: Having grown up in New York, I wa.... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Shapiro Report By Michael M. Shapiro 3/11/2010 It’s Time to Move School Elections to November Elections for the Board of Education and to vote on school budgets should be moved from April to November. The monetary and time s.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Winespeak By Ivan Ruiz 3/8/2010 The ABCs Of Wine: "F" is for France It was Voltaire, I believe, who once said that wine is the blood of France. I couldn’t agree more. No other nation on earth is mor.... Continue \| Prior columns


	Jefferson Primary Center Students Help Haiti Relief Effort By Summit Public Schools 3/12/2010 Through the generosity of the families and PTO at The Summit Primary Center at Jefferson, $884 was raised for donation to the American Red Cross relief effort in Haiti. During the month of February, the preschoolers and kindergar.... Continue \| More stories



BNI Business Exchange Member’s Work Featured in Current Edition of DesignNJ By BNI Business Exchange 3/12/2010 Todd Koenig, an Architect and Secretary-Treasurer of the BNI® Business Exchange Chapter in Summit, NJ, had the kitchen he recently designed for a private residence in South Orange, featured in the February-March issue of DesignNJ, New Jersey’s Home and Design Magazine. Mr. Koenig is the pri.... Continue \| More stories



Summit Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sales - Revised Schedule By Summit Girl Scouts 3/12/2010 Friday, 3/12: Train Station, 4:00-7:00 – Troop 854 Saturday, 3/13: Library, 9-4 – Troop 758 Saturday, 3/13: HSBC, 10-1 – Troop 251 Saturday, 3/13: Starbucks, 9-4 – Troop 1120 <.... Continue \| More stories



Senior Golf Clinic in Summit By Summit Department of Community Programs 3/12/2010 Attention All Seniors! Are you looking for a way to refresh your golfing skills before the "Muni" opens in April? The Summit Department of Community Programs is offering an indoor 2-Day Senior Golf Clinic at the Community Center. The Clinic will be held on Wednesday March 17 &a.... Continue \| More stories



Summit Offers Programs for Children with Special Needs By Summit Community Programs 3/12/2010 Children with special needs in the Summit area have a wide variety of programs to consider this spring. Thanks to a collaborative effort of the communities of Summit, New Providence and Berkeley Heights, there is a wide variety of programs available without any resident restrictions. Each o.... Continue \| More stories



	Young Music Bands Raise Over $8,000 for New Eyes for the Needy By New Eyes for the Needy 3/12/2010 Young music bands rocked the house at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 6 on behalf of New Eyes for the Needy. Local area teens sang, strummed, and drummed to raise over $8700 for new prescription eyeglasses for poor children living in the United St.... Continue \| More stories



	White House Holiday Decorator Coleen Christian Burke to Speak at Auxiliary Luncheon, May 14th By Overlook Hospital Auxiliary 3/12/2010 The Overlook Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce that Coleen Christian Burke will be this year’s guest speaker at their annual Spring Luncheon on May 14 at the Canoe Brook Country Club. The owner of Sugar Plums, a holiday decorating service, Ms Burke was .... Continue \| More stories



	The College Report: Summit’s Smith and West Virginia Advance in Big East on Buzzer Beater By John Manley 3/12/2010 West Virginia University advanced to the semifinal round of the Big East Tournament with a 54-51 victory over Cincinnati at Madison Square Garden last night on a successful 3-point buzzer beater by Newark’s Da’Sean Butler. The Mountaineers’ Wellington Smi.... Continue \| More stories



SAGE Offers Presentation on Integrative Dental Health Care for Seniors By SAGE Eldercare 3/11/2010 "Integrative Dental Health Care for Seniors" is the topic of a FREE presentation being offered at SAGE Eldercare, 290 Broad Street on Wednesday, March 24th from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. The program, which is open to the public, will discuss how dental disease has been linked to heart disease, ar.... Continue \| More stories



	The College Report: Livingston’s Jason Banzhaf Earns All-Conference Honors By John Manley 3/11/2010 Catholic University’s men’s basketball team ended its season on Saturday with an 81-75 loss to Alvernia in an ECAC South Region Tournament semifinal game in Washington, D.C. The Cardinals’ Jason Banzhaf (Living.... Continue \| More stories



Summit High School Annual Music Marathon Friday, March 19th By Summit Public Schools Music and Performing Arts 3/11/2010 The Summit High School Annual Music Marathon will take place on Friday, March 19 from 3:15 pm until 11 pm at the Summit High School Auditorium, 125 Kent Place Blvd, Summit NJ. Come and go, or stay all day, as you listen to the finest music in Summit and .... Continue \| More stories



	Preschool Camp, Summer Fun at the Summit Y By Summit Area YMCA 3/11/2010 The Summit YMCA offers a high quality camp experience for preschoolers’ ages 3 to 5 at their summer preschool camps Little Moon and Little Beavers. Both camps offer an affordable camp experience with well trained staff, in a small camp group setting, allowing c.... Continue \| More stories



Pathways: Providing a Path for Knowledge and Understanding of Cancer Survivors By Michael M. Shapiro 3/11/2010 SUMMIT, NJ - Pathways, a program of The Connection for Women and Families in Summit, provides support, education and wellness programs for women with cancer. On Monday, March 8th, The Alternative Press had the opportunity to sit in on one such program in wh.... Continue \| More stories



	The Overlook Hospital Auxiliary Raises $177,000 for Overlook Hospital Lee Radsch By Lee Radsch for the Overlook Hospital Auxiliary 3/11/2010 The Executive Board of the Overlook Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce that the Auxiliary is donating $177,000 to Overlook Hospital this week. The gift is being directed to 3 separate areas. The largest portion of the gift, $150,000, is .... Continue \| More stories



	Student Recess Leaders Bring Playground Program to Franklin School By Summit Public Schools 3/11/2010 A parent coordinated playground program at Summit’s Franklin School is guaranteeing a fun recess time for all of the students. Parent Liz Pollock was visiting the playground during a recess and noticed that some of the children, .... Continue \| More stories



Change in Pedestrian Safety Law By Summit Police Department 3/11/2010 On April 1 a change to the Pedestrian Safety laws in New Jersey will go into effect. Previous to this change all drivers of motor vehicles were required to "yield" to any pedestrian crossing a roadway in a marked crosswalk. The change in this law will now require any driver of a motor vehicle "t.... Continue \| More stories



Change in the Graduated Driver’s License Law By Summit Police Department 3/11/2010 On May 1, 2010, the requirements for all teens (16-20 years of age) holding a permit or provisional license under New Jersey’s Graduated Driver License (GDL) Law, will change. To ensure that GDL holders comply with the law, they and their parents should be a.... Continue \| More stories



Free Seminar on Colon Cancer, March 13th By Overlook Hospital 3/11/2010 The Digestive Center and Community Health Department at Overlook Hospital will offer a free seminar on colon cancer from 9:30am to 11:00am on Saturday, March 13, 2010,. The program, "Colon Cancer: Preventable, Treatable, Beatable," is being presented as part of National Colorectal Cancer Aw.... Continue \| More stories



	Woodward Properties REALTORS in Summit Offer "Unparalleled" Service By Amanda Kreel 3/10/2010 SUMMIT, NJ - Woodward Properties REALTORS is an independent real estate firm located in Summit, New Jersey. Their passion is providing assistance to their clients with the upmost level of service, "unparalleled in real estate," by assisting the.... Continue \| More stories



RENT, the Musical; Limited Run: 6 Performances Only Beginning April 16th By South Mountain TheaterWorks 3/10/2010 For 6 exhilarating evenings experience the raw and electrifying theater event of a generation – Jonathan Larson’s RENT, THE MUSICAL -- as South Mountain TheaterWorks brings this rock and roll masterpiece to New Jersey audiences at The Oakes Center, 120 Morris Ave., in Summit, NJ. .... Continue \| More stories



	Summit Girls Swim Team Breaks 4 School Records and Has 4 Top 8 Finishes at Meet of Champions By Summit Booster Association 3/10/2010 Congratulations to the the Summit girls swim team Meet of Champion’s competitors. The team broke 4 school records over the weekend and had 4 top 8 finishes. Carey Fries broke her own school record in the 200 Fre.... Continue \| More stories



	Summit Medical Group Welcomes Allison Gurey Wasserstein, MD By Summit Medical Group 3/10/2010 Allison Gurey Wasserstein, MD, has recently joined Summit Medical Group’s Pediatrics Department in the Summit MAC office at 35 Overlook Road. Dr. Wasserstein earned her B.A. in the biological basis of behavior cum laude at the Un.... Continue \| More stories



Summit Girl Scout Cookie Sale Locations and Dates By Summit Girl Scouts 3/10/2010 GET YOUR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES HERE!!!!! BOOTH SALES 2010 Friday, 3/12: Train Station, 4:30-7:30 – Troop 854 Saturday, 3/13: Carwash, 11-2 – Troop 758 Saturday, 3.... Continue \| More stories



Summit College Club/AAUW Seeks Book Donations Now By Summit College Club/AAUW 3/9/2010 The Summit College Club/AAUW seeks book donations now. Please bring books in good condition to Westy Self-Storage Center, 15 River Road, in Chatham, M-F 8-5, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday, 11-3, until April 2, 2010. No magazines, encyclo.... Continue \| More stories



Summit High School Students Win Playwriting Awards By Summit Public Schools 3/9/2010 Three members of Summit High School’s Advanced Acting class were recognized for their original plays in the Young Playwrights Competition sponsored by the Theatre Project, Union County College’s professional theater company. Melanie Porras won third place, an.... Continue \| More stories

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