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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Seeking 'Best Dad on Wheels'
May 29, 2012SHORT HILLS, NJ – Christopher Reeve once said he became a better father after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed and...
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Alive in All Seasons at Juniper Village at Chatham!
May 28, 2012CHATHAM, NJ – While many think of Assisted Living Communities as moribund dark places where senior citizens go to live the...
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Berkeley Heights Board of Education Discusses 'Concept' Courses
May 25, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - What would have been a routine adoption of existing curriculum guides for the 2012-13 school year turned into a...
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The College Report: Trinity and Summit's Megan Leonhard Capture Div. 3 Lacrosse Crown
May 23, 2012Trinity College of Connecticut won the NCAA Division 3 Women's Lacrosse Championship in Montclair on Sunday with an 8-7 victory ov...
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Berkeley Heights Seniors Question Budget Allocation; Committee Adopts 2012 Budget
May 23, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Several senior citizens were at the Township Council’s Tuesday, May 22 meeting to complain about wh...
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TRINITY AND SUMMIT'S MEGAN LEONHARD CAPTURE DIV. 3 LACROSSE CROWN
May 22, 2012Trinity College of Connecticut won the NCAA Division 3 Women's ...
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Atlantic Ambulance, MONOC Reach Agreement on Emergency Dispatch Transition
May 22, 2012SUMMIT, NJ - Atlantic Ambulance Corp. and MONOC today announced an agreement to transition all of Atlantic Ambulance’s CenCom em...
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'Breakfast with the Mayor' Focuses on Revitalizing Downtown Berkeley Heights
May 18, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Business and municipal officials met this morning to talk about making downtown Berkeley Heights a more w...
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The College Report: B.U. Defender Brittany Carlin of Summit Gets America East Nod
May 17, 2012Brittany Carlin (Summit, Jr.) of Boston University's women's lacrosse team landed a spot on the All-America East first team. T...
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Berkeley Heights Mayor Helps Celebrate Nursing Home Week with Visit to Berkeley Meadows
May 16, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Not every nursing home resident can say they spent the afternoon rocking out with the mayor. Berkeley...
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The College Report: Summit's Leonhard and Trinity Advance to Final 4 in Montclair
May 15, 2012Megan Leonhard (Summit, Jr.) scored three goals to shepherd Trinity (Conn.) into the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Lacrosse Tournament...
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Annual YMCA 5K Raises $25,000 for LIVESTRONG
May 14, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Families and friends of all ages gathered at Memorial Field in Berkeley Heights yesterday for the 11th Annual 5...
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Door Boy of Berkeley Heights Still the Best in the Business
May 12, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – When Door Boy of Berkeley Heights was written up in a recent issue of International Door and Operator mag...
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Berkeley Height School Board Honors Teachers of the Year
May 11, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – “There are some teachers you remember that touched your life,” said Board of Education Presid...
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Berkeley Heights Public Library Hosts Local Business Appreciation Evening
May 10, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Local Berkeley Heights business owners learned about resources to help small businesses offered by the Be...
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The College Report: Arent and Johnson Post Dual Patriot League Track Wins
May 10, 2012Both Rob Arent (New Providence, Sr.) of Bucknell and Chris Johnson (Murray Hill, Jr.) of Colgate posted two victories at last weekend&...
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Berkeley Heights Officials Encouraged by Talks with State on Flooding Issues
May 9, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Township officials expressed encouragement last night about a meeting held at Governor Livingston High Sc...
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The College Report: Rider's Burroughs of West Orange Hurdles to Two Wins at MAAC Meet
May 7, 2012James Burroughs (West Orange, Jr.) won two events over the hurdles on Sunday to lead Rider’s men to a runner-up finish in the Me...
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Civil War Reenactors Bring American History to Life in Berkeley Heights
May 6, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – For the watching adults, the serious men in their blue military uniforms firing their rifles into the air...
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The College Report: Chatham's Guida Leads Hopkins to Upset Win Over Loyola
May 5, 2012Rob Guida (Chatham, Soph.) scored a game-high three goals, including the gamewinner in overtime, as Johns Hopkins took down top-ranked...
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Three Hundred Pack Hilton Short Hills Ballroom for Center Stage Celebration Gala to Support Paper Mill Playhouse
May 4, 2012SHORT HILLS, NJ – Three hundred community and business leaders packed the Hilton Short Hills ballroom on Friday night for the Ce...
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Seton Hall Plant Expert: Back to Basics on Lawn Care
May 4, 2012It’s all about the water, according to Marian Glenn, Ph.D., a biology professor at Seton Hall University, who said drought condi...
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Lance Addresses Berkeley Heights Rotary Club
May 3, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – It was a laid-back luncheon but the talk was about weighty matters as members of the Berkeley Heights Rot...
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The B.I.G. Phenomenon – Women Empowering Women To Fulfillment
May 2, 2012NEWTON, NJ – When Tara Gilvar had transitioned from her corporate high-profile marketing job to becoming a stay-at-ho...
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Judith W. Wharton Music Center is Epicenter of Performing Arts
May 1, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Judith G. Wharton Music Center in Berkeley Heights is less like a music school and more like a music comm...