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Union County Freeholder Chair Linda Carter (L) with honorees Anna Belin–Pyles (M) and Harold Gibson (R) recently attended the 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast held by Frontiers International Plainfield Area Club. This event honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and honors community volunteers and student Scholarship Awardees. (Photo by Frontier International)
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – Marty Appel, the long-time Yankees historian and former director of Public Relations for the team, will be the special guest speaker at the 77th Annual Hot Stove League Baseball Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 10, starting at 1:00 p.m. at the L’Affaire Banquet Center, 1099 Route 22 East, in Mountainside.
The awards dinner is sponsored by the Union County Baseball Association (UCBA), in cooperation with the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal. Since 1937, the annual Hot Stove League Baseball Dinner has been the primary fund-raising effort for the UCBA’s summer and fall programs for young ballplayers.
Marty Appel began his tenure with the New York Yankees handling fan mail for Mickey Mantle. He is the author of 18 books, including the New York Times bestseller, “Munson,” and the 2012 publication, “Pinstripe Empire” – the definitive history of the New York Yankees. Mr. Appel is seen often on YES Network Yankeeographies. His interviews with veteran Yankees players are featured on Yankees On Demand on the Yankees.com website.
During the afternoon awards ceremonies, the UCBA will induct three new members into the Union County Baseball Hall of Fame: Bill Dolan of Rahway, Jim Riccitelli of Roselle Park, and George Virgilio of Elizabeth.
“We’re delighted to welcome Marty Appel to this year’s Hot Stove League Awards Dinner,” said Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter. “We hope that family members and friends of the Hall of Fame inductees and the very deserving local student honorees will enjoy the Sunday afternoon ceremonies and support youth baseball in Union County.”
Among the students to be honored for their athletic achievements are: Chris Folinusz, catcher for Cranford High School and Union County Player of the Year (2012); Khaseem Greene of Elizabeth and Rutgers, Big East defensive player of the year (2011 and 2012); Jenna Kulback, hard-hitting catcher for Gov. Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights (Class of 2012); James O’Rourke, a First Team, All-State centerfielder for Westfield High School (Class of 2012); Shannon Syciarz of Garwood, a First Team All-American and two time All-NJAC field hockey goaltender of the year.
The Hot Stove League Baseball Dinner also will honor local American Legion Baseball players and athletes from youth baseball leagues for their achievements in 2012.
Tickets for the dinner are $40 each and can be purchased online by visiting www.ucba-nj.org or by downloading and mailing the table registration form to the Union County Baseball Association, Box 176, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023.
For more information, please call Jim Iozzi at 908-917-2523.
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ELIZABETH, NJ – President Abraham Lincoln will be the subject of a special lecture by Dr. Jonathan Lurie of Rutgers University on Thursday, February 7, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. Sponsored by the Union County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, the free afternoon event entitled “Looking at Lincoln: Greatness Transformed” is open to the public and includes exhibits about the Civil War and a special display case focusing on Lincoln’s presidency.
After the talk by Dr. Lurie, there will be raffles for an original framed portrait of Lincoln by Elizabeth artist Rafael Rodriguez and an illustrated edition of “Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years” by Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Sandburg.
“As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we are honored to have Dr. Jonathan Lurie speak here about President Lincoln and his leadership during the conflict,” said Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, chairman of the committee. “We welcome visitors to the Courthouse to learn more about our 16th President and about the experiences of Union County residents during the war.”
Dr. Lurie is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Rutgers University (Newark), where he was a Professor of History and Law from 1985 to 2009. During his career at Rutgers, Dr. Lurie also was a Visiting Fellow in Law and History at Harvard Law School; an Historian and Archivist to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and a Visiting Professor of Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The lecture by Dr. Lurie will be presented in the Courtroom of the Hon. Karen M. Cassidy, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court, at 2 p.m. To reserve a seat, please call 908-527-4999.
The Civil War Exhibition is on display until 2015 in the rotunda of the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street in historic midtown Elizabeth. The exhibit may be viewed weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The displays will change from time to time. Anyone wishing to loan historical artifacts from the Civil War era for the exhibit can contact committee member Katherine Craig at 908-282-7617. All objects will be secured, locked and acknowledged.
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ELIZABETH, NJ – President Abraham Lincoln will be the subject of a special lecture by Dr. Jonathan Lurie of Rutgers University on Thursday, February 7, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. Sponsored by the Union County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, the free afternoon event entitled “Looking at Lincoln: Greatness Transformed” is open to the public and includes exhibits about the Civil War and a special display case focusing on Lincoln’s presidency.
After the talk by Dr. Lurie, there will be raffles for an original framed portrait of Lincoln by Elizabeth artist Rafael Rodriguez and an illustrated edition of “Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years” by Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Sandburg.
“As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we are honored to have Dr. Jonathan Lurie speak here about President Lincoln and his leadership during the conflict,” said Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, chairman of the committee. “We welcome visitors to the Courthouse to learn more about our 16th President and about the experiences of Union County residents during the war.”
Dr. Lurie is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Rutgers University (Newark), where he was a Professor of History and Law from 1985 to 2009. During his career at Rutgers, Dr. Lurie also was a Visiting Fellow in Law and History at Harvard Law School; an Historian and Archivist to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and a Visiting Professor of Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The lecture by Dr. Lurie will be presented in the Courtroom of the Hon. Karen M. Cassidy, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court, at 2 p.m. To reserve a seat, please call 908-527-4999.
The Civil War Exhibition is on display until 2015 in the rotunda of the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street in historic midtown Elizabeth. The exhibit may be viewed weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The displays will change from time to time. Anyone wishing to loan historical artifacts from the Civil War era for the exhibit can contact committee member Katherine Craig at 908-282-7617. All objects will be secured, locked and acknowledged.
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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org, on Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook, and on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/countyofunionnj .
(From left) Union County Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter, Vice Chairman Christopher Hudak and Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski present a check from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders to the 2013 Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade General Chairwoman Kelly Anne Scanlon, Adjutant Harry Capko and Grand Marshal Jim Tansey during the parade committee’s Celebrity Bartenders fundraiser at the Kenilworth Veterans Center. The 2013 Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 on Morris Avenue in Union. For more information please visitwww.unioncountystpatricksdayparade.com. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org
On Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook
On Twitter at http://twitter.com/countyofunionnj
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that, through a series of informative sessions beginning February 21, senior adults will now be able to obtain help in applying for a variety of federal, state and local government assistance programs through their local library or community center.
“The Freeholder Board recognizes how difficult it can be to navigate some of these assistance programs,” said Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter. “We hope that these informative sessions will reinforce our commitment to Union County’s seniors and help them maintain the best quality of life possible.”
As part of the program, the Union County Department of Human Services and Division on Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC), will help seniors apply for programs including gas and electric support (LIFE LINE), pharmaceutical assistance (PAAD), and, home energy assistance (HEAP). There will also be screening for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility, and information about the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP).
Assistance will be available at the following locations:
The Union County Division on Aging is one of 670 nationwide “area agencies on aging” established under the federal Older Americans Act. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 12.7 percent of Union County’s 536,499 residents are over age 65. With the exception of Elizabeth and Plainfield, 19 of the County’s 21 municipalities have a population that includes more than 11% of their population in the “65 and older” age bracket.
In 2012, the division was renamed to become the Division on Aging and Disability Resource (ADRC) in compliance with a state initiative to better serve elderly and disabled populations.
The Division’s goal is to promote wellness, independence, dignity and choice for seniors and their families through services like care management for the state’s Medicaid Waiver Programs, Global Options, and for the Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving Program (JACC),.
Other services and programs include Information and Assistance; the State Respite Program (SRP); and Nutrition programs, including home-delivered and congregate meals, the Farmers Market food voucher program, and nutrition education for seniors.
For further information about the Division on Aging and Disability Resource Connection, call the division’s toll-free number: 1-888-280-8226, or visit the Union County government website at www.ucnj.org. Printed information is available in both English and Spanish.
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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – “Beyond Just Riding” is a series of five winter classes being offered for participants ages nine through adult on Sundays at Watchung Stable in Mountainside. Sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal, the classes will be on Sunday mornings from January 27 through February 24.
“Kiddie Clinics” will be offered on three Saturday mornings for children ages three through eight to expand their knowledge of horses. These specialized non-riding mini-clinics will be on three Saturdays: January 26, February 2 and February 9.
“We are pleased to continue these programs at Watchung Stable that explore different equestrian topics with no actual riding,” said Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter. “The clinics will help people learn simple behaviors of the horse and what it actually takes to own your own horse.”
Each “Beyond Just Riding” session will last 90 minutes and will focus on one of a variety of horse and horsemanship topics. Participants, ages nine through adult, are invited to register for as many classes as they would like. All riding levels are welcome. The sessions will be held in the barn or the lecture area of the stable. The cost is $20 per person for each 90-minute class.
The winter “Beyond Just Riding” classes are being offered as follows:
The Saturday morning “Kiddie Clinics” for children ages three through eight are one-hour sessions designed to introduce youngsters to the Watchung Stable and the world of horses. Each of the three clinics is offered on the three Saturdays. “Just the Two of Us” grooming sessions are included so a parent and child can participate together. The clinics will be held in the barn or the lecture area of the stable. The cost is $10 per person for each one-hour clinic.
Each of the Kiddie Clinics will be offered on Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 at the following times:
Space is limited for the “Beyond Just Riding” classes and the “Kiddie Clinics” and in-person pre-registration is required at Watchung Stable, located at 1160 Summit Lane in Mountainside. For further information, call the Watchung Stable office at 908-789-3665 or e-mail your question to stablequestions@ucnj.org
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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org, on Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook, and on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/countyofunionnj .
Union County, NJ — Specially trained, chainsaw-equipped volunteers have been hard at work in the Union County parks system, clearing fallen trees from Superstorm Sandy away from popular walking trails. Pictured here, a group of volunteers takes a break from clearing the trail around Lake Surprise in the Watchung Reservation (front row, l-r Marc Grobman of Fanwood, Peter Axelrod of Berkeley Heights, Evelyn Morton of Cranford, Chris Auda of Westfield; back row, l-r Larry Russo of Cranford, Bob Czaja of Scotch Plains, Ned O’Connell of Scotch Plains, Michael Auda of Westfield and Marcus Jones of Summit. Not pictured: Jean Jones of Summit and Karen Chmelar of Summit). To join the Union County Adopt-a-Trail/Adopt-a-Park programs contact the Department of Parks and Community Renewal, 908-789-3683 or visit ucnj.org.
Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich speaks at the Mayors Against Illegal Guns press conference January 14 at the Cranford municipal building where law enforcement and elected officials urged federal lawmakers to “pass sensible gun laws.” Twelve mayors from New Jersey will travel to Washington, D.C. on January 16 to meet with members of Congress. Also pictured, from 2nd left, are State Senator Raymond Lesniak, Roselle Mayor Jamel Holley, Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr and Assemblywoman Linda Stender. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org
On Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook
On Twitter at http://twitter.com/countyofunionnj
Union County, NJ – With a powerful flu season in full swing throughout New Jersey and most of the country, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders reminds residents that the County home page, ucnj.org, now includes a one-stop link for easy access to information about preventing and treating the flu, including an online vaccination location finder.
The direct link is ucnj.org/what-to-do-about-the-flu.
“We’ve compiled material from the Centers for Disease Control and other sources that provide solid, reliable guidance on how to prevent the flu, and how to help the recovery process along if you catch it,” said Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter. “I urge all County residents to take a few minutes and visit ucnj.org/what-to-do-about-the-flu, to stay informed and aware.”
The flu is caused by a virus that spreads through droplets from the nose and mouth. When people cough or sneeze, the droplets spread through the air and can make other people sick. The flu virus can also live on objects such as a table or phone, and enter a person’s body when they touch the object and then touch their nose, eyes, or mouth.
The flu spreads easily from person to person. You can spread the flu even before you know you are sick and for a week after you get sick.
To help your family avoid the flu, you can do the following:
Carter also suggested that residents check their medicine cabinets and make sure they have a thermometer, fever reducers and any other necessary over-the-counter medications on hand.
In addition to ucnj.org/what-to-do-about-the-flu, many more details about flu prevention and treatment are available from the Centers for Disease Control at www.flu.gov.
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