Month: December 2016

Celebrate the Season With New Jersey Festival Orchestra!

Posted on December 27, 2016 by

From traditional to pops, choral favorites to musical theater classics, the upcoming season of NJ Festival Orchestra concerts will fill the entire family with holiday cheer Kick of the holidays with a bang and plenty of bling on Saturday, December…

Rahway Men Oppose Belva Lockwood in 1884 Presidential Election

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

JoeRenna Posted in Our Town Rahway

By Al Shipley, City Historian and Rahway Library Research Consultant In the fall of 1906, a newly arrived resident made the following observation on the day of an election, “Rahway is the worst place for politics I ever struck. For…

Daisy Work on “Friendly & Helpful” Petals

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

JoeRenna Posted in Cranford Monthly

Walnut Avenue School Daisy Girl Scout Troop 40967 is currently working on their “Friendly & Helpful” petal. The girls were friendly & helpful to their community by planting mums and spring bulbs at the Cranford Library. 19

EARLY LITERACY KITS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SCOTCH PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

JoeRenna Posted in Our Publications

Caregivers can now share the joy of reading and learning together with their little ones by checking out the Scotch Plains Public Library’s new Early Literacy Kits. Each kit is created around a single theme, including colors, food, opposites, and…