Author: JoeRenna

Pajama Program and Book Drive

The second graders at Bayberry Elementary School, 113 Bayberry Lane, Watchung, New Jersey, collected new pajamas and new books to support the Pajama Program and their mission. Our students collected 79 pajamas and 149 books. We celebrated the generous donations

Kean Scientist, Designers Support Portable Operating Room Project

Submitted by Margaret McCorry Kean University’s top academic leader and others are collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) D-Lab and Harvard Medical School to develop a backpack-sized portable operating room called SurgiBox that is designed to reduce the

Rahway Citizens Support World War I Army Hospital

Submitted by Al Shipley, City Historian and Rahway Library Research Consultant In the fall of 1917, the United States Government appropriated two million dollars to build the first purely orthopedic/rehabilitation hospital where doctors could treat the many orthopedic injuries suffered

Scotch Plains Ranks Among Top 100 Safest Cities in New Jersey

Submitted by Thomas Strowe Scotch Plains ranks 47th among the safest cities in New Jersey according to a recent report published by the National Council for Home Safety and Security, a trade association of security professionals that advocates for safe

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