Giving Back
By STEVEN MAGINNIS
March 30, 2023
MONTCLAIR, NJ - On the last weekend of Women’s History Month 2023, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez hosted the 12th Annual Evangelina Menendez Women's History Month Celebration at Montclair State University, named for the senator’s late mother. The event featured former Secretary of State and 2016 ...
CLARK, NJ – Community support is needed to help lifelong resident Belinda Quagliato who, last summer, was diagnosed with a fast-growing, aggressive, and incurable form of cancer. In June 2022, Quagliato was rushed to the emergency room for symptoms that presented as a stroke - weakness on her ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Food pantries countywide are seeing an increase in food-insecure families and individuals in the wake of a federal food benefits program reducing its monthly benefit. At the end of February, the federal government stopped providing the emergency benefits that those who ...
CLARK, NJ – Mason Immella, a resident of Clark and seventh grader at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School, is working to make a difference and help those in need throughout the New Jersey area. Mason recently reached out to Meagan Mulligan of Jersey Cares and Dr. Norma Bowe of Be the Change NJ to ...
CLARK, NJ – Members of Clark Daisy Troop 40183 have been busy spreading love to those around them while also gaining some valuable fire safety skills. Earlier this month, the troop, which is comprised of 14 kindergartners who all attend Frank K. Hehnly School, took part in a ‘Spreading the ...
CLARK, NJ – There’s a little church in Clark, New Jersey doing a great deal of good work in the community. Osceola Presbyterian Church recently held a collection drive for instruments and games to support the Trinitas Teens Residential Program in Elizabeth, NJ. The program provides crisis ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Hands of Hope for the Community will host its second annual Tee Off Against Hunger fundraiser at Top Golf in Edison on April 16 from noon to 3 p.m. All proceeds from Tee Off Against Hunger will benefit Hands of Hope for the Community, an Edison-based nonprofit committed to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Homemade hats, scarves, gloves and blankets made by members of NJ Sews in Unity have been doing more than keeping Union County’s poorest residents warm this winter. “There's nothing nicer than something handmade,” said Linda M. Flores-Tober, executive director of the Elizabeth ...
CLARK, NJ – Christopher Passuth, an eighth grader at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School, is running a donation drive to benefit those less fortunate. From now through Feb. 17, Christopher will be collecting non-perishable food items for Mercy House, a non-profit family-oriented resource and referral ...
CLARK, NJ – A group of students from Carl H. Kumpf Middle School recently volunteered their time and support to Be the Change NJ, a non-profit organization dedicated to community service and activism projects that help promote peace and non-violence in urban neighborhoods. The students, all ...
CLARK, NJ – During the 2022 holiday season, the Frank K. Hehnly PTA, along with the students and their families, set out to spread cheer by running a toy drive for Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside. New toys for children of all ages were donated to the school from Nov. 26 through Dec.
CLARK, NJ – At a Clark Township Council meeting held Jan. 17, resident Joe Arancio was recognized as the recreation department’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year. “So many residents of Clark offer their talents and volunteer their time to help the recreation department throughout the year [and] we ...
CLARK, NJ – Mason Immella and Vincent Motsay, both seventh grade students at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School, organized and collected over 95 coats in December for the Jersey Cares Coat Drive. The efforts of the two 13-year-olds will provide warmth this winter to area residents in needs. “Sometimes ...
CLARK, NJ – Members of Cub Scout Pack 145 of Clark once again dedicated itself this holiday season to ensuring children in need received new toys. For the past 16 years, Pack 145 has collected new, unwrapped toys to support the US Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. The primary goal ...
CLARK, NJ – Brian Morris, a member of Arthur L. Johnson High School’s Class of 2023, is running a fundraising initiative to help local teenagers in need. Morris is working with Osceola Presbyterian Church in Clark and, through the ‘Sock it to Me’ campaign, is collecting new socks that will be ...
CLARK, NJ – Clark Cub Scout Pack 145 recently collected food to help its community through the annual Scouting for Food program. Each holiday season, Scout troops and packs from throughout the United States participate in gathering food to support neighbors in need by helping to stock local soup ...
NEW JERSEY – January is National Blood Donor Month and, through its continued effort to address a current severe blood and platelet shortage throughout the state, RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), is continuing its urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood. “New Jersey, ...
CLARK, NJ – Members of Clark Daisy Troop 40183 have been busy the past three months learning about what it means to be a Girl Scout. Since their first meeting in September, the troop, comprised of 14 kindergartners who all attend Frank K. Hehnly School, has worked to brighten the days of those ...
GARWOOD, NJ — They are both medium frame black and white brother cats with fluffy tails and medium to long hair. Rascal has a pink nose, and Pumpkin also has a pink nose but with a black freckle on it. They were last seen nine days ago. A family displaced by a house fire on the 300 block of ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Childhood sexual abuse is a difficult topic to discuss, but an equally important one to address. A new, local nonprofit is hoping to help families and local school districts educate and empower children in order to protect them from sexual abuse. "I have seen tremendous suffering ...
CLARK, NJ – Eric Crowley, a long-time leader of Clark Boy Scout Troop 145 was awarded a mayoral proclamation at the Nov. 21 Town Council meeting. The award was given to Crowley in recognition of his service, dedication and guidance bestowed on the Scouts who have passed through the troop. During ...
CLARK, NJ – A community service initiative spearheaded by a township organization recently spanned from Clark to Staten Island and beyond thanks to the efforts of dedicated parents and children. Earlier this month, members of the Clark Soccer Club’s Bulldogs U10 team launched a service project ...
CLARK, NJ - The Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad (CVES) was on hand for the township’s annual tree lighting event held on Saturday, Nov. 26. According to a representative from CVES, ‘the Squad’ attends these community ceremonies to not only show support for our township, but to also provide ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - From Jingle Ball to the Turkey Brawl, the Brothers Before Others(BBO), not for profit 501c3 charity, and PBA Local 56 hosted the second boxing event at Phillipsburg Middle school featuring ten locals on the fighting card. The PIT legacy lives on, and the sweat and sound decibels ...
METUCHEN, NJ - In a seesaw affair featuring competitive spirit from talented student-athletes, the varsity gridiron seniors rallied in the closing seconds for a dramatic 36-30 comeback victory over a team of other varsity sports stars for the Marisa Tufaro Cup at the Brenner Family Field. The ...
RAHWAY, NJ - They give back with needles, crochet hooks and yarn. Ten members of the RWJ Needlecrafters, a volunteer group of yarn artists, created 18 colorful lap blankets, which they donated to patients at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway. “These blankets are so beautiful and our ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – It all started on a cool but glorious fall morning, under a spectacular sunrise that crested the sea on Monday, September 19, 2022. Randolph High School 2016 graduate Tommy Pasquale dipped his toes into the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Beach in New Jersey, said a little prayer, and ...
NEWARK, NJ — The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Newark will be speaking at an upcoming interfaith conference about a subject that a sorely divided society debates daily — forgiveness. Cardinal Joseph Tobin will join Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, and Hindu clergy at the event, entitled Faith in ...
CLARK, NJ – It was a busy week of service for Clark’s Boy Scout, Cub Scout, and Brownie troops. Scouts from BSA Troop 145, Cub Scout Pack 145, and Brownie Troop 41921 all participated in the Garwood Township clean up on Oct. 8 where they were asked to pick up trash along a stretch of sidewalk ...
CLARK, NJ – Members of the Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad (CVES) were on hand for the township's annual Patriots’ Night, which took place the evening of Oct. 7 at Arthur L. Johnson High School and preceded the Crusaders home football game against Hillside. “The stands were pretty full,” said ...