Arts & Entertainment
By DAWN MILLER
June 1, 2020SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Each spring, Spotswood High School holds an Art Show in its Media Center. The event coincides with the spring concert from the Spotswood High School music program. SHS's art and graphic arts departments showcase student work at the show that is always well-attended. In addition to the many individual student works, seniors get the opportunity to share multiple works. The 2020 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - There were two weeks left in the Spotswood Recreation Department's winter programs when the coronavirus stay-at-home order impacted Garden State residents. Subsequent spring programs were canceled and eventually even the REC Department's popular summer camps and events would also be called off. However, that did not stop the recreation department from continuing to try to ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - The borough announced the cancellation of all programs for the summer of 2020 on Wednesday including the Milltown Borough Pool, the Summer SACC Program and the Albert Avenue Summer Rec Camp. The announcement was made via a Nixle advisory on Wednesday afternoon. The Milltown Recreation Department has three components; the Recreation, SACC or School Aged Child Care and the borough ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School senior Ioannis Hatzistefanis is better known as Yanni by most people who know him. Hatzistefanis was a member of the Chargers boys varsity soccer team for all four years. The Spotswood native was a part of the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division championship teams his freshman and senior seasons. He was named to the All-Blue Division team and has been ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Virtual Sunshine Concert organized by Spotswood High School Drama and Communication Arts teacher Annie Raczko will premiere on Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. on Facebook.
"I was inspired by Broadway star Laura Benanti's initiative to do a Sunshine Concert for senior citizens and people that are isolated due to COVID-19," Raczko explained. "So, I decided ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Mr. Spotswood has been a Spotswood High School staple for the past 18 years. The much anticipated and extremely popular event is the brainchild of pageant director and Spotswood High School History, Psychology and Sociology teacher Colleen Meyers. Meyers, paired with Spotswood High School Communication Arts teacher Suzanne Fredricks, have raised more than $40,000 over the past 18 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - With uncertainty surrounding the summer of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Spotswood Recreation Department has announced the cancellation of its upcoming programs and events. For the summer of 2020, the S'Woodstock kickoff, the annual Fishing Derby, the Spotswood Chargers football and basketball camps, the arts and crafts camp and the tennis camp will not be ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - At Monday's Borough Council meeting, Milltown Fourth of July Committee President David Potter provided an update on the fate of the borough's annual July 4 celebrations. Potter read a letter stating the in conjunction with Milltown Mayor Trina Mehr, the Miltown Borough Council, Milltown Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management, the decision was made to ...
NEW JERSEY - At Jersey 4 Jersey, famous Jersey Girls and Jersey Guys threw their musical support last night to raise up the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, a COVID-19 charity spearheaded by New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy. Rock and Roll royalty and famous comics threw jabs, but the real stars were the medical and first responder personnel featured in the program. The songs chosen ...
