Giving Back
By GUY KIPP
October 5, 2021
CLARK, NJ — Valairco Heating & Cooling awarded a check for $500 to the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Thursday morning. Valairco Heating and Cooling started the Valairco Cares program to celebrate 50 years in business in 2018. Kevin McHugh, owner and president of Valairco, and Richard Valenti, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset Treatment Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary and recognize the recipients of its 2021 Spirit of Somerset Awards, given to individuals and organizations that embody the dedication and significant contributions made by Somerset County citizens A special ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ —The Multi-Agency Resource Centers will distribute food, cleaning supplies, comfort kids, legal aid, assistance application support, and more in North Plainfield at the Community Center located at 614 Greenbrook Road on Thursday, Sept. 30 from 3 - 7 p.m. The Rapid Response Team ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham resident Curt Ritter still gets choked up about it when he gives his annual address at the "Out of the Darkness Walk", which was held for the sixth straight year at Cougar Field on Saturday. The former Chatham Township mayor and the co-chair of what is now the Morris ...
FAR HILLS, NJ _ Returning after more than a year's interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic Visiting Nurse home and hospice organization returns the giant fundraising rummage sale on Oct. 1 to 3 at the Far Hills Fairgrounds. There are two more days, Monday and Tuesday, to make tax ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The borough's Police Department turned to the community it serves over the weekend, posting an urgent call for donations on social media to help those impacted by Tropical Storm Ida. In three hours on Saturday, police reached their goal, collecting enough donations of food and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Jazz soothes the soul, it warms the heart, and indirectly, it can help to ease the pain and suffering of people in a time of need. Sunday's Central Jersey Jazz Festival checked off all those boxes, offering seven hours of vocal and instrumental music on a portable stage set up ...
RARITAN, NJ - Tropical Storm Ida tore through Somerset County, leaving destruction in its wake – and the Feeding Hands Food Pantry, on Orlando Drive in Raritan, is dealing with its own damage after taking in 5 feet of water and losing everything inside. Lois Bennett, executive director and ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — By now you've heard the news that the Plainfield Area Humane Society suffered devastating losses due to Hurricane Ida, which barreled its way from Louisiana, and up through the northeast less than a week ago. The water rose to eight feet in the basement at PAHS; the non-profit lost ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. "Childhood Cancer is the number one disease killer in children, yet is consistently underfunded," said Steve Healey, co-founder of The Brooke Healey Foundation. Less than four percent of the federal budget for cancer ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Hurricane Ida unleashed both her bark and her bite this week, flooding the basement at the Plainfield Area Humane Society and destroying necessary supplies. Two vans and the heating and cooling system were also lost. Thankfully, there was help from a contractor, members of the ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Union County’s only Repair Café Event will be held at Summit's Christ Church on September 18. from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Community members can bring their beloved, but broken, items to be fixed at no charge, with planned repair services available including jewelry, sewing / textiles, lamps, ...
NEWARK, NJ – Parishes within the Archdiocese of Newark have been invited to take up a special collection during Masses this weekend to help those affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that devastated the southwestern region of Haiti on Aug. 14. All proceeds from the collection will benefit ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Two GoFundMe campaigns have been set up in memory of 4-year-old Kyle Meyers, who drowned in a tragic accident at Sunset Lake Friday. The first campaign, according to Kyle’s uncle Bill Meyers, was set up by neighbors of the family in the Sunset Lake area of Bridgewater. As of ...
MANVILLE, NJ - Make your vote count! Nominate your favorite charity or non-profit to win Valairco Care's next giveaway of $500. Voting deadline July 31, 2021. Click here to nominate your charity or nonprofit. In honor of Valairco Heating and Cooling's 50th anniversary, Valairco created Valairco ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) has announced that Peg Wright, President/CEO of The Center for Great Expectations, has been selected as the 70th Somerset County Citizen of the Year. The Citizen of the Year award, given annually to Somerset County’s premier ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Youth Group at Mary Mother of God Church spent portions of three days during their Summer Service Workcamp taking care of complete strangers thousands of miles from the basement of the church Parish Center, where members gathered to sort donations and prepare personal care ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Police throughout central New Jersey slipped out of uniform in favor of running shorts, t-shirts and sneakers on Friday, and Warren's Toby Claxton was there to help. Claxton joined the Bound Brook Police Department for their leg of the run. Toby's mom Amy said, "Thank you Bound ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - After a year’s hiatus due to COVID restrictions, the annual Rotary Fair and Business Expo will once again transform the Hillsborough Promenade fairgrounds at 315 Route 206 into a classic carnival with a colorful midway, over 20 amusement rides, games of chance, fireworks, food ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Students from VanDerveer School and Immaculate Conception School were invited by Mayor Dennis Sullivan in April to help the borough celebrate Flag Day (June 14) and the 4th of July with original artwork portraying the American flag and other patriotic icons. Their efforts are ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Monday is recognized as Flag Day in the United States, but the borough will wait until Friday, June 18 for its official celebration on the green surrounding the Historic Somerset County Courthouse. Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - Joseph Puzzo, 40, passed away suddenly on May 21 and a donation site has been launched to help his family. The site says: Annette Salzarulo Natoli suddenly lost her husband Joe Puzzo at the age of 40. He didn’t have a will nor life insurance. Annette needs our help for living ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ —Want to help the hungry? Donations are sought for Somerset County's annual food drive. Residents can help curb hunger in Somerset County by donating canned foods and non-perishable items during the 27th annual Curbing Hunger Month. Each year the food drive is held in June ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township Police Department has created a new Motorcycle Unit, with two new Harley Davidson FLHTP Motorcycles on order, purchased with a $60,000 donation from Dr. Cesar DePaco. DePaco, a Someset County resident, is a longtime supporter of law enforcement and has made ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - New Providence Memorial Library (NPML) is the recipient of the Valairco Cares quarterly donation for $500. Kevin McHugh, Owner of Valairco Heating and Cooling, and company's founder Richard Valenti recently presented a check to Lisa Florio, Library Director, Kelly Stieh, ...
WARREN, NJ - Warren Township OEM and Police Department completed their second food drive for 150 plus families of elementary school children in Somerset County and delivered the donations Monday that filled a large Police pickup truck and two SUVs. Susan Zeitels of the Warren Township Green ...
CARTERET and RAHWAY, NJ — Sometimes a story is more than just a story. And sometimes a request from a neighbor involves just a bit more than asking for that old clichéd cup of sugar. Occasionally, too, it happens that one encounters such acts of goodness and charity and decency and love, albeit ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Volunteers came together Saturday for a 'Women Build' day to work on a new single-family home on Spruce Street in Plainfield. Several families have applied for the three-bedroom, two-bath home, and a lottery will be held to select the new homeowner. The land was purchased from ...
WARREN, NJ — At least 40 people will potentially be saved thanks to the Warren Township Police Department's second annual community blood drive, with RWJ University Hospital – Somerset, at police headquarters on Thursday. The blood drive took place noon to 5 p.m. and was completely booked with ...
WARREN, NJ - The Warren Township Police and Warren Township Office of Emergency Management are collecting urgently needed food, paper products and cleaning supplies for 150 identified local families with K-12 children in Somerset County. Items can be dropped off until May 23 in the collection ...