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Dr. Warren Ryan explains the plans for a sign in front of his dental practice at 1351 Springfield Avenue to the New Providence Planning Board.
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New Providence Planning Board Finalizes Denial of Oakwood Park Subdivision By Bob Faszczewski
3/10/2010

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence Planning Board on Tuesday night formally denied the application of the borough to create a subdivision of Oakwood Park which would have separated the park into two separate lots—one containing the recreational area of the.... Continue | More stories

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Letters to the Editor : March 2010 By William Cole
3/9/2010
Madison Green Team Seeks Volunteers

There is an excitement in the air. Madison is moving toward a decidedly deeper shade of green. I volunteer with the newly formed Green Team, an inspired coll....
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New Providence Candidates : 2010 A New Vision Begins With Gail Libertucci
by Gail Libertucci, Candidate for Board of Education

My experience as a Teacher, Dean of Students, grant writer and mentor will enable me to serve as an effective member of the New Providence School Board. Additionally I have a background in Psychology and an M.S. in Administr...
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Guest Opinion Column By Gina Genovese 3/10/2010 Municipal Consolidation Must Be New Jersey’s Historic Moment It is widely anticipated that Gov. Chris Christie’s first budget message, to be delivered on March 16, will show the harsh reality of New Jersey’s bleak financial outlook. No one is expected .... Continue \| Prior columns

	It's Kinetic By Therese Crowley 3/8/2010 From The Beaches of Phuket Ran into a friend in Summit -- he’s just back from the Thai beaches of Phuket. Poetic, because that’s how I’d been feeling, along with many other people I know… Continue \| Prior columns

	A Little Joe By Joe Narciso 1/16/2010 Happy New Year Happy New Year, from all of us at "A Little Joe." All of us, I guess, would be me. So Happy New Year from me to you! .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Because I Said So By Stacey Maisch 2/18/2010 Optimism I need to start taking attitude lessons from my kids. Well, I suppose I should amend that to "outlook" lessons instead of "attitud.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Biz Buzz By Peggy McHale 2/14/2010 Creating the Company Culture My business partner Sandi and I are both working moms. We know what it’s like to be at a meeting when the phone rings and the scho.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Broadway Banter By Shayne Austin Miller 2/11/2010 Broadway Update There is so much happening on Broadway this season with new shows opening, new shows closing, .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Career RX By Lisa Chenofsky Singer 3/5/2010 Deciding What is Right For You Have you ever felt like your current job is not allowing you to live up to your potential? Do you feel like you have a lot more to.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Cinema Update By Raymond Valinoti, Jr. 2/24/2010 Review of The Wolfman Whenever filmmakers produce a new version of a classic film, critics and buffs will inevitably judge it in the .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Coffin's Corner for Education By Stephen Coffin 2/8/2010 Smaller Class Sizes Work Best to Close the Achievement Gap Research concentrating on class size not only has demonstrated that when qualified teachers teach students in smaller class sizes .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Common Ground By Rev. Paula Roper 2/5/2010 Does Your Religion Really Matter? Sunday, February 7th is Four Chaplains Day. It is the commemoration of the sinking of the U.S.A.T. Dorchester and the heroic actio.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Dad in the Box Humor by John Christmann 3/9/2010 Sleeping with Oscar SCENE I. From a television set in New Jersey an image of a golden statue rotates slowly on a pedestal while.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Dear Debby By Dear Debby 2/8/2010 A Decade of Love Dear Debby, I’ve been married for about 10 years and am looking do something special for my wife .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Fit is the New Thin By Dr. Donald DeFabio 3/10/2010 Weight Training 101 Research has documented weight training as an essential component to a healthy lifestyle. This article covers a.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Framed By Michael Tcheyan 2/26/2010 Interview with Paul Howe and Ian Coleman Artwork – Full Moon Boon, Fall 2008 We have a brand new sculpture on exhibit in Summit and I had a chance to sit down with the art.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Jersey Junction: Where Policy and Politics Meet By Richard A. Lee 3/9/2010 Public Opinion: Painting It by Numbers Given the dismal state of New Jersey’s fiscal condition, the numbers confronting Governor Christie as he prepares his first state .... Continue \| Prior columns

	On The Road By Jennifer Jean Miller 2/12/2010 Local Cures for Blizzards, the Winter Blahs and Cabin Fever It’s that time of year again. The weather gets cold and we’re looking for something to do outs.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Pigskins, Pucks, and Picks By Kevin Baumer 3/8/2010 Wes Johnson Only Part of the Equation for Syracuse All season long ESPN announcers and sports columnists around the country have attributed Syrac.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Real Estate Today By Barbara Mulcahy and Mary Ann Walsh, Re/Max Premier 3/5/2010 Four Ways to Optimize Your Credit Profile Whether you’re looking for ways to dig out of your financial hole or ways to avoid getting int.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Senior Sense By Lisa Bayer 12/3/2009 Senior Financial Exploitation and the Holidays The December holidays and the New Year can be a wonderful time for celebrating for many people. Colorful lights.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Simply Spotlight By Alexander Wallick 3/8/2010 Get Lost in Yonkers While one may not want to be Lost in Yonkers with Neil Simon’s dour grandmother from his 1991 .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Stern Eats By Arthur J. Stern 1/18/2010 Pleasantdale Chateau’s Spanish Wine Dinner I began my 2010 Stern Eats year with the Pleasantdale Chateau’s Spanish Wine Dinner, a cocktai.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Student Views: Exposing the Issues of Adolescence By Melissa Pagano 2/19/2010 Happy Chinese New Year!: CCCNJ Chinese School delves into New Year Celebration At my Sunday Chinese school "CCCNJ", located in Parsippany, New Jersey, where I study Mandarin weekly, for two .... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Balancing Act By Diane Lang 3/9/2010 Mental Health Minutes I have gathered up some easy to follow "Mental Health Minutes" that you can add into your daily life. It’s easier to take babys st.... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Mommy's Review By Lauryn Shapiro 2/23/2010 You’re Never Too Young (or Too Old) for the American Museum of Natural History The Perks: Having grown up in New York, I wa.... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Shapiro Report By Michael M. Shapiro 2/22/2010 A 2012 Independent Run by Bloomberg Could Be a Winner The whispers are growing louder that Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg will launch an independent bid for the.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Winespeak By Ivan Ruiz 3/8/2010 The ABCs Of Wine: "F" is for France It was Voltaire, I believe, who once said that wine is the blood of France. I couldn’t agree more. No other nation on earth is mor.... Continue \| Prior columns


	New Providence Girls Basketball Team Wins North II Group I Sectional Finals with a Big Win Over University 48-45 By Daniel Eckert 3/10/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Bend but do not break. That was the story of the game for the New Providence Lady Pioneers who defeated a fast and tall University team 48-45 on Wednesday night at New Providence High School. .... Continue \| More stories



Summit College Club/AAUW Seeks Book Donations Now By Summit College Club/AAUW 3/9/2010 The Summit College Club/AAUW seeks book donations now. Please bring books in good condition to Westy Self-Storage Center, 15 River Road, in Chatham, M-F 8-5, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday, 11-3, until April 2, 2010. No magazines, encyclo.... Continue \| More stories



	Family Night at the Summit Y Goes Irish By Summit Area YMCA 3/9/2010 Over 50 families attended the Summit Y’s most recent family night held on Saturday, March 6. A special guest appearance was made by the Denogla School of Irish Dance in keeping with the St. Patrick’s Day theme. Besides enjoying the dance performance, families j.... Continue \| More stories



	Local Residents Turn to the Internet for Grocery Shopping By Barbara Haislip 3/9/2010 CHATHAM, NJ - Dual-income families squeezed for time and elderly residents confined to the house are increasingly turning to the Internet for grocery shopping. Peapod by Stop & Shop trucks and ShopRite From Home vans are ma.... Continue \| More stories



	The College Report: Jesse Harrington of New Providence Earns All-America Honors on the Mat By John Manley 3/9/2010 Delaware Valley’s Jesse Harrington (New Providence, Soph.) earned All-America honors with his fifth-place finish in the 157-pound bracket at the NCAA Division 3 Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Harring.... Continue \| More stories



Lutheran Social Ministries Group to Reconfigure Assisted Living and Health Facility Plan and Resubmit to New Providence Board of Adjustment By Bob Faszczewski 3/9/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey will reconfigure its plan for for an assisted living and health care facility on Mountain Avenue in New Providence and submit a new proposal to the New Providence Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Bo.... Continue \| More stories



Local Residents to Hold Book Signing for Night Owls Comic Book Series, March 26th By The Alternative Press Staff 3/8/2010 Local residents Bobby and Peter Timony twins will hold a book signing on March 26th at 7 PM at the Barnes & Noble located on Rt. 22 in Springfield NJ. The title of the book is Night Owls, a comic book series on line published by Zuda comics, a division of.... Continue \| More stories



New Providence Music Boosters to Host Annual Ice Cream Social, March 24th By New Providence Music Boosters 3/8/2010 The New Providence Music Boosters will host their annual Ice Cream Social at New Providence High School on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 6:45 to 9 p.m. Come listen to the variety of music that the New Providence School district offers at the elementary and middle school levels. Continue \| More stories



Today’s News in Bible Prophecy, March 27th By Mountain Ridge Bible Chapel 3/8/2010 Plan ahead to attend a very interesting seminar on Bible Prophecy to be held Saturday, March 27 at Mountain Ridge Bible Chapel, 763 Mountain Avenue, Berkeley Heights. Speaker Rob Sullivan will present four sessions beginning at 10 am, on differing aspects of what many believe the Bible pred.... Continue \| More stories



New Providence Board of Education to Have Competitive Election in April: 4 Vying for 2 Spots By Edward L. Kensik 3/8/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - New Providence Board of Education President Ira Krauss announced recently that he would not file for another term on the Board. There was also talk that Board member Robert W. Betz would not run for another term. As a result, it appe.... Continue \| More stories



Summit Y Spring 2 Registration Begins March 22 By Summit Area YMCA 3/7/2010 The Summit YMCA will continue to offer classes for non-members during its Spring 2 program session which runs from April 19 to June 27, 2009. Member and non-member preschool and youth classes include youth aquatics, sports leagues, sports clinics, preschool and after school enrichment, and .... Continue \| More stories



The Race is On in New Providence: Former Mayor Al Morgan Wins Republican Line for Mayor; Councilman Brooke Hern to Run for Mayor in the Republican Primary By Michael M. Shapiro 3/7/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In a close vote held on Wednesday night, the New Providence Republican Committee voted in favor of former Mayor Al Morgan over Mayor John Thoms and Councilman Brooke Hern to be on the Republican line for Mayor of New Providence. While Mayor Thoms has not yet decided whether he will .... Continue \| More stories



	New Providence Board of Education Discusses the 2010-2011 Budget and Cuts to be Implemented By Dylan Minto 3/6/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence Board of Education tackled significant budgetary issues at its meeting on March 1st. At ths same time, stude.... Continue \| More stories



Lance to Hold Grants Workshop for 7th District First Responders on March 19th By Office of Congressman Leonard Lance 3/6/2010 Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-07) on Friday, March 19 will host a special federal grants workshop for Seventh Congressional District first responders at Raritan Valley Community College. Specifically, Lance has invited officials with the U.S Dept. of Homeland Secur.... Continue \| More stories



	Summit YMCA Phone-a-thon Raises Funds for the Strong Kids Campaign By Summit Area YMCA 3/6/2010 The Summit YMCA answers the call to raise funds for their Annual Strong Kids Campaign, through a four day phone-a-thon. To date over 60 volunteers have manned the phones to raise funds for the Y’s Financial Assistance Program allowing families .... Continue \| More stories



Former Mayor Al Morgan Receives Republican Line to Run for Mayor in New Providence; Mayor John Thoms Reacts By Michael M. Shapiro 3/6/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In a close vote held on Wednesday night, the New Providence Republican Committee voted in favor of former Mayor Al Morgan over Mayor John Thoms and Councilman Brooke Hern to be on the Republican line for Mayor of New Pr.... Continue \| More stories



	New Providence Girls Basketball Team Rolls on in the NJSIAA Tournament; Defeats Secaucus 37-25 By Daniel Eckert 3/6/2010 SECAUCUS, NJ – Connie Haggerty led the New Providence Lady Pioneers with 15 points, all coming in the second half, and Laura Gregory added eight to help complete a second half comeback to defeat a number two ranked Secaucus team by a score of 37-25 on Friday.... Continue \| More stories



Former Mayor Al Morgan Receives Republican Line to Run for Mayor in New Providence By Michael M. Shapiro 3/5/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In a close vote held on Wednesday night, the New Providence Republican Committee voted in favor of former Mayor Al Morgan over Mayor John Thoms and Councilman Brooke Hern to be on the Republican line for Mayor of New Providence. More information will be provided as it becomes available... Continue \| More stories



New Providence: Special St. Patricks’ Party & Benefit at the Paca Club, Saturday, March 13, 2010 By Knights of Columbus, Council 783 3/5/2010 Special St. Patricks’ Party & Benefit at the Paca Club, Saturday, March 13, 2010. The Paca Club is located off Livingston Avenue at 8th Street. The party is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Council 783. All proceeds to be donated to two Council Brothers in need of financial support and assistance. Continue \| More stories



AlphaGraphics to Relocate to New Providence By AlphaGraphics 3/5/2010 AlphaGraphics, a leading print visual communications and marketing services company, will relocate its Summit business center to New Providence, New Jersey in Spring 2010. The business center, which has been located in Summit, NJ for over 20 years, offers state-of-the-art.... Continue \| More stories



Gregory Fernicola of Summit Joins Summit Area YMCA Board of Trustees By Summit Area YMCA 3/4/2010 The Summit Area YMCA announces Gregory Fernicola has joined its Board of Trustees with Chairman John Reid, Vice-Chair Donna Miller, Vice-Chair Cynthia Martin, Treasurer Edgar Mokuvos, Secretary Frederick Watts and the other talented men and woman working together to further the work of the .... Continue \| More stories



	Madison Residents Support Summit Speech School; Summit Speech School’s "Simply Beauty" 20th Annual Spring Benefit, April 20, 2010 By Summit Speech School 3/4/2010 Summit Speech School, which teaches children who are deaf and hard of hearing to listen and talk, is holding its 20th Annual Spring Benefit on Tuesday, April 20 at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ. This year’s prese.... Continue \| More stories



	New Providence Girls Basketball Team Advances in the NJSIAA Tournament With a Dominating Win Over Arts 62-27 By Daniel Eckert 3/4/2010 NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The first quarter is all one needed to see on Wednesday night as the New Providence Lady Pioneers were up 22-2 over Arts High School after eight minutes of play. New Providence kept the momentum going for the res.... Continue \| More stories



	Garden State Coalition of Schools Asks What’s Ahead for Public Education in New Jersey; Acting NJ Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler Says "Opportunity" By Michael M. Shapiro 3/3/2010 SUMMIT, NJ – Educators, legislators and concerned parents from near and far came to the Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School on Tuesday night to participate in a forum organized by the Garden State Coalition of Schools entitled, "What’s Ahead.... Continue \| More stories



	The College Report: New Providence’s Shane Mallory Gets 4th Place; NCAA Meet is Next By John Manley 3/3/2010 East Stroudsburg’s Shane Mallory (New Providence, Sr.) is on his way to the NCAA Division 2 championships in Omaha, Nebraska later this month. Mallory, wrestling at 184 pounds, placed fourth in the Super Region 1 Tournament in Johnstown, Pennsylv.... Continue \| More stories

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