Friday, May 11, 2012
A state legislative committee approved a bill this week that would bar the practice.
Can an employer force you to reveal your Facebook or other social media password as a condition for getting hired or keeping your job? That issue began to get some attention in March after a statistician in New York reported that during an interview with a potential employer, the woman interviewing him had searched for his Facebook and, upon discovering that it was private, asked him for the password. The statistician, Justin Bassett refused and left the interview, according to the Associated Press. But the story brought to light other instances where employers have sought similar access to social media accounts, and have led several states to consider legislation to ban the practice. California's assembly voted Thursday to approve such …
The writer is a scout mom who helped organize the fundraiser.
The writer is Heidi Weyermann, a scout mom who helped organize the fundraiser. The Pack 9 Cub Scouts gathered gently used toys, furniture, books and house wares that were offered for sale at the Washington School blacktop this past Saturday. The morning began with Scouts and families dropping off and setting up the items for display. I was very impressed with the Scouts enthusiasm to assist. I witnessed top notch sales efforts from our young Scouts. There may be budding careers in sales! The Cub Scouts also assisted in pricing and totaling the sales as well as carrying the items to people’s vehicles. Our customers were many familiar faces and members of our community. Teachers purchased books and items for classrooms. Grandparents …
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Washington Elementary School
201 Central Ave, West Caldwell, NJ
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Caldwell resident shares memories of her mother.
This Mother’s Day many women will mark the day without their mothers physically by their side. I am one of those women. Although I will celebrate my mother on Mother’s day, I remember her in a special way every day of my life. My mother’s name was Colette. How blessed I was to share that name with my wonderful mom. I once heard that the name Colette meant “victorious” and although my mom was victorious in so many ways, if I was to put words together that describe my Mom and her life, they would be: faith, family, love, and joy. Mom had a lot of really good sayings and one of them was that “Joy is not the absence of sorrow.” That meant that no matter how tough things were, we should still try to see the joy that surrounds us. My mom …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Local runners raise more than $45,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Team In Training program.
On an overcast and chilly spring morning, 20 members of Team NYSC-West Caldwell were among thousands of runners who turned out for the annual Long Branch (NJ) Half Marathon on Sunday. The team’s motivation? Raising thousands of dollars for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) through its Team In Training program. The LLS is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. More than 823,000 Americans today are battling these diseases, which include leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and myeloma. Over the past 20 years, Team In Training (TNT) has grown into an unparalleled sports training program—helping athletes of all abilities train for success while helping …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Amy Chiarello Barnett writes about one of the top 10 greatest nights of her life
I have always loved the music of “The Boss” although I cannot take credit for being one of “those” fans. The die hards who know every album, can argue song lyrics and set lists and tour dates and such. But I am a born and bred Jersey girl, and when our most famous native plays his premier gig in the largest city in the state, (not to mention in our own Essex County backyard,) ... well, attention must be paid. On Wednesday night, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played for the first time at the Prudential Center in Newark. And I was there. My invitation to last night’s show came via my well-connected friend Kathy. Her late night text message asking “What are you doing tomorrow night?” set into motion one of the Top Ten All Time …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Letter writer is president of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Education Foundation.
The Caldwell West Caldwell Education Foundation (CWCEF) extends its sincerest thanks to all the restaurants/caterers/distributors who gave so generously to our Fifth Annual Taste of the Caldwells. Caldwell Seafood, Cielo’s of Fairfield, Cloverleaf Tavern of Caldwell, Cricket Hill Brewery of Fairfield, D’Lites of West Caldwell, Edible Arrangements of Caldwell, Fedway of Kearney, Forte Pizzeria & Ristorante of Caldwell, Gourmet Dining at Caldwell College, Jack’s Café of Verona, Katy’s Cakes at Rose Mediterranean Restaurant of Caldwell, Luce of Caldwell, Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant of Livingston, R&R Marketing of West Caldwell, Rose Mediterranean Restaurant of Caldwell, Shop Rite’s Sunrise Kitchens of West Caldwell & Starbucks of West …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Incumbent Congressman seeks another term.
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Tuesday, April 10
Congressman Rodney Frelingyusen was first elected to represent the 11th District, which encompasses mainly Morris and Essex counties, in 1995. Previously, he was a state Assemblyman and is currently a resident of Harding. The Republican incumbent recently announced his bid for re-election and sent out the following letter to his constituents on April 3: It has been one of the high honors of my life to serve the people of this great state as their Representative in the United States Congress. I am humbled to have consistently received the trust and support of the residents of 56 municipalities across five counties. Last Friday, I filed nominating petitions with the New Jersey Secretary of State, officially signaling my intent to seek the …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Break out the pie, the American Pie, that is. It's been nearly a decade since we last heard from the crew that made amorous behavior toward pastries so popular. Now they are back for the reunion.
The kids are back, rediscovering their youth, now in their thirties in American Reunion. This is the fourth installment of the "American Pie" franchise, featuring pastry lover Jim (Jason Biggs), nice guy Oz (Chris Klein), and party animal Stifler (Seann William Scott). Each character is dealing with some sort of midlife crisis and relationship problem that builds up to an actually funny comedic payoff in the end. The supporting cast of secondary characters helps this film bring humor to sexless marriages, rehashed high school flings and dead-end careers … or, as I like to say, comic gold. This may be the best film in the series since the original, which came out back in 1999. Serving as a reminder of lost youth, many of these characters …
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Clearview Clairidge Cinema
486 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Send Letters to the Editor to caldwells@patch.com.
Team Courtright wants to thank everyone who supported our First Annual Skate 4 CF event to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and their drive to make CF stand for Cure Found. (www.cff.org) Together we brought in over $6,000 at the event. We want to thank our family, friends and the Boy Scouts from Caldwell-West Caldwell Troop 9 who helped us make this such a successful event. We especially want to thank all our volunteers. You were all such a great help to us! We want to thank Patrik Elias from the NJ Devils for his special surprise visit to our event. We are very thankful for the signed hockey sticks and pucks he brought to the event for us to auction off. There are some very happy Devils fans out there! We want to thank …
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Letter writer thanks community for making collection a success.
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Thursday, April 5
Thank you so much for posting the turkey and ham collection on the Patch. On Monday, April 2, we collected approximately 85 turkeys and hams which were given to a few local families and the rest were brought to St John's Soup Kitchen in Newark where they filled the freezers! We are grateful to the people of St Aloysius Church, Trinity Academy, JCHS and all of the Patch Readers who contributed. Thank you! Patty D'Angelo West Caldwell
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St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
219 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ
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HobokenOwl
11:45 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
No kidding, B@b. My point was your "Professional" online persona is your linkedin account. Your fun online persona is fb. more ›