Source: TheBasie.org Musician, bandleader and community icon Bobby Bandiera, along with the Count Basie Center for the Arts have announced details for HOPE X: THE FINAL HOPE CONCERT. “This is our tenth HOPE concert, and I’ve been proud to gather my friends at the Basie to help out for so many great causes in our […]
Source: NJ.com The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded a $138,000 grant to the Salem Community College (SCC) Foundation for Practical and Associate nursing scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year. Salem Community College currently admits 82 students in their nursing programs. “Many students are forced to work extra hours to pay for their courses, […]
Sources: Bill Spadea, New Jersey Radio 101.5; NJ Herald.com When it comes to charities, you know that I’m all about action over awareness. Two groups that really embrace that idea are Weichert Realtors and the American Cancer Society. For the past five or six years, I’ve been honored to participate in an annual fundraising event […]
Source: LiveStrong.com Instant ramen noodles originated in Japan in 1958 for workers with limited lunch breaks. Demand from budget-conscious college students, dieters, and families needing quick meal solutions has turned ramen into American pantry staple. While each serving of these cheap, quick noodles provides 10 percent of the adult protein requirement and 8 percent of […]
Source: CommonDreams.org Judging by the headlines alone, it would appear that the newly published study projecting that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders‘ widely popular Medicare for All plan would cost $32.6 trillion over the next decade was conducted by an official, neutral body seeking the facts, not pushing an agenda. Read a bit further, though, and […]
Sources: CentralJersey.com Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with the Knights of Columbus Council 4815, will hold a summer blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the parish auditorium, 333 Route 18, Old Bridge. Donors must be ages 16-75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good […]