New summer ritual includes bus checks and hand sanitizer
by Johanna Ginsberg
July 2, 2009
Bathing suit? Check. Bug spray? Got it. Swine flu examination? Get in line. Summer camps got under way this week with a new ritual, as administrators took precautions against the aggressive flu strain.Read More
Chai Center moves to resolve township zoning disagreement
by Robert Wiener
July 2, 2009
A zoning dispute between the township of Millburn and the Chai Center appears to be settled, with the township agreeing to reduce fines against the Chabad-affiliated center if it agrees to seek status as a house of worship.Read More
by Robert Wiener
July 2, 2009
An opponent of Iran’s nuclear program urged the Jewish community to step up economic pressure against the regime in Tehran — and take advantage of “a groundswell” of popular outrage at its violent treatment of dissidents.Read More
Lawyer with Jewish immigration group battles bureaucracy
by Robert Wiener
July 2, 2009
A family torn apart by war and genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan is reunited and living happily in Brooklyn, thanks to intervention by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.Read More
Life and Times
by Ron Kaplan
July 2, 2009
Before there was Lucille Ball, before there was Oprah, Gertrude Berg was the foremost female media personality in America. You might be more familiar with her character’s name: Molly Goldberg.Read More
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NJJN Sports
by Ron Kaplan
July 2, 2009
When Adam Greenberg stepped up to the plate for his Major League debut on July 9, 2005, there was no way anyone could know it might also be his last at-bat. Greenberg, then a member of the Chicago Cubs, was hit in the head by the first pitch thrown to him, sustaining a serious concussion and lingering health issues.Read More