Maplewood Patch: Latest Announcements

Lorraine W. Henderson, Formerly of Maplewood

2010-03-18T08:53:00-04:00

Lorraine W. Henderson of Whiting, formerly of Maplewood, died on Mar. 16. She was born in Pittston, PA, and graduated high school in Elizabeth. She lived in North Brunswick and Maplewood before moving to Whiting. Henderson earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from Kean University. She was a member of the Strollers Community Theater and a deacon at Prospect Presbyterian Church in Maplewood. Later she was active with the Crestwood Artists' Guild and Community Reformed Church in Whiting. Henderson had worked as an administrative trainer for the Kvaerner Process Engineering Firm in Bridgewater before her retirement in 2001. The funeral will be held in the Werson Funeral Home, 635 No. Wood Ave., Linden, on on Mar. 20 at 10:30am. Visitation will be on Friday from 2pm-4pm and 7pm-9pm. To send online condolences please visit www.wersonfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to the ASPCA, 1 (800) 628-0028, www.ASPCA.org, or to the American Cancer Society, 507 Westminster Ave., Elizabeth, NJ 07208.

Exclusive Salon Offers Free Hair Care Classes

2010-03-18T07:47:06-04:00

VP Salon in Westfield is launching their hair master class series for women with a free class focusing on Blow Dry Basic Techniques on Tue, April 6^th from 6:30-8:30 pm. Open to the public, the class will be a one on one with an education on basic techniques.

VP Salon owner and lead stylist Victor Passucci will speak about how to properly blow dry hair and participants will work individually with team members to get their concerns and needs addressed. Participants will have their hair washed and dried as they learn how to blow dry it for maximum results.

Space is limited. RSVP to info@vpsalonwestfield.com. For more information about VP Salon visit www.vpsalonwestfield.com.

Essex County GeesePeace Training

2010-03-18T05:13:56-04:00

Essex County is offering FREE GeesePeace training. The training is particularly
targeted to assist municipalities and property owners in their geese management

efforts. GeesePeace volunteers will be training volunteers, public works and
recreational personnel on how to addle goose eggs, thereby eliminating new
births.

Training will be held at the Essex County Environmental Center at 621-B Eagle

Rock Avenue in Roseland from 9a-11am or 7pm-9pm on March 24th.

Pre-registration is required - please call 973 228-8776 if you plan to attend.

Attendees will be instructed on how to accomplish this safely and with as little

distress to the birds as possible.

For those of you who are not familiar with it, GeesePeace is a nonprofit
organization that is tackling the resident Canada Goose overpopulation problem
through humane methods. These methods are approved by the Humane Society of the

United States and PETA. In short, volunteers coat the goose eggs with oil before
the eggs become viable and then replace them in the nest so the goose does not
lay another clutch.

If you've ever complained about stepping in goose poop or watched kids slide

around in it on the soccer field, this is your chance to take responsible action
toward the ultimate goal of a more harmonious relationship between humans and
these beautiful birds. To learn more about GeesePeace, please visit

http://www.geesepeace.org

CHS Wind Ensemble earns Gold!

2010-03-16T21:43:26-04:00

CHS Wind Ensemble earned Gold in tonights State Band Contest. Congratulations!

SAMUEL NEEDS YOUR VOTE!

2010-03-16T18:47:32-04:00

We have two days left! Please click on link and vote for Samuel, #41903 for his chance at a $100K scholarship! THANK YOU! (You don't need to be registered on facebook to vote.)

http://apps.facebook.com/next_direct/gallery/show_entry/41903

Mark Braverman, Author, Activist on Israel/Palestine Conflict to be Guest Preacher at Wyoming Presbyterian Church this Sunday

2010-03-16T16:06:17-04:00

Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace. Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land, will be the guest preacher this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Wyoming Presbyterian Church, 432 Wyoming Avenue, Millburn. Descended from Palestinian Jews, Mark was transformed on a 2006 trip to the Holy Land by witnessing the occupation of Palestine and by encounters with peace activists and civil society leaders from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities. Since then, Braverman has devoted himself full-time to the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Mark is the executive director of the Holy Land Peace Project, an interfaith and ecumenical organization that promotes education about and action for Middle East peace in the U.S. faith communities. Braverman is a cofounder of Friends of Tent of Nations North America, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Palestinian land rights and peaceful coexistence in historic Palestine. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA, the advisory committee of Friends of Sabeel North America, and the advisory council of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace. He is a charter member of American Jews for a Just Peace.

All are welcome!

Blue Life Karate Crowned At King's Kumite Tournament

2010-03-16T15:18:01-04:00

King's Isshin-Ryu Karate Club held it's annual Kumite Tournament on Sunday, March 14,2010. Our students were there bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to put their training to work. Lance Kelson placed 1st place in his division. This was Lance's first tourny! Jossiah Patterson placed 2nd and Amir Porter placed 3rd in their divisions. Noah Stevens placed 2nd, Krystopher Ward placed 3rd and Rayvon Rashad Wilson placed 4th. Congratulations to all of our warriors! Shihan Howard resisted the urge to compete (smile). Thank you to all of our supportive parents for giving up those precious weekend hours.

South Mountain Peace Action To Hold Israeli-Palestinian Peace Forum

2010-03-16T09:07:37-04:00

South Mountain Peace Action, the Maplewood-South Orange pacifist group, will host a Mar. 24 forum titled, "Israeli-Palestinian Peace: The Obama-Clinton Program for a Two-State Solution and How We Can Support It." The event is a response to the headline-making developments in US-Israeli relations during Vice President Biden's recent visit to the Israel. The speakers will be Ori Nir of Americans for Peace Now, the sister organization of the Israeli peace movement Peace Now, and Hussein Ibish, senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, a Washington-based group that supports Palestinian moderates and a two-state solution. Nir was in Israel during Biden's visit. There will also be a representative of the pro-Israel pro-peace group J Street on hand to discuss the group's new national grassroots program to promote a two-state solution.

The forum will take place on Mar. 24 at Maplewood Memorial Library from 7:30pm-9pm. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Paul Surovell, Chairman, South Mountain Peace Action at 973-763-9493 or 973-762-3115 or paul4sure@aol.com.

William P. Edmund, Jr., 90, Formerly of Maplewood

2010-03-15T21:15:24-04:00

William P. Edmund, Jr. of Toms River died on Mar. 10 at home. He was 90. Born in Richmond Hill, NY, Edmund was a 49-year resident of Maplewood before moving to Toms River eight years ago. He served in the Army Air Corps with the 711th Bombardment Squad in Europe during World War II. After the war, he joined J.P. Morgan in New York City and worked there as a computer programmer until his retirement in 1982. Edmund was a parishioner of St. Joseph's Church in Maplewood.

Kaneshige, Muhammad Win State Fencing Titles

2010-03-15T20:02:36-04:00

Both Faizah Muhammad and Brian Kaneshige of Columbia High School, claimed individual state fencing championships on Saturday, May 13, at Rider University.

For Muhammad, it was her second consecutive state crown in the sabre, as she went 8-0 on the way to the title.

It was also Kaneshige's second state championship in the foil. He also wnet a perfect 8-0 on the way to the title.