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Death Notices

Services for John Shepard McBride, 83

  • May 10, 2009

Services will be held May 27 for former Millburn-Short Hills resident John Shepard McBride, who died Feb. 12 in Florida. The ceremony will be at Community Congregational Church, 200 Hartshorn Drive. McBride served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946 and received a degree in mechanical engineering …

Social Services

Mother's Day Donations Needed for Women's & Infants' Centers

  • May 8, 2009

Christ Church in Short Hills is collecting donations for North Porch Women's & Infants' Centers in Newark, Paterson, Dover and Clifton. These centers provide baby-care products to mothers in need. Members of the community are encouraged to honor Mother's Day with a donation. Especially needed items…

Religious Occasions

Christ Church Celebrates Member's 104th Birthday

  • May 8, 2009

Members of Christ Church in Short Hills gathered after the 9:30 a.m. service on May to celebrate the 104th birthday of parishioner Malcom Warnock. Malcom, who lives in Maplewood, is still a regular church attendee. In this photo he enjoys a cup of coffee while chatting with Rev. Scott T. Holcombe.

School Awards

Kaitlyn Veneziano Receives Rachel Carson Award

  • May 7, 2009

Kaitlyn Veneziano, a junior at Millburn High School, will receive the Rachel Carson Book Award from Chatham College. The award is given to a high school junior showing excellence in science and writing with an interest in environmental issues. The award was announced by MHS principal Dr. William …

Death Notices

Lena Cieciura, 76

  • May 7, 2009

Lena Cieciura, 76, a long-time Millburn-Short Hills resident, died April 26 in Kenilworth.  She moved to Kenilworth in November.

Accomplishments

Students Donate Funds to Interfaith Housing Network

  • May 7, 2009

Students in grades 3-6 of the Religious School at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun recently participated in a Mitzvah Project, doing a good deed in our area. The students raised money for the Interfaith Housing Network  (IHN) and learned about the effects of homelessness on a family's lifestyle as they …

Sports Awards

Leslie Gersho 6th in NJ Marathon Age Group

  • May 7, 2009

Leslie Gersho of Short Hills finished sixth in the Female, Ages 45 to 49, group in the New Jersey Marathon on Sunday. She had a time of 3:53:51 or 8 minutes and 55 seconds per mile. Gersho finished 28th among women overall in the Masters Graded category.

Accomplishments

Valley National Bank CEO to Receive Humanitarian Award

  • May 6, 2009

The Metro New Jersey chapter of the American Jewish Committee will honor Gerald Lipkin, CEO of Valley National Bank, with the AJC's National Human Relations Award on June 10. The ceremony will take place during a dinner at the Short Hills Hilton.

Death Notices

Malcolm Louis Sturchio, 77

  • May 5, 2009

  Malcolm Louis Sturchio, 77, a former member of the Millburn Board of Education, died April 30. Born in Newark, Sturchio graduated from Rutgers and Seton Hall, before joining Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1952. He retired as professor of chemistry emeritus, in 1997. Sturchio led the N.J. …

Death Notices

Dr. William T. Bradner, 84

  • May 5, 2009

  Dr. William T. Bradner, 84, a former Short Hills resident, died April 20. Born in 1924 in Short Hills, he served in the U.S. Army in World War II, earning the Purple Heart. After earning his Ph.D from Brown University, he began work on what eventually became the Human Genome Project. Dr. Bradner …

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