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Members of Clark Boy Scout Troop 145 spent their Saturday making the Rahway River cleaner and healthier for their community. The young volunteers collected dozens of bags of trash near Bloodgood Dam as part of a 25-year Earth Day tradition. ---
Franklin Elementary School in Rahway, NJ, transformed their cafeteria into a celebration zone complete with dancing and popcorn for every student who showed up every day last month. Principal Patrick Holness wanted to create a memory, not just hand out certificates.
The Rahway Knights of Columbus are calling for volunteers to help assemble and deliver Easter meals to elderly neighbors who can't leave their homes. Just 90 minutes of your Easter Sunday could bring holiday joy to someone spending it alone. ---
Roosevelt Elementary students in Rahway reached supporters across the globe during their spring fundraiser, pulling in donations from as far as Australia. The two-week event mixed character lessons with community connection, ending in a celebratory Fun Run.
Apple Montessori Schools in Wayne, NJ, just became the only Montessori school in the state offering a hands-on STEAM education program for kids as young as four. The TinkRworks program is already sparking creativity and critical thinking in young learners through coding, building projects, and more.
Real estate founders team up with environmental group to restore floodplain health in Newton, New Jersey. Community members can join the free cleanup event to prevent microplastic pollution and protect local waterways.
A Hillsborough High School teacher just earned the nation's most prestigious award for teaching constitutional history. Louis DiGirolamo was one of only 45 educators nationwide selected for the James Madison Fellowship.
Five Burlington County high school seniors received $1,000 scholarships for their academic excellence, community service, and inspiring career goals. Each young woman has already made a mark through volunteer work and leadership roles that show what dedication looks like.
Roosevelt School in Rahway, New Jersey celebrated 73 fifth and sixth graders who earned Honor Roll recognition for their third marking period achievements. The school threw a special awards ceremony complete with ice pops to honor their hard work.
Roosevelt Elementary students in Rahway connected with supporters across the globe during a two-week fundraiser that brought in donations from as far as Australia. The campaign combined character-building lessons with community outreach and ended with an energetic school-wide Fun Run celebration.
When Karen Stash saw her father deteriorating on dialysis, the Carteret nurse gave him one of her kidneys and a second chance at life. Now she's using her story to inspire others in Hispanic communities to consider organ donation.
A New Jersey town is turning luxury handbags into meals for seniors through a clever charity auction. Every donated designer piece will directly fund food security programs for local older adults.
Over 175 New Jersey students from middle school through grad school just spent a full day using AI to solve one of their state's toughest problems: making life more affordable. Their ideas ranged from housing reforms to transit improvements, proving the next generation is ready to build real solutions.
New Jersey workers are taking control of skyrocketing electric bills with a bold plan to blanket the state with solar panels and batteries. The new coalition aims to create thousands of jobs while slashing energy costs that jumped 20 percent last year.
Local real estate professionals and environmental groups are teaming up to remove plastic tree tubes from established saplings, protecting New Jersey's watershed from microplastic pollution. The hands-on cleanup event welcomes volunteers of all ages to help restore the natural health of floodplain forests.
Adriana Maria, 16, was paralyzed during a high school wrestling match in January. After two surgeries and weeks of rehabilitation, she's back at school and already planning her return to the mat.
A deer that fell through ice in a Somerset County canal got a second chance at life thanks to quick-thinking firefighters who launched an inflatable raft to reach the frightened animal. The uninjured deer ran back into the wild moments after being rescued.
A health plan official caught New Jersey's largest insurer allegedly overcharging 750,000 state workers and families. Her courage led to a historic $100 million settlement that's changing how insurers operate.
When a classmate needed help, Hanover Park High School student Matt Valenti didn't wait for applause or recognition. His simple act of kindness is reminding a New Jersey community what everyday heroism looks like.
A group of volunteers from two New Jersey parishes woke before dawn on a rainy Saturday to cook and serve hot breakfasts to homeless New Yorkers. The team brought French toast, scrambled eggs, and care kits to lower Manhattan as part of an ongoing youth ministry tradition.
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