Latest Holidays News
N.J. districts weigh new holiday, Diwali, for school year
By Eugene Paik/The Star-Ledger Star-Ledger file photoStudents, parents and faculty from Rutgers Preparatory School came together to celebrate Diwali, a Hindu holiday that originated in India, in this 2010 file photo. Some school districts around New
Updated: 02/05/2012 09:03A
SPENDING ON GIFTS FOR VALENTINES DAY RISING
Consumers are expected to spend a total of $17.6 billion on the romance this holiday; nearly one-quarter of that amount will be on jewelry. “As one of the biggest gift-giving holidays of the year, its encouraging that consumers are still exhibiting
Updated: 02/05/2012 08:38A
3 Predictions for This Week
There have been conflicting analyst reports on the state of single-cup coffee in general and Green Mountain in particular over the holidays, but my moneys on the bulls taking the next round, I wrote at the time. Well, it was quite the quarter for
Updated: 02/05/2012 08:28A
McCutcheon eyes flanker spot
PAT McCutcheon spent last years summer holidays driving tractors on his family farm near Narromine. Being a good son slouched at the wheel, however, ended up giving him a crook back and a few weeks off training, with his flanker rival, Chris Alcock,
Updated: 02/05/2012 08:20A
The Crafty Traveller: £500 for a school holiday week in a dream French chateau?
So you might presume that to rent somewhere like this in the school summer holidays, the Mawers must be loaded. Well, sadly were not - but we dont need to be. For the weeks rental in late July, I will be paying just £452, which works out at a
Updated: 02/05/2012 08:14A
Carry on camping in the beauty of Brittany
Canvas Holidays provides all kinds of accommodation on local sites, ranging from tents to modern mobile homes or even luxury lodges and cabins. Perhaps most popular is the mobile home. A classic, with two bedrooms, can accommodate up to six people.
Updated: 02/05/2012 07:42A
Margolis: Penny wise and pound foolish
The sales tax holiday, on the other hand, will merely cost the state something like $1.5 million while doing no good at all. But the “merely” here is debatable. Faced with a budget shortfall of something over $70 million, a state acting affirmatively
Updated: 02/05/2012 07:34A
Pat McCutcheon eyes flanker spot
PAT McCutcheon spent last years summer holidays driving tractors on his family farm near Narromine. PAT McCutcheon spent his summer holidays last year helping drive tractors on his family farm near Narromine. Being a good son slouched at the wheel,
Updated: 02/05/2012 07:20A
Editorial comment February 6, 2012
Waitangi Day is our national holiday in which we are supposed to celebrate the birth of our nation. Unlike other nations, though, the day does not represent unity and nationwide celebrations, but too often highlights our divisions.
Updated: 02/05/2012 07:13A
Super Bowl Sunday: Its Already A Holiday, So Lets Make It Official
By Gethin Coolbaugh - Regional Editor Its already a holiday, so why not make it official? Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest celebrations in America, uniting diehard football fans with those who couldnt tell you what a football looks like.
Updated: 02/05/2012 07:04A