Monthly Archives: March 2015

Pizza with a purpose

On Thursday, March 19, members of the Junior Friends of Matheny, the youth extension of Matheny’s auxiliary group, patrolled the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in the Bridgewater Commons Mall in Bridgewater, NJ, handing out flyers for customers to present to … Continue reading

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Mask money

Despite some nasty weather in February, the Verve Bistro’s Mardi Gras celebration for Matheny raised $2,000, which owner Rick St. Pierre asked be divided between Matheny’s Arts Access Program and the Adult Services Ceramics Program. The funds were raised from … Continue reading

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The extra mile

This year’s Miles for Matheny will feature a new Fitness Walk, a one-mile walk held just before the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk. You can walk at your own pace, or power walk, and when the first mile is finished, you … Continue reading

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‘Plays by People’

“Plays by People,” a performance of original dramatic works by Matheny’s Arts Access playwrights, will be part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival, the state’s largest annual theatre festival which provides discounted and free theatre performances, workshops and … Continue reading

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Team up for fund-raising

Now is the time to start forming a fund-raising team for Miles for Matheny. Your team could include members of your school, church, book club or workplace—or it could just be family and friends. You can decide what Miles events … Continue reading

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‘A leader in the field’

Matheny recently received a three-year accreditation from CARF, an independent, nonprofit accrediting body that establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. As part of its report, CARF singled out Matheny’s assistive … Continue reading

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Hands-on experience

Matheny works with several colleges and universities to provide occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant internships. Rutgers University began an OTA program in 2012, and its students have been coming to Matheny for seven- or eight-week sessions, shadowing our certified … Continue reading

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Nursing challenge

“We learn how to administer medications and communicate with non-verbal patients. It’s a challenge, but it’s been a really good experience coming here.” That comment by Bret Tokash of Stockton, NJ, was typical of the reaction of his fellow Raritan … Continue reading

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Bulldog Bugle

The Bulldog Bugle is The Matheny School’s student newspaper. Every high school student in the school assists in preparation of the paper, assisted by faculty member and editor Felicia Querrey. According to Querrey, “From prewriting, all the way to peer editing, … Continue reading

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Mask madness

The bar and dining room at Verve Bistro in Somerville, NJ, was packed on February 18, Fat Tuesday, for the kickoff of the restaurant’s Mardi Gras With Matheny celebration, which continued for four more days, from February 19 thru February … Continue reading

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