Cranford, Fanwood receive Sustainable Jersey grants

Cranford, Fanwood receive Sustainable Jersey grants

CRANFORD / FANWOOD, NJ — Sustainable Jersey announced May 14 the 31 New Jersey municipalities selected to receive Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the PSEG Foundation. Five $20,000 grants, six $10,000 grants and 20 $2,000 grants were distributed to municipalities in 14 New Jersey counties. Cranford and Fanwood both won $2,000 grants. The grant awards […]

Repollet named new president of Kean University

Repollet named new president of Kean University

UNION, NJ — Lamont Repollet, the New Jersey commissioner of education and a Kean alumnus, will become the 18th leader of Kean University. The school’s board of trustees announced the appointment May 11, following a unanimous vote in support of Repollet. “Dr. Repollet will step into the presidency with confidence and experience, and with the […]

Area schools, thespians nominated for Foxy Awards

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Each year Montclair State University hosts the Theatre Night Awards ceremony to promote and advance the commitment to high-quality straight play production in New Jersey’s secondary schools. The awards honor the accomplishments of individual achievement of both students and educators in the areas of performance, direction, design and technical theater, as […]

As pandemic shuts down places of worship, faith communities build new connections

As pandemic shuts down places of worship, faith communities build new connections

UNION COUNTY, NJ — On March 13, as New Jersey confirmed 50 cases of coronavirus and universities canceled their in-person classes, Masjid Darul Islam, a mosque in Elizabeth, kept its doors open for the weekly Friday prayer. Roughly 700 congregants attended. A week later, on March 20 — after the state’s confirmed cases had risen […]