CRANFORD, NJ — Union County College student-athlete Tommy Flanagan, of Clark, is a national champion in javelin. On Friday, May 13, Union’s track-and-field team traveled to Troy, N.Y., to compete in the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Track and Field Championship. To secure the win, Flanagan threw the javelin 56.27 meters. This […]
CLARK, NJ — Carl H. Kumpf Middle School Principal Rick Delmonaco was recently awarded the 2022 Clark Municipal Volunteer of the Year Award by the Local Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Delmonaco was recognized at a dinner on Tuesday, May 3, at Galloping Hill Caterers. The celebration honored volunteers who are committed to […]
CLARK, NJ — The Remembering Michael T. Sot HERO Walk will be on Saturday, June 18, at Arthur L. Johnson High School, 365 Westfield Ave. in Clark. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and a “Remembering Michael” ceremony will take place at 10:45 a.m., just before the start of the walk. All proceeds from the event […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School Italian teacher Alessandra Bonacchi, Frank K. Hehnly kindergarten teacher Emilia DiFrancesco-Citsay, Valley Road School third-grade teacher Jacqualena Grigoli Kozlowski and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School social studies teacher Elisa O’Neill were honored at the 2022 Teacher Recognition Breakfast sponsored by the Union County Superintendents’ Roundtable. The Clark […]
CLARK, NJ — On Sunday, May 15, one student-athlete from Arthur L. Johnson High School was designated as the recipient of the school’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Scholar Athlete Award. The state-run NJSIAA honors student-athletes at a statewide Scholar Athlete Luncheon. Throughout the years the luncheon has grown in size; hundreds of thousands […]
CLARK, NJ — A youth basketball team from West Orange was forced to pull out of a tournament that was held in Clark after wearing warm up T-shirts that protested the actions of Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso, who has recently come under fire for using racial slurs. The tournament was being held in the gyms […]
CLARK, NJ — The administration, faculty and staff of Mother Seton Regional High School have announced the senior class valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2021-2022 school year. Valedictorian Emily Destito of Linden and salutatorian Raquel Pita of Belleville were recognized with the top two academic achievement awards. Destito is a member of the National Honor […]
CLARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 17, various staff members and administrators at Arthur L. Johnson High School participated in a signing day ceremony to honor multiple student-athletes for their years of service to Crusader Athletics and commemorate their moving on to continue their athletic and academic careers as NCAA collegiate athletes. The following student-athletes […]
CLARK, NJ — During the month of April, students at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School participated in Autism Awareness Month. Among other activities, the students colored puzzle pieces and submitted them along with a $1 donation each. A total of $105 was collected and donated to Autism Speaks. Hehnly students and staff lit up the […]
CLARK, NJ — Luca Agoglia, a fourth-grader from Valley Road Elementary School, is the winner of the Union County School Nurses Association poster contest. His poster was chosen by the county nurses as the one that best illustrated the theme “Healthy Living/Healthy Choices.” Luca created his poster during art class with art teacher Kerry Kennedy […]