NEWARK, NJ — More than 100 couples celebrating 50 years of marriage — plus a few marking 60, 65 and 70 years together — were blessed by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, at the archdiocese of Newark’s annual Golden Anniversary Mass on Sunday, April 16, in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. […]
Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — On Friday, April 28, Roselle Park will be celebrating Arbor Day 2023 with its annual Arbor Day ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. at Roselle Park Middle School, 57 W. Grant Ave. Attendees of this event will take part in a tree planting ceremony in front of the school followed by the […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Roselle Park has announced that the New Jersey Department of Transportation recently awarded the borough with $336,990 in connection with its fiscal year 2023 Municipal Aid Grant application. These funds will go toward offsetting a project on Myrtle Avenue — West Colfax Avenue to Seaton Avenue — and Dalton Street — […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The anticipation was palpable as all the participants for Santa’s Parade of Lights lined up at the Roselle Park train station on Sunday, Dec. 18, an event quickly building a following in the community. “This is the fourth annual Santa’s Parade of Lights,” said Rupen Shah, Casano Community Center director and […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — On Friday, Oct. 7, Roselle Park distributed nearly 2,000 reusable water bottles throughout the Roselle Park School District. Students at all elementary schools, Roselle Park Middle School and Roselle Park High School received water bottles. This donation comes as part of an initiative to guide Roselle Park’s children and families toward […]
UNION COUNTY — In addition to state, county and local municipal elections, Tuesday, Nov. 8, will also see Board of Education candidates square off and seek votes. Although many of the candidates have catchy slogans, in much the same manner as their cohorts on municipal councils and committees, the key element missing for BOE candidates […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With Election Day less than a week away, the entire state is looking toward the midterm election. In Union County, it is the county clerk’s office that is involved in much of the preparatory work, and a key element is security. “We do coordinate with the municipal clerks who are responsible […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery recently made a monetary donation to Roselle Park to offset the cost of technology upgrades at the Casano Community Center. This donation was facilitated by Roselle Park Councilman Jay Robaina and was put toward the purchase of six new Chromebase desktop computers for use primarily by the […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Inroads to Opportunities, a Union County–based nonprofit human services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities, recently announced the retirement of Nancy Laporte. August marks 40 years of service at Inroads for Laporte. Laporte has retired from Inroads as its director of operations, contract packaging services. Laporte is also […]