ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The Roselle Park community has shown its support for 14-year-old Isaac Lima, a cheerleader for Central Jersey Allstars in Kenilworth, after he suffered an injury during a tumbling exercise that resulted in paralysis. Lima recently graduated from middle school; his family is hopeful that he will regain mobility and walk again. […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A resolution accepting the resignation of Patricia Butler as borough historian and appointing Gary Augustine in her stead was made at the Roselle Park Council meeting on Thursday, July 15. Roselle Park Mayor Joseph Signorello III spoke about Butler’s contribution to the borough and Augustine’s potential. Signorello said he is confident […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — First Children Services, a premier provider of behavioral health and special education services in New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, celebrated the opening of its fifth location, a new 8,400-square-foot autism diagnosis and treatment facility located at 316 Westfield Avenue West in Roselle Park, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and free community event […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On April 19, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines in water treatment at its Raritan–Millstone and Canal Road water treatment plants. These plants serve NJAW customers in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties. In mid-January, as part of an annual routine maintenance program for its water […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — On Saturday, March 27, Mayor Joe Signorello and the Borough Council hosted a drive-up mask giveaway at the Youth Baseball Complex. More than 400 cars dropped by, and approximately 2,500 free masks were distributed to Roselle Park residents. Earlier this month, the borough of Roselle Park acquired nearly 23,000 masks through […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A new project in the borough has the community abuzz. “This is going to be a massive project,” Mayor Joseph Signorello III said on Friday, April 2. “It’s going to be 325 units and then 16,000 square feet of retail space, which essentially doubles our retail footprint in our downtown section, […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — New Jersey Youth Soccer continued its virtual celebration of the 33rd annual NJYS Awards presented by RWJBarnabas Health on Friday, March 5, officially announcing the Roselle Park Soccer Club as the 2020 NJYS Recreation Program of the Year. In addition to receiving a plaque, club President Max Gregory also participated in […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — At the virtual meeting of the Roselle Park Council on Thursday, March 4, Roselle Park business administrator Andrew Casais expressed optimism regarding approximately $2.5 million in funds headed to Roselle Park, due to the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that will soon make its way to President Joe Biden’s desk. “Three hundred-fifty […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 60 artists, historians and local nonprofit organizations will receive funding through the 2021 Union County HEART — History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands — grant program. The HEART grant program was created by the Board of Commissioners in 1998, in recognition of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — 2020 was packed to the brim with goings-on, from COVID-19 to the census, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the presidential election. While COVID-19 and unrest dominated headlines, there were many infrastructure advancements in Union County. The following is a short recap of some of those improvements; this is by […]