SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Bonnie Lafanza, who has two boys in the local school system, thinks her middle school son is being shortchanged. As a librarian, she is beside herself that…
Springfield parents press for school board for media specialists
Union OKs apartments for old University Diner property
UNION, NJ — Plans for a 24-unit apartment building were approved for the half-acre property at 580 North Ave. on the corner of Lynmar Way that was long home to…
Kenilworth council head envisions revitalized Boulevard
KENILWORTH, NJ — The new council president envisions a revitalized Boulevard replete with flowers, benches and tables lining its spacious sidewalks, accentuating its small-town charm. Linda Karlovitch, who was selected…
Union school board members clash over remote vote for president
UNION, NJ — School board members clashed at their annual reorganization meeting when board member Mary Lynn Williams was allowed to cast her vote for president remotely. Williams was the…
Celgene to be acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb
SUMMIT, NJ — Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire Summit-based Celgene Corp. in a cash and stock purchase for $74 billion, the two firms announced Jan. 3, creating a company with a…
Ousted Roselle school board member announces bid for mayor
ROSELLE, NJ — Archange Antoine, a former local school board member who was dismissed for missing meetings and is facing formal ethics complaints with state authorities in unrelated incidents, is…
Acrimony punctuates Hillside BOE meeting
HILLSIDE, NJ — The school board’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 3 turned from a simple swearing-in ceremony to a meeting punctuated by bickering when newly elected board members verbally introduced…
DuBois chosen mayor of all-Dem Springfield committee
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Mayor Erica DuBois says having an all-Democratic Township Committee won’t be an issue for Springfield. “I’m sure that everyone is going to be concerned about this,” DuBois,…
Delisfort takes oath as Union’s first black woman mayor
UNION, NJ — Michele Delisfort took the oath of office as the township’s first black woman mayor on New Year’s Day, replacing Suzette Cavadas after her two-year reign and becoming…
Local police see body cams as big plus
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Clark police Chief Pedro Matos said he has been in a difficult position in the rare instance when resident said a township officer had acted unprofessionally…
Rahway house fire kills one, but three escape
RAHWAY, NJ — A 44-year-old woman was killed when a two-alarm blaze swept through her single-family home on the morning of Jan. 2, Rahway fire Chief Michael Roberts said. Shonda…
Kean institute receives $100K grant to expand operations
UNION, NJ — The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship’s mission in part is to train the next generations of entrepreneurs, and officials belief that at a recent grant from the…
Topoleski’s departure marks end of era for Linden school board
LINDEN, NJ — It was the beginning of a new era for the local Board of Education as it prepared to have its first meeting in almost 19 years without…
Giblin takes selection to be mayor in stride
CRANFORD, NJ — Patrick Giblin, who has been chosen to become mayor in 2019 by the members of the Township Committee, is taking the appointment in stride. “From the outside…
New Roselle schools chief settles in, has ways to go
ROSELLE, NJ — James Baker was trained as a paratrooper in the Army in the 1970s. He knew something about jumping into hostile situations long before he accepted the job…
Summit mulls $17 million for firehouse, police equipment
SUMMIT, NJ — The city is considering more than $17 million in spending requests for capital projects in its 2019 budget, a 200-percent increase from 2018. The original capital budget…
Five-story Morris Avenue apartment building tabled to January
UNION, NJ — Discussions regarding the construction of a five-story apartment building on the site of the Garden Buffet restaurant on Morris Avenue were postponed by the Zoning Board after…
Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball standings here as of Monday, Jan. 21
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 21 WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Roselle…
Elizabeth remains undefeated after producing dominant win at Mountain Division arch rival Union; Price pours in career-high 26 for 12-0 Minutemen
UNION – Arch rival Union had it going on early, scoring the game’s first five points,…
Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball standings here as of Monday, Jan. 14
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 14 WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Roselle…
Brearley sophomore Phillips among 10 grapplers to grab first Union County Tournament championship; Cranford captures 5th consecutive crown
UNION – With the stinging memory of falling by a wide margin in the finals last…
Elizabeth boys’ basketball remains undefeated at 9-0 after turning back UCC-Mountain Division foe Union Catholic in 3OT thriller; Scores game’s final 4 points
ELIZABETH – For many years the Elizabeth Dunn Sport Center rocked as it served as the…
Elizabeth boys’ basketball 1 win away from reaching 9 for first time in 6 years
The Elizabeth boys’ basketball team, which sports an 8-0 record, is one win away from reaching…
Summit’s Badgely produces memorable first NFL playoff game; Kicks 5 field goals in 6 attempts to help lead LA Chargers to 23-17 win at Baltimore
It wasn’t too long ago that Michael Badgely was kicking field goals for the Summit Hilltoppers.…
Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball standings here as of Monday, Jan. 7
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 7 WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Roselle…
Dayton boys’ basketball off to 5-1 start after 5th straight win a dominant effort at home over Belvidere; Junior guard Alicea – scoring both inside and outside – paces all with superb 24-point performance
SPRINGFIELD – When Belvidere senior Dennis Dornich connected on the first field goal of the game…
Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball standings here as of Jan. 2
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Linden…
Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ standings here as of Monday, Dec. 24
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, DEC. 24 WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Linden…
Westfield girls’ basketball dominates host RC in opening Watchung Division battle for both; Visiting Blue Devils lead from start to finish
ROSELLE – How does a team go into an opposing gym and not only come away…
Cranford boys’ basketball turns back visiting Lyndhurst; Hands 3-0 Bergen County team its first loss
CRANFORD – Although Cranford came back from being down by eight late in the first quarter…
New Providence pulls away from Cranford in 2nd quarter with 16-0 run to win battle of 2-0 girls’ basketball squads; Cumiskey leads Pioneers with 12 points
NEW PROVIDENCE – The home team’s effort during the game’s first eight minutes gave absolutely no…
Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball standings here as of Monday, Dec. 17
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, DEC. 17 WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Linden…
Linden wrestlers top Roselle Park for the first time; Tigers produce 7 straight wins, the final 5 in stretch by fall
Linden wrestling goes back a bit more than 50 years. Roselle Park wrestling goes back even…
Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball, sparked by returning starters Hanner, Encarnacion, Haywood and key reserve Worthey, look to challenge for Union County supremacy once again
There’s no doubt Roselle Catholic will once again be among the teams to beat in Union…
Union, Linden, Rahway boys’ basketball open victoriously at 4th Annual St. Jude Classic
UNION – From struggling early on to sustain any kind of rhythm offensively, to fixing that…