CLARK, NJ — On Wednesday, May 14, various staff members and administration 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 […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County residents interested in helping voters at polling locations on Election Day this year have time to apply to become poll workers. Poll workers will earn $300 for the day, starting at 5:15 a.m. through at least 8:15 p.m., after the close of the polls. The primary election is Tuesday, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Tim O’Brien, a sergeant with the Cranford Police Department, was one of four Cranford police officers who received a departmental citation for successfully resolving a situation involving a barricaded, suicidal victim in September 2024. Thanks to O’Brien’s efforts, he was able to de-escalate the situation and got the man to surrender without […]
UNION, NJ — Diamondettes Baton and Dance LLC has had a phenomenal season, culminating with their success at the National Baton Twirling Association’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships 2025 on Saturday, April 26, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. “In a short amount of time, the accomplishments of this growing unique studio has been extraordinary,” said owner/director Nicole Marie Placca […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Roselle Park High School has announced that seven Roselle Park High School students were nominated to represent Union County at the 2025 NJ State Teen Arts Festival in June, including Juliana Vivas, Lyrical Dance; Elissa Glebocki, Lyrical Dance; and Gabriel Freire, Hunter Heilman, Max Monto and Susie Shaw, Small Instrumental Music. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The plane collision last week between a passenger jet and a military helicopter hit close to home when, among the 67 victims, the crash claimed the life of a former resident of Cranford. Cranford native Christine Conrad Lane and her son, Spencer, 16, were aboard American Eagle flight 5342 when it collided […]
LINDEN, NJ — With the return to office of President Donald Trump, New Jerseyans can expect delays as the president makes frequent visits to his golf course in Bedminster, just as he did in his first term of office. But that’s not something unique; it’s just part of the business of protecting the president of […]
LINDEN, NJ — Drones have been sighted in the skies above New Jersey. Is it aliens? Are they here to spy on us? Have they been sent by Iran or Iraq? It just might be none of the above. “I think it’s a little bit of mass hysteria,” said Paul Dudley, Linden Airport Management Corp. […]
UNION, NJ — Scott Mehno always knew he was going to be an author. For him, writing was a passion, even at an early age. It was only a question of what would be his muse, the topic for him to embrace and bring to life. It turned out it was Christmas, and a man […]
UNION, NJ — Perhaps the introduction to “Shorte List” says it best: “It’s Christmas Eve in Townlee, New Jersey, and the small town’s hopes are riding on Bailey Hatchell, an overworked AI/hologram designer who’s made a walking, talking Charles Dickens that spins takes and spurns fools like the famous author of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ “Bailey’s […]