SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Scotch Plains–Fanwood Board of Education recognized 21 newly tenured teachers and support staff during a celebration at Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School auditorium before the board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 14. “We are very proud of all the teachers and staff receiving tenure,” said Joan Mast, superintendent of Scotch Plains–Fanwood Public […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden Public Schools won two awards at the annual New Jersey School Communication Awards, the third straight year the district has taken home multiple honors. District communication coordinator Gary Miller accepted the awards on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the event at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township. He received the following 2021 […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Imagine 2025 was a magical night under the stars in support of the nonprofit organization the Institute of Music for Children, with performances from the school’s students, speeches from state and local dignitaries, and a reception catered by the organization’s culinary program. The institute provides 1,000 underserved children with high-quality classes and […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police has awarded certification status for accredited command executive to Summit Police Lt. Michael J. Rabasca. Certification status lasts for three years. At the end of that period, command executives and chiefs of police must show that they have maintained the training and leadership […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet was installed on Thursday, Oct. 14, as the 18th leader of the university in a campuswide ceremony attended by Kean faculty and students, state lawmakers, presidents of other colleges and universities across New Jersey, and family and friends. A Kean alumnus, former Kean trustee and the […]
LINDEN, NJ — Imagine showing up for your first day of school and not only do you not know anyone, but you can’t understand a word that anyone is saying. That was what two young brothers, ages 5 and 6, faced recently when they arrived at School No. 1 in Linden. The boys came to […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Saturday, Oct. 9, The Rotary Club of Westfield collected used bicycles to send to Honduras. Bicycle collection Chairperson Warren Rorden said he was very pleased with the results. He said the Rotary Club collected 104 used bikes and 40 brand-new Schwinn bikes, along with $1,800 in donations. The donations are important […]
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Dennis Mackrel, assistant chairperson and professor of jazz studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, will teach a series of free in-person clinics at the New Jersey Youth Symphony. The program will run from October to April 2022. The NJYS artist-in-residence program is part of the organization’s […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Mayor Nora Radest will appoint Police Capt. Steven Zagorski to the position of acting chief of police, effective on Friday, Dec. 17. Zagorski will assume the role following the retirement of Summit’s police chief, Andrew Bartolotti, later this year. “It is with great confidence that I will appoint Capt. Steven Zagorski […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County Emerald Society President Bill Singer, right, congratulates Union firefighter and New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association President Eddie Donnelly on being named Irishman of the Year and Mountainside native Jen Bradshaw Lowney of Union County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums on becoming Irishwoman of the Year during the […]