CRANFORD, NJ — Frank Vito, a social studies teacher at Cranford High School, is currently a quarterfinalist in the nationwide “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition and is in the running for $25,000, a feature in Reader’s Digest, a trip to Hawaii and a school assembly with Bill Nye. Vito began his career working for an employment […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and Police Chief David Hart announced on Wednesday, March 19, that the Linden Police Department has earned accreditation by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. NJSACOP Accreditation Program Director Harry J. Delgado attended the City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 18, and presented the department […]
RAHWAY, NJ — On Monday, March 24, the Rahway High School Performing Arts Department announced that 11 of its students had just been accepted into the prestigious New Jersey Region II Honor Jazz Choir. Never before have so many RHS students been so recognized. The New Jersey Jazz Choir is overseen and organized by the […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway High School’s boys varsity basketball head coach, Erik Podell, was just named the Union County Conference Mountain Division Coach of the Year by NJ.com. Podell led the team this past season to a 15-12 record overall and a 7-4 conference record, along with two Union County tournament wins, reaching the quarterfinal […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University is stepping up to the plate as a proud partner of the New York Yankees. The partnership includes educational benefits for Kean students, including a project-based university course for students that is centered on problem-solving real world business and marketing topics presented by the Yankees. The Yankees will work with […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Elections reminds residents that Tuesday, May 20, is the deadline for voter registration for the 2025 primary election. Election Day will be on Tuesday, June 10. “There are multiple options for residents to register to vote in time for the upcoming election,” said Union County Board […]
RAHWAY, NJ — It was good news all around for the Rahway High School boys wrestling program, which has just finished a very successful season, finishing with a 17-5 record. Head coach Daniel Garay was named Union County’s Coach of the Year by NJ.com, while Brian Russo was named District 16’s Assistant Coach of the […]
ROSELLE, NJ — On April 23 and 24, 1965, six young men from the Roselle Catholic High School track and field team, in the year of its first full graduating class, traveled to the renowned Penn Relays in Philadelphia and returned home with two Championship of America relay titles. The team was coached by a […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados, both running for Assembly in the 20th Legislative District, issued a joint statement on Friday, March 28, voicing strong opposition to two resolutions introduced at the Union County Board of County Commissioners meeting on the evening of Thursday, March 27, which would […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Inroads to Opportunities, a Union County-based non-profit human services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities, recently celebrated National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month on Friday, March 21, with an Awards Luncheon at its Roselle headquarters. The luncheon was a remarkable success. A host of political and community leaders from […]