SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department has completed the 16th season of its Youth Academy, a program designed to provide area youths with an opportunity to understand the role of the police officer in the community. Fifty-nine cadets graduated from the 2022 Youth Academy during two ceremonies that were attended by family members, Mayor […]
RAHWAY, NJ — On Feb. 28, 2020, Rahway resident Jane Martin was attacked by a neighbor’s dog. The dog, a large rottweiler, escaped his owner’s yard when a part of the fence separating the two properties collapsed. Martin was on her front porch. The dog bit and held her arm, dragging her down the steps […]
CLARK, NJ — At the special Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Aug. 11, the new Arthur L. Johnson High School principal and assistant principal were appointed. Tara Oliveira will be the ALJ principal. A member of the ALJ Class of 2000, Oliveira pursued her postsecondary education at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where she […]
UNION, NJ — In 1985, when Bridgeway House became Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services, Chief Executive Officer Cory Storch was there. Last year, he led the transition to Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services. Throughout the changes, Storch has remained committed to Bridgeway’s whole-person, evidence-based services. Today, Bridgeway is celebrating 45 years with the organization. His mantra? “Recovery is […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Early Childhood Education Advocates Inc., a nonprofit organization that is a legislative voice for the child care industry in New Jersey, has announced it has selected a new board president, Gigi Schweikert. Schweikert, who serves as chief executive officer of Lightbridge Academy in Iselin, is replacing Guy Falzarano at the helm of […]
CLARK, NJ — Congratulations were given to the Clark girls 8U Blue softball team for winning the Parkway Softball League 8U division. This team went undefeated, 10-0, throughout the regular season to take home the championship. This team also won the Clark Summer Classic tournament, going 6-0. The team’s overall record was 23-2. Photo Courtesy […]
NEWARK, NJ — Rather than hitting the beach or hanging out with friends, 45 teens from throughout Pennsylvania and North Jersey, including from Cranford and Westfield, devoted part of their summer vacation to completing a range of community service projects for a camp offered by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Office for Youth & Young Adult […]
UNION, NJ — The Union Public Library hosted an Aug. 9 lecture, “‘America’s Best Girl’: The Life and Times of Maplewood’s Gertrude Ederle,” about the famous swimmer from the 1920s. The lecture was held via Zoom in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society, which was New York City’s first museum and the second museum in […]
CLARK, NJ — In June, Alexander Cistaro worked with fellow Troop 145 Boy Scouts, Department of Public Works supervisor Scott McCabe and members of the Clark DPW to create a GaGa Ball pit behind the Clark Municipal Building. Cistaro, who has played his fair share of GaGa Ball at Boy Scout summer camp over the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department responded to a report of a fight in progress outside a Walnut Street residence at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, according to an Aug. 8 press release from the department. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a male with three knife wounds to the […]