Clark Teachers honored at 2022 Union County Teacher Recognition Breakfast

Clark Teachers honored at 2022 Union County Teacher Recognition Breakfast

CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School Italian teacher Alessandra Bonacchi, Frank K. Hehnly kindergarten teacher Emilia DiFrancesco-Citsay, Valley Road School third-grade teacher Jacqualena Grigoli Kozlowski and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School social studies teacher Elisa O’Neill were honored at the 2022 Teacher Recognition Breakfast sponsored by the Union County Superintendents’ Roundtable. The Clark […]

Linden BOE renews contract with food services company

Linden BOE renews contract with food services company

By Joshua Baker, Correspondent LINDEN, NJ — On Wednesday, May 25, Linden Public Schools held its monthly Board of Education meeting, at which the board members unanimously approved the renewal of the district’s food services contract with Pomptonian Food Service in Fairfield for the 2022-2023 school year. BOE member Samuel De La Cruz led the […]

Union County College partners with Montclair State University to offer four-year degrees

Union County College partners with Montclair State University to offer four-year degrees

CRANFORD, NJ — In a time when equity is paramount, Union County College and Montclair State University have announced a partnership to provide students with access to a high-quality and convenient four-year education. Beginning in the fall, students may pursue their baccalaureate degree with Montclair State University on Union County College’s Scotch Plains Campus. Union’s […]

Union teen does the heavy lifting to a world record

Union teen does the heavy lifting to a world record

UNION, NJ — A Union resident and high school freshman athlete achieved a world-record dead lift in competition last month, shattering previous record holders with a lift of 500 pounds. Erio Spear, 14, competed at the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate’s Jersey Rumble in Newark on Saturday, May 14, where he outperformed the competition in his age […]

Weichert, Realtors salutes highest achievers for 2021 in Summit office

Weichert, Realtors salutes highest achievers for 2021 in Summit office

SUMMIT, NJ — Joe McDonald, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, has announced the highest achievers from the Summit sales office, 474 Morris Ave. for 2021. “I would like to thank all of the Weichert sales associates in this office for their perseverance and dedication in 2021,” McDonald said. “The distinctions that have been earned […]

ALJ honors its NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award recipient for 2022

ALJ honors its NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award recipient for 2022

CLARK, NJ — On Sunday, May 15, one student-athlete from Arthur L. Johnson High School was designated as the recipient of the school’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Scholar Athlete Award. The state-run NJSIAA honors student-athletes at a statewide Scholar Athlete Luncheon. Throughout the years the luncheon has grown in size; hundreds of thousands […]

Four UCC students are selected as semifinalists for Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

CRANFORD, NJ — Union County College has announced that four of its students are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The semifinalists are Mark Farag of Elizabeth, Sophia Morales of Linden, Luana Rampelotti of Hillside and George Stevens of Kenilworth. This scholarship provides as much as $55,000 per year for community […]

Mother Seton Regional announces valedictorian and salutatorian

Mother Seton Regional announces valedictorian and salutatorian

CLARK, NJ — The administration, faculty and staff of Mother Seton Regional High School have announced the senior class valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2021-2022 school year. Valedictorian Emily Destito of Linden and salutatorian Raquel Pita of Belleville were recognized with the top two academic achievement awards. Destito is a member of the National Honor […]

Mount Saint Mary Academy Euro Challenge captures win

Mount Saint Mary Academy Euro Challenge captures win

WATCHUNG, NJ — Kathleen Brennan, math department chairperson at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, announced that the Mount’s Euro Challenge team edged out four other finalists in competition on May 19. Their topic was gender inequality in Germany. The sophomore presenters were Zoe Daly of Piscataway, Victoria Fekete of Livingston, Lillian Del Rossi of […]

Robot Revolution teams place second in world championship

Robot Revolution teams place second in world championship

SUMMIT, NJ — Robot Revolution’s middle school team 4610J was a finalist at the VEX Robotics world championship. The team came in second out of 750 teams, won its division, won its last 10 matches, and came within 10 points of winning the world’s largest robotic competition. The eighth-grade students traveled to Dallas, Texas, for […]