NEW JERSEY — Beginning mid-March and continuing into the fall months, New Jersey American Water will perform the annual flushing of its water distribution system to support the continued provision of high-quality, reliable water service to its customers. “Flushing the system helps to clean out any buildup of mineral deposits and sediment inside the pipes,” […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is hosting its 2022 Youth Academy in two one-week sessions, from July 18 to 22 and July 25 to 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, and are open to children ages 11 to 14. Applications will be accepted now through Friday, April 1, and are available […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that work is progressing on the acquisition of a vacant property located at 735-737 Springfield Ave. in Berkeley Heights, to be added to the Passaic River Parkway county park. Demolition of an existing building at this site commenced last month, and restoration […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Denise Materia, director of athletics and assistant directress at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, reported that the following members of the swim team qualified for the Meet of Champions on Saturday, March 5, at Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell: Olivia Chow, a junior from Union; Sophia Latini, a […]
CRANFORD, NJ — At its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Union County College board of trustees adopted the college’s budget for the 2022-2023 academic year with no increase to student tuition and fees for the third year in a row. The college also offers flat rate tuition for additional cost savings. Full-time students taking […]
LINDEN, NJ — A group of technology students from School No. 4 and School No. 9 in Linden have been accepted to take part in the STEAM Tank Challenge, a statewide competition in which students apply science and technology skills to create a product that addresses a real-world problem. The program encourages students and teachers […]
LINDEN, NJ — The city of Linden has converted a landfill into a gold mine with the transformation of 55 acres of an urban dumping ground located off Lower Road into the Hawk Rise Community Solar Project. According to Rebecca Tattoli, the confidential assistant to Mayor Derek Armstead, the landfill had been closed for almost […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Dr. Samuel L. Kountz, a black kidney transplantation surgeon, is honored and remembered during Black History Month and throughout the year for his pioneering work, research, discoveries and inventions in renal science. In 1961, Kountz performed the first successful transplant between humans who were not identical twins. He and a team of […]
CLARK, NJ — The Frank K. Hehnly K-Kids recently found out just how much food they collected during a school-wide food drive for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey’s (CFBNJ) Students Change Hunger Campaign this past November. According to K-Kids advisor Cassie DeVita, “This proves that when students come together, great things are possible. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA was awarded a $5,000 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro to assist with child care services. The grant will go toward classroom supplies and equipment promoting diversity and inclusion in learning activities, early interest in STEM and language skills, and furniture that adheres to […]