LINDEN, NJ — The love and generosity of a retired elementary school teacher from Linden is helping a former colleague to go above and beyond for her students — and causing ripple effects of kindness throughout the school. School No. 10 technology teacher Kim Kefalas wanted to get lapel microphones for her elementary students to […]
UNION, NJ — This spring, The Theater Project is offering an opportunity for playwrights, directors, actors and audiences from all over the country to experience and participate in live theater from home. In the Think Fast competition, now in its ninth year, playwrights vie for a $500 Judges Prize, and audience members have the chance […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Gardening expert, author, speaker, consultant and radio show host C.L. Fornari of Cape Cod, Mass., will give a virtual tour of her floral, vegetable and fragrance/bird gardens, providing gardening tips along the way, during a “Garden Party in Winter,” to be presented virtually by the Kenilworth Historical Society on Saturday, Feb. 26, […]
LINDEN, NJ — Cherie Pizzano, the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame coach of the Linden High School bowling team, is retiring at the end of the 2021-22 winter season, after 22 years of coaching the Tigers on the alleys. Pizzano was surprised with a party in her honor at Jersey Lanes in […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — After a small hiatus due to rising positive COVID-19 cases, Union County restarted its Child Seat Inspection Program on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Earlier that morning, Commissioner Chairperson Rebecca Williams and Commissioners Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded and Bette Jane Kowalski visited the inspection location, where Palmieri-Mouded had two of her children’s car seats installed. […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University has been named a professional/doctoral university by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, reflecting the university’s increased number of doctoral programs offered and degrees awarded, and Kean’s strong commitment to research. The upgraded status brings Kean one step closer to being designated an R2 Research University according to the Carnegie […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department’s trading card program has returned for 2022. Originally launched in 2004, the program is designed to foster communication and trust between members of the police department and young Summit residents. This will be the fourth installment of the program. Trading cards have been issued to each sworn and […]
CLARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Tatum Dobbins of Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark joined with more than 140 female student-athletes from New Jersey’s high schools, colleges and universities in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Tatum was nominated by her coaches for her accomplishments as an outstanding high […]
SUMMIT, NJ — There’s no better way to celebrate winter than with the sweet taste of maple syrup. Reeves-Reed Arboretum’s annual Maple Sugaring Fest, on Sunday, March 6, from 1 to 4 p.m., will feature family fun with maple-themed activities. Enjoy a brisk winter afternoon outdoors on the grounds of the arboretum and learn the […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The New Jersey Bankers Association announces the appointment of Joanna DiCiurcio to its executive committee. DiCiurcio is the retail market executive for PNC Bank’s central New Jersey market, comprising 10 retail bank regions and 120 retail bank branches. DiCiurcio’s career at PNC included stops in Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh, Pa.; she has […]