UNION, NJ — Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County has announced the appointment of Erica Stasio to the board of directors. Stasio will serve on the Program Committee, which oversees the programs of the organization, their relative healthfulness, safety and adequacy of supervision, and the costs and benefits of programs and activities. As a […]
CLARK, NJ — Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo recognized the Clark Recreation Volunteers of the Year at the January Township Council meeting. This year’s winners are four family members who have been volunteering at the Clark Recreation Center since 2005 — Fred and Jean Asal, and their daughters, Lisa Dunn and Patty Palmer. “Anything these four […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Downtown Cranford has launched its own gift card to support the small-business community. The Downtown Cranford gift card can be loaded with $20 to $500 and spent right across the town. Caren Demyen, director at Downtown Cranford, said the gift card will help to keep Cranford dollars in the community. “Last holiday […]
SUMMIT — Summit Mayor Nora Radest paid a visit to the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad building to administer the oath of office to the squad’s 2022 leadership team. The squad’s new president, Kevin Caropreso, previously served as vice president. Prior to joining the squad in 2017, he served at the Montgomery First Aid Squad, […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation launched and announced the first awards of its Legacy Grants Program. These four nonprofit organizations in New Jersey received awards of $2,500 each: CivicStory in Summit, Creative Placemaking Communities in South Orange, Hackensack Riverkeeper in Hackensack and Network for Responsible Public Policy in Ridgewood. The NNJCF […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As the winter cold snap continues, nature lovers can enjoy the outdoors from indoors, thanks to a team of expert naturalists from Union County’s Trailside Nature & Science Center. The team took a tracking hike through Conant Park in Hillside on a snowy day and filmed the adventure, featuring hawks, foxes, […]
CLARK, NJ — Instant Decision Days, organized by the School Counseling Department at Arthur L. Johnson High School, took place throughout November and December. The school had 64 meetings for official decisions from the colleges. Out of those 64 meetings, there were 64 acceptances — a 100-percent acceptance rate. More than $725,000 in merit scholarships […]
UNION, NJ — Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County has announced the appointment of Stephanie Branna to its board of directors. Branna has served for five years on the BGCUC corporate advisory board, where she has been active in fundraising efforts for the organization. Branna, an insurance professional with the Branna Agency in Mountainside, […]
LINDEN, NJ — A third-grader from School No. 10 in Linden was able to raise more than $2,000 for the Friends of Linden Animal Shelter, as part of a service project she took on for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Amelia Hanger started the project two years ago, when she raised $400 for the shelter, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 66 artists, historians and local nonprofit organizations will receive funding through the 2022 Union County HEART — History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands — grant program. “The board of commissioners is very proud to support the HEART grant program, which continues to […]