UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced on Monday, Aug. 26, that, in response to feedback from residents and community members, Union County has revised the plan for the Clark Reservoir Project to better reflect the input and concerns of local residents. The county carefully considered the suggestions voiced during […]
CLARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Clark Youth Football hosted its Clark Youth Football Summer Clinic. The night brought together all members of Clark Youth Football – third through eighth grade – and the coaches and student athletes of Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusader Football, as they trained and ran through drills organized […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Recreation Center at 375 Centennial Ave. offers drop-in days for volleyball, pickleball and basketball. Remaining summer schedule is as follows: Drop-In Volleyball, open to all ages 14-plus. The upcoming date is Friday, Aug. 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. Fall drop in volleyball begins Friday, Sept. 20, through Friday, Nov. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Saturday, June 8, the Union County Police PBA 73 participated in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life fundraiser. The Relay for Life is an annual event held at Rahway River Park. The PBA 73 formed a team and collected more than $3,500 in donations for the American Cancer […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Sharing Network Foundation recently made a generous contribution of more than 100 copies of the children’s book, A Gift of Life: A Story About Organ and Tissue Donation, to support the County of Union’s “Inclusive Book Program.” As part of Union County Chairperson Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded’s 2024 “Growing Together in Union County” […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — When Spanish teacher Alejandro Mejia arrived in the United States at age 9, he did not speak a word of English. For that reason, he said “it feels like a profound accomplishment” to be named Union County Teacher of the Year for engaging students through language at David Brearley Middle-High School. Mejia, […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The borough will receive $3 million in operating aid funding toward unanticipated costs to its sewer utility as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 New Jersey State Budget. This funding will be used locally to offset the burden on local ratepayers who have seen a doubling of sewer utility bills within […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Carrie-Ann Crockett was named “professional agent of the year” by The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey, during its annual conference in Atlantic City last month. Crockett is personal lines manager and affluent and family office specialist for Schechner Lifson Corp. in Summit. The Professional Agent of the Year award is given […]
CRANFORD, NJ – The township settled a lawsuit with Hartz Mountain Industries last week, resolving a dispute with the developer of 740-750 Walnut Ave. Terms of the agreement add additional landscaping and lengthen the berm to screen the 30-acre redevelopment project, containing multi-family apartment buildings and two warehouses, from the adjoining residential neighborhoods. The township […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County residents participated in four groundbreaking workshops. The “Healing Stage Workshops” are a part of Project BrOKen’s efforts to use arts engagement to explore mental health, disabilities and neurodivergence. Collectively, Project BrOKen is a climactic, transformative and evocative curation of workshops, dances, resource fairs and expressive art experiences depicting mental […]