Union County softball teams in states here; Brearley won at home May 15; many teams in action today, May 17

UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL TEAMS IN STATES (17)   NORTH 2, GROUP 4 (4): Elizabeth, Scotch Plains, Plainfield, Westfield Thursday, May 17 12-Scotch Pains at 5-Columbia 13-Plainfield at 4-Millburn Monday, May 21 9-Elizabeth at 8-Ridge 11-Bridgewater-Raritan at 6-Westfield   NORTH 2, GROUP 3 (3): Cranford, Summit, Gov. Livingston Thursday, May 17 15-Somerville at 2-Gov. Livingston Friday, […]

A long hike for fallen police officers

A long hike for fallen police officers

Photos Courtesy of the Linden and Summit police departments RIGHTEOUS RIDE – Cyclists from several Union County municipal police departments, including Linden, Summit and Cranford, took part in this year’s Police Unity Ride, a four-day excursion from New York to Washington to raise awareness of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of […]

Roselle Park cop, fireman drag man from burning car

Roselle Park cop, fireman drag man from burning car

ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A Roselle Park police officer and a firefighter dragged a man to safety from a burning car after residents reported the parked vehicle on fire, police said. The 42-year-old male occupant, who was not identified beyond having a last known address from Everett, Wash., did not suffer any visible injuries, according […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball standings and overall records as of Monday, May 14

  UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, MAY 14   WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Gov. Livingston (6-2-1) 2-Scotch Plains (6-3) 3-Westfield (5-4) 4-Cranford (3-5-1) 5-Union (3-6) Elizabeth (3-6)   MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-New Providence (7-0) – outright champions 2-Johnson (5-2) 3-Summit (4-3) 4-Union Catholic (2-5) 5-Linden (0-8)   VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball and overall records here as of Monday, May 7

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, MAY 7: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Scotch Plains (6-2) 2-Gov. Livingston (5-2-1) 3-Westfield (5-3) 4-Union (3-5) 5-Cranford (2-5-1) 6-Elizabeth (2-6) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-New Providence (6-0) 2-Johnson (4-2) Summit (4-2) 4-Union Catholic (1-5) 5-Linden (0-6) VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Rahway (6-1) 2-Roselle Park (5-2) Oratory Prep […]

CRANFORD FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Maggie Roman, varsity lacrosse player “I am nominating Maggie Roman as the athlete of the month because she is such a standout leader for the program. As a four-year letter winner, she comes with a ton of experience, which will help lead the Cougars to a successful season. She not only a leader on the field, by […]

CRANFORD MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

CRANFORD MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Gordon Graceffo, varsity baseball pitcher “Gordon Graceffo is a senior right-handed pitcher. He threw eight scoreless innings vs. Westfield, then threw a one-hitter vs. Summit. He is the Cranford male scholar athlete of the year and is attending Villanova University next year to play baseball.” — Coach Dennis McCaffery What do find most challenging when playing […]