CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford was awarded $2.7 million in the New Jersey Fiscal Year 2025 state budget for revitalization and pedestrianization projects in the downtown area. The money will be used to allocate financial resources to enhance accessibility, improve safety, refine the functionality and increase the vibrancy of Downtown public spaces and provide flood mitigation […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Balancing work, school, a social life and hobbies can be a daunting task for many adults, but for those on the autism spectrum, it can present unique challenges. Two Union County residents shared how they have found support and success with the assistance of Community Access Unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to […]
SUMMIT — Summit Police Officer John Brunetto was promoted to the rank of sergeant at a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, June 25. Brunetto grew up in Westfield and later attended Kean University and the John H. Stamler Police Academy. He was hired by the Summit Police Department in 2012 and has worked in […]
CRANFORD — For graduating senior Claire Johnson, her years at William Paterson University can be chronicled in photos. An art major graduating summa cum laude, Johnson started as a freshman at William Paterson in 2020, when all courses were online because of COVID-19. The Cranford native subsequently describes her early days of college as lonely. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Junior League of Elizabeth Plainfield awarded four $4,000 scholarships at its annual dinner on Wednesday, May 22, to college bound women who demonstrated a passion for volunteerism. The scholarship recipients are: Sienna Colon ,of Elizabeth, who will be attending Pennsylvania State University; Natalie Fitzgerald, of Westfield, who will be attending University […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Eighth-grade students from Orange Avenue School dedicated a day in May to give back to local charities. Stations were set up throughout the school where students rotated to make sandwiches for the homeless, and shelter bags for transitional housing facilities, birthday bags filled with everything to make a birthday cake, they made […]
LINDEN, NJ — The Linden Public Library is pleased to announce our special programs for July: • Tuesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. – Author Talk with Sheila D. Hairston; • Friday, July 19, at 2:30 p.m. – Beach Reads Bingo; • Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. – General Knowledge Trivia; • Wednesdays, July […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — On Friday, May 31, Temple Sha’arey Shalom had its annual Rock Shabbat. The service was led vocally by Cantor Jason Rosenman and accompanied instrumentally by the TSS Rock Shabbat Band, consisting of Melody Blasenheim-Stevens on keyboard, Mike Kovacs on guitar, Ed Pilcer on bass and Temple Sha’arey Shalom’s new rabbi, Rav Uri […]
CLARK, NJ — The following eighth-grade students were honored at the Carl H. Kumpf Middle School Distinguished Honor Roll Luncheon on Thursday, June 6, at the school: Christopher Brand, Emmerson Cantor, Olivia Catarino, Eeshan Dixit, Isabella Godesky, Giuliana Hamm, Mason Immella, Cole Linken, Mia Liu, Olivia Lombardi, Vincent Motsay, Kevin O’Neill, Kyle Oliveira, Stephen Ortiz, […]
ROSELLE, NJ — On Friday, May 24, a Roselle man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on multiple drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin/fentanyl, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Roselle Police Acting-Chief Helder Freire announced on Thursday, May 30. Union County Superior Court Judge Candido Rodriguez […]