Super ribbon-cutting

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County Freeholder Alexander Mirabella joined Union County Vocational-Technical School Superintendent Peter A. Capodice, representatives from the Wakefern Food Corporation and Union County Vocational-Technical High School faculty and students at the ribbon cutting for reopening the training supermarket at UCTECH in Scotch Plains. The market is part of the supermarket technology program […]

Fishing Flea Market to be held in Rahway on Nov. 21

RAHWAY — On Saturday, Nov. 21, the Rahway Fall Fishing Flea Market will celebrate their 20th year at St. Thomas Church Hall located at 1400 St. Georges Ave. in Rahway. A variety of salt and fresh water fishing tackle will be on display for anglers’ interested in great buys. New, used, antique and custom fishing […]

Union County Conference’s 2015 All Conference Girls’ Tennis here

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE GIRLS’ TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS FOR 2015:   WATCHUNG DIVISION: FIRST TEAM First singles: Emma Verpoucke, Kent Place Second singles: Ali Baiocco, Oak Knoll Third singles: Kaitlin Dunleavy, Oak Knoll First doubles: Jackie Grieco and Maria Bambrick-Santoyo, Oak Knoll Second doubles: Kendall Bloomfield and Danielle DelRosso, Summit SECOND TEAM First singles: Kathy Ge, […]

Joan Sabol Tirpack

    Joan Sabol Tirpack of Mantoloking, NJ died peacefully at home on October 30, 2015 at the age of 87. A lifelong New Jersey resident, Joan was born in Bayonne and lived in Elizabeth, Union, and Atlantic Highlands, before settling in Mantoloking in 1996.     The daughter of the late John J. and […]

Master Gardener volunteers honored by state

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union County have been part of the Union County community for almost 30 years, and last month the members of this all-volunteer program were recognized by their peers with Joint Legislative Resolutions in their honor from the New Jersey Senate and Assembly. “Every year our master […]

Elizabeth public school selected as Apple Distinguished School

ELIZABETH, NJ — Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 has been selected as an Apple Distinguished School for 2015–2017 in recognition of the school’s exemplary learning environment for innovation, leadership and educational excellence. The Apple Distinguished School designation is awarded to schools that demonstrate visionary leadership, innovative learning and teaching, ongoing professional learning, compelling evidence […]

Somerset County man indicted in connection with Plainfield homicide

UNION COUNTY, NJ — A Union County grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against a Somerset County man accused of carrying out a fatal gang-related shooting outside a Plainfield restaurant in 2010, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced last week. Richard Culver, 26, of North Plainfield is charged with murder, attempted murder, […]

NYU will develop STEM curriculum for Elizabeth schools

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million to researchers at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and Stanford University Graduate School of Education to create a language-focused science curriculum for fifth-graders to be used in Elizabeth Public Schools and schools in California. The four-year project, which […]

Elizabeth district selected by ‘Innovative Schools’ program

ELIZABETH, NJ — Elizabeth Public Schools was among 22 school districts throughout the United States selected to the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. The League, an initiative of Digital Promise, is a coalition of forward-thinking school districts and their leaders that represent an invaluable trove of insights, ideas, and experiences for how to transform […]

Pub night with pipes and drums

UNION COUNTY, NJ  — Union County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums will host its 15th annual Pub Night on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Kenilworth Veterans Center, 33 South 21st St. in Kenilworth. Union County’s only bagpipe band will honor the South Monmouth Fire Chiefs Association and Fairleigh Dickinson University Assistant Dean […]