UNION COUNTY, NJ — Suicide Prevention Week is this week, Sept. 7 to 13, and CONTACT We Care is offering tips for coping with suicidal thoughts. In addition, the crisis hotline’s listeners and texters are available 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. to provide a trained empathetic ear to those who call or text looking for […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — All five of the high schools comprising the Union County Vocational-Technical School District have been included in the 2015 Newsweek top 500 Public Schools national survey, with four in the top 100. In addition, six of the county’s 21 municipalities ranked among the top 100 “Best Places to Live” in New […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — On Aug. 28 in Hillside, a ceremony was held in honor of Kathleen DiChiara, the founder of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. This event was held to celebrate DiChiara’s retirement as president and CEO of the Community FoodBank, which she has led for more than 30 years. Hillside’s Department of Public […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Third Annual Rahway International Film Festival returns from Aug. 28 to 30, at UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts. This year’s lineup of films spans 12 different countries, featuring stars like Juno Temple, Evan Peters and Joey Lauren Adams. A highlight of this year’s festival is the introduction of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Roaring Twenties are set to come alive in September at UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage in a Gatsby-esque production of Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party,” presented by Fearless Hearts and Fearless Productions through the Union County Advancing Community Theater Program. Performance dates are Sept. 11, 12,18 and 19, at 8 p.m.; Sept. […]
RAHWAY, NJ — The Third Annual Rahway International Film Festival returns from Aug. 28 to 30, at UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts. This year’s lineup of films spans 12 different countries, featuring stars like Juno Temple, Evan Peters and Joey Lauren Adams. A highlight of this year’s festival is the introduction of feature-length […]
Beloved daughter of Everett and Mae Sue Brooks, Shirley “Cookie” Brooks, 72, passed peacefully on August 12, 2015. Born in Shelby, N.C., Shirley lived in Vauxhall, N.J. for 66 years. She was a supervisor for Western Electric and AT&T for over 40 years. Most recently, Shirley served the community as a home […]
Artists interested in submitting artwork for Plainfield location have until Aug. 24
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces Plainfield as the fourth municipality to participate in the County’s first Art Outside The Box public art project. Art Outside The Box is a new countywide project created to support Union County visual artists by offering a nontraditional exhibition opportunity that broadens and […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces that its next mobile paper-shredding program for confidential personal documents will be available Saturday, Aug. 8, in the parking lot near Green Lane, on the campus of Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave. in Union. NEXCUT Shredding of Elizabeth will be shredding documents at […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Nearly 10 years ago, Union County workers and volunteers began planting native wildflowers around the lake at Warinanco Park in Roselle. Today, the lawn has become a colorful wildflower meadow and a thriving nature habitat that provides nectar, seeds and fruits that nourish birds, butterflies, moths, bees and other valuable pollinators. […]