Here’s a look at all of the baseball Union County Tournament champions and the pitchers of record and also the Greater Newark Tournament championship scores: UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 2016: Governor Livingston 3, Scotch Pains 2 WP: Vin Doren. LP: Marc Occhipinti. 2015: Cranford 3, Gov. Livingston 1 WP: Pat Knight. LP: Ethan Frohman. 2014: […]
UNION, NJ — An incident in which a Middlesex County man was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer outside a Union bar overnight is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced today. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Michael Gaffney of Piscataway. An investigation into the incident began when Union police […]
Editor’s note: JR Parachini covered the 1996 softball Union County Tournament championship game at Linden’s Memorial Field, which turned out to be the agony of defeat for the Johnson Regional Crusaders and the thrill of yet another championship victory for the five-time defending champion Union Farmers. The Johnson softball team last won the Union County […]
CLARK, NJ — The new women’s war veterans memorial monument was unveiled yesterday at Town Hall. The monument was a dream of resident Bill Caruso to honor all the women who fought for our country and lost their lives in battle. Clark UNICO and the American Legion helped bring the monument to fruition. Clark UNICO […]
Although the FairTax® — H.R.25/ S.155 — is a national consumption tax on new goods and services and government spending and will eliminate all federal taxes on income and investment, it also features a ‘rebate in advance’ also called a prebate, which is based on family size. Additionally, this column will explain the dynamic-positive effect it will have on manufacturing […]
Bill “Wiz” Martin, 86, of Bayville, passed away March 14, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife, Florence “Bunnie” McCullough Martin, and his son, William Wade Martin, in 2015. He is survived by his sons Glenn, of Bennington, VT; Jeff, his daughter-in-law Elizabeth and his two granddaughters, Devon and Tess, of Silver Spring, MD; […]
Senior tennis captain Todd Sweeney
Senior Todd Sweeney is a four-year veteran and captain of the Cranford High School boys tennis team. His early season performances include singles wins at Johnson and Dayton, and Sweeney has helped propel the team to a 3-3 record in his final year with the Cougars. How’s the seasons going? “We have a lot of […]
The team is in its second year of existence under coach Carlos Vega. The Farmers got off to a 6-6 start in their sophomore season, bettering their first-year record of 4-12 and beating some established teams in the process. How’s the season going so far? “This is only our second year having a volleyball team. […]
Senior lacrosse midfielder Sarah Ross
Senior Sarah Ross is a midfielder with the Cranford High School girl’s lacrosse team, where she plays with her twin sister, Hannah. In her four years with the Cougars, Ross has put up 296 points, as of press time, including 157 goals, and has scored in every game of the 2016 season so far. This […]