UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners, in partnership with the Gateway Family YMCA, has announced the return of free swimming lessons for county youth and seniors at our Walter E. Ulrich Memorial Pool in Rahway, this summer. “Water safety is a vital tool that every person should have, especially our […]
OCEAN GROVE, NJ — On Saturday, May 18, more than 40 family members and friends of the late Andrew Colucci, 28, of Cranford, participated in NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life in Ocean Grove to honor his memory and show their support for organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The “Andrew’s Angels” 5K team […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — On Sunday, May 19, Groundwork Elizabeth, the Elizabeth Mayor and the city of Elizabeth hosted the 21st annual Tour de Elizabeth. The annual recreational bicycling tour is the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend each year. Unique tour routes are redesigned each year, in order to showcase Elizabeth’s rich history, art, culture and […]
Margo L. Strupp, 81, of Milwaukie, OR., and formerly of Summit, N.J., passed away on May 18 at a resident care facility in Milwaukie after a short illness. Born Margo Louise Snyder in La Crosse, WI., the third of four children to Leo and Margaret Snyder, Mrs. Strupp graduated from Aquinas High School in La […]
UNION, NJ — The township of Union has announced the return of the annual Summer Concert Series. Located at Biertuempfel Park, the series will take place every Thursday in July from 7:30 to 9 p.m. “The township of Union is pleased to bring back such an entertaining event to our residents,” said Mayor Manny Figueiredo. […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway is conducting a survey to better understand audience interest in arts and cultural events. The brief survey has fewer than 20 questions and audience participation is greatly appreciated. The feedback solicited from the survey will enable the city to plan future events with a better understanding of what audiences exist within […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child has selected Laura Hollenbaugh as the next Upper School Division head of the school’s all-girls 7-12 middle and high school. Hollenbaugh comes to Oak Knoll from Mount St. Dominic Academy in Caldwell where she is the principal of the all-girls high school. She will succeed […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Union College of Union County, NJ student-golfer Patrick Murray won the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XIX Golf Championship on Tuesday, May 14, at the Ash Brook Golf Course in Scotch Plains. Murray is a two-time Garden State Athletic Conference champion and now a two-time NJCAA Region XIX champion. In 2024, […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Students of the Month is a service project of the Rotary Club of Roselle-Roselle Park funded in part by a grant from the Rotary Foundation. This community service project honors a senior from each of the high schools in Roselle and Roselle Park. Each student receives a personalized plaque commemorating the […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — On Sunday, May 5, Temple Sha’arey Shalom, of Springfield, hosted a membership appreciation concert. The program featured pianist/vocalist/composer Gary Negbaur in a keyboard based lecture/performance on the roots of “The Great American Songbook.” TSS President Bill Moesch said, “TSS held this concert/educational event as one of our special featured programs for our […]