RAHWAY — Arts Guild New Jersey will be presenting New Jersey Isn’t Boring — curated by Cyd Katz-Seidel creator of NewJerseyIsntBoring.com —from March 22 to April 16. The exhibit will feature the artwork of the over thirty New Jersey artists who were selected through an open juried competition. The exhibition will have a free, public reception on Sunday, March 22, from […]
MOUTAINSIDE – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has announced a lecture for adults, 18 years and older, on the bee colony crisis at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside on Tuesday, March, 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. Bee colony collapse disorder has had a deleterious impact on many agricultural crops worldwide. In […]
CRANFORD – Barbara Gaba has been chosen by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Greater Elizabeth Area Section, to be a recipient of the Prestige Recognition Award, “NCNW Educational Excellence Award.” Gaba serves as the Provost of Union County College’s Elizabeth campus and is an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for the College. She is an […]
ROSELLE PARK — The Casano Community Center of Roselle Park will be holding their annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon, sponsored by the Roselle Park Community Center Association, on Saturday, March 7 from noon to 3 p.m. Lunch — consisting of the traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage — will be served at 12:30 p.m. There will be live music throughout the afternoon […]
NEW PROVIDENCE — The New Jersey Youth Symphony invites students in grades 3 to 11 to attend five days of rehearsals during its annual Bring A Buddy Week March 15 to 19 at 570 Central Ave., in New Providence. Students are encouraged to bring their instrument and sit in on the first half of a rehearsal with the […]
SUMMIT — Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional theater in residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, will hold its Summer Theatre Conservatory for students aged 10 to 17 from July 6 through July 31. Students in this varied program will take classes in subjects like acting, improv, clowning, stage combat, voice, and dance and will have the […]
LINDEN — New Jersey Safe Routes to School, a statewide initiative to enable students to safely walk and bicycle to school, will be providing $200,000 to Linden for that purpose. “I am pleased to announce that the City of Linden will be receiving $200,000 from the New Jersey Safe Routes to School program to improve pedestrian […]
UNION COUNTY — Three separate narcotics investigations taking place during the last week have resulted in four arrests and the seizure of two firearms and quantities of heroin, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park has announced. Early on Monday, Feb. 23, Marvin Edwards, Jr., 31, of Linden was pulled over in Rahway, after which a search of his […]
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has announced that Union County has received a total of $4,498,918 in new federal grants for homeless housing and service programs, covering 28 programs and initiatives. The new funds represent a significant part of $1.8 billion in total funding made available nationwide and in Puerto Rico, Guam and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week awarded nearly $1.8 billion to public housing authorities in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will allow agencies to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units. Rahway is the recipient of […]