By editor on IN THE TOWNS, SUMMIT
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit College Club is seeking books and other media donations for its six-day annual book sale in April. Donations should be brought to Westy Self Storage, 15 River Road, Chatham, by April 7. The books must be in good condition and packed in bags or small boxes. The drop off in Westy’s […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 20th annual Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held under sunny skies and cool temperatures on Saturday, March 12, in Union. Spectators lined the route along Morris Avenue to Union Center and then along Stuyvesant Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue. Organizers expected a crowd of nearly 40,000. The grand marshal […]
By editor on OBITUARIES
Thomas “Harry” Moran, 78 of Forks Twp., passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem. He was born on April 9, 1937 in Bayonne, NJ a son of the late John and Mabel Bowers Moran. Thomas and his wife, the former Joan Mydosh, celebrated 55 years of marriage together. […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is making available a below-prime, no collateral working capital loan program for the county’s established small businesses. This special program provides easy access to up to $25,000 in working capital to allow local businesses to pay off more expensive debt, take advantage of new opportunities, or […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, PLAINFIELD
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plainfield and Middlesex County invites the public to join their dedication ceremony for the completion of five new single-family homes on Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. at 908 West Seventh Street in Plainfield. The project — Habitat Village at West 7th Street — is Habitat of Greater Plainfield & Middlesex County’s largest effort to date. The five new […]
LINDEN, NJ — Annabell Louis was recently selected as Linden High School’s 2015-2016 Educational Services Professional of the Year. Louis is a graduate of Rutgers and Kean universities, and has completed coursework at New York University, and is currently pursuing post-master’s studies in Educational Administration through the NJEXCEL program. Louis began her work in the […]
By editor on HEADLINE NEWS
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation authored by Sen. Raymond Lesniak that would help control the abusive treatment of dogs and cats and protect purchasers was approved by a Senate committee Thursday. The bill, S-63, would prohibit the sale of pets from “puppy mills” in New Jersey, including commercial sales by pet stores of puppies and kittens from large-scale […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, UNION
UNION, NJ — The Union High School Interact Club, a branch of Rotary International and sponsored by the Union Rotary Club, recently made a significant donation to ShelterBox USA. ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity which provides humanitarian aid worldwide in the form of shelter, warmth and dignity for people displaced by natural and other […]
CLARK, NJ — With the sponsorship and help of Clark American Legion Post 328 and Clark UNICO, Clark resident and Korean War veteran William Caruso is raising funds for Clark’s first Women’s War Veterans Memorial. Wounded during the Korean war, Caruso knows firsthand how imperative service women were to his recovery, saying recently, “I was […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Sage Eldercare will be participating in the national 2016 “March For Meals” campaign, organized by Meals on Wheels America for the 14th consecutive year. March For Meals is a national campaign held annually during the month of March, initiated and sponsored by Meals on Wheels America to raise awareness of the […]