Haunted House coming to Hillside Community Center

HILLSIDE — Hillside has announced that Buie Community Center will host a Haunted House on Oct. 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for all Hillside children. The center is located at 274 Hillside Ave. Children are asked to come in costume. Questions can be directed to Barbara at the Hillside Recreation Department at 973-926-2219

Union County week of October 10th

OBITUARIES: • BANKS — Andreas John, formerly of Summit; Sept. 30. Leaves three children. • BOEHM — Joan, of New Providence; Oct. 1. All-State Insurance retiree, 80. • BONK — George J., formerly of Rahway; Sept. 30. WWII Army veteran, 89. • BOWDISH — Judith A. “Judy,” nee Render, of Union; Sept. 26. Grandmother. • […]

Vehicle slams telephone pole

UNION — Residents in Union stared in amazement on Monday, as a pickup truck crashed into a telephone pole on Stuyvesant Avenue, causing live power wires to dangle into the road and sparks to fly. The street was closed for the better part of the day and residents and businesses experienced brief power outages as PSE&G […]

Union County readies for ‘Four Centuries in a Weekend’

UNION COUNTY — Union County’s annual public heritage event, “Four Centuries in a Weekend: A Journey through Union County’s History,” will take place Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 20, from noon to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, with the cooperation of staff […]

Bumiller honored as Youth Volunteer of the Year

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA has announced Kathryn “Kacie” Bumiller was honored as Youth Volunteer of the Year at the 2013 New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Dinner for Volunteer Recognition on Thursday, Oct. 3 at Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg for her volunteer dedication at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA located in Scotch Plains. […]

CASA of Union County to hold ‘Foster the Dream’ Gala

UNION COUNTY — With approximately 600 children in the Union County foster care system that need help in finding permanency, a new gala aims to foster their dream. CASA of Union County has announced its first “Foster the Dream” Gala paying tribute to the Hon. Judge Jo-Anne Spatola on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. […]

Language Arts combined with Music Class at Hehnly

CLARK — The students in Meghan Bowers’ fourth grade music class at Frank K. Hehnly School in Clark are combining language arts knowledge with music. In the first weeks of school, fourth grade music students review and learn rhythms. Rhythms are musical syllables used in the pronunciation of words related to melodies. Students then reviewed the […]

Atlantic Health System and Montclair State University form partnership to promote arts in healthcare, education

SUMMIT – Atlantic Health System and Montclair State University have announced a partnership to promote healing arts in health care and education through research. Through the robust services of Atlantic Health System, one of the largest non-profit health care systems in New Jersey and the academic capabilities of Montclair State University, the partnership will offer […]