UNION COUNTY — The Arc of Union County is hosting The 50th Annual Candlelight Ball on Saturday, March 29, at The Grand Summit Hotel in Summit. Each year over 200 guests join The Arc to celebrate and honor those who with vision and commitment make a significant difference within the community. Funds raised from the […]
Rahway football players that will continue playing in college include seniors Donte Raymond, Jeffery Bost and Stephan Watkis-Davis. Raymond will play at the University of Delaware, while Bost and Watkis-Davis will attend Towson University as preferred walk-ons. The trio helped lead Rahway to the Central Jersey, Group 2 semifinals this past season and to a […]
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Department of Parks and Recreation have announced a new and exciting season of summer camps and family programs at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside. “Trailside summer programs offer adults and children a great opportunity to explore the outdoors while learning about […]
OBITUARIES: • ASCH — Karl, formerly of Roselle and Linden; Jan. 28. Retired trial attorney. • BALLATT — Sylvia Genevieve Henderson, formerly of Westfield; Jan. 27. • BASILE — Sabatino R. “Sam” Sr., formerly of Rahway; Jan. 28. Funeral Jan. 31. • BASILI — Adrian John, formerly of Berkeley Heights; Jan. 27. Retired engineer. • […]
TRENTON –The Christie Administration yesterday announced the approval of five projects to be added to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority’s Capital Portfolio that will remedy the needs of students in some of the state’s neediest districts. The projects, approved at the Jan. 2, SDA Board of Directors Meeting, became part of the portfolio following […]
NEWARK – A Russian national living in New York was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to hack into retail brokerage accounts and execute sham trades, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced yesterday. Petr Murmylyuk, 33, of Brooklyn, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an […]
UNION COUNTY — The 2014 Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee announced yesterday that Robert E. “Bobby” Jeans Sr. of Kenilworth has been named Grand Marshal of the 18th Annual Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Jeans, a decorated Vietnam veteran and retired Kenilworth Police Department lieutenant, has been involved with the Union County St. […]
OBITUARIES: • ARKEL — Anne, nee Eyre, of Westfield; Jan. 8. Native of England, a nurse. • BAUMANN — Lorenz “Hans” J., of Union; Jan. 17. Oil company supervisor. • BENTON — Kenneth F., formerly of Roselle; Jan. 20. Insurance manager, father. • BROWN — Ben G., of Linden; Jan. 11. Army veteran of Vietnam […]
ESSEX COUNTY — On Dec. 5, 2008 Norman Woolley of Maplewood’s Woolley Fuel made state history by becoming the first to offer Biodiesel to the public. The public supply is made possible by the installation of a blending system and a retail fuel dispenser. The blending dispenser is capable of fueling diesel-powered vehicles with a […]
UNION COUNTY — With more than a decade of community college experience in student services, Helen Castellanos Brewer is a welcome addition to Union County College. During the Jan. 28 Board of Trustees meeting, the College approved Brewer as the new Vice President of Student Development. She will join UCC on Feb. 10 and manage the […]