Registration now open for families to “Build” Summit in LEGOS

SUMMIT — A huge map of downtown Summit, 30×20 feet, that features all of the streets and dozens of significant buildings will have teams of children and their parents building each of these treasured buildings using more than 50,000 LEGO blocks. On Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 1 to 3 p.m., the ninth annual LEGO Build benefitting the […]

Union County week of January 16th

OBITUARIES: • ALTERMAN — Carol, formerly of Hillside; Jan. 4. Hillside Hadassah member. • APOSTOL — Lotte K., of Roselle Park; Jan. 5. Great-grandmother of five. • BELLUSCIO — Mary R., nee Penevolpe, of Roselle; Dec. 29. She was 93. • BENCIVENGA — June Ann, nee Hamilton, of Summit; Jan. 4. Wife, mother. • BLINDT […]

New Jersey American Water announces temporary water treatment

UNION COUNTY — As part its annual pipeline maintenance program, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process at its Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater and at its Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Somerset from a chloramine –a combination of ammonia and chlorine — to free chlorine. The change will […]

Freeholder Estrada named second vice chairman of NJTPA

NEWARK – Union County Freeholder Angel Estrada was elected Second Vice Chairman of North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority at today’s Board of Trustees meeting. NJTPA oversees regional transportation planning and annually authorizes more than $1 billion in federal surface transportation funding for 13 counties in northern and central New Jersey. “A well-functioning transportation network is essential to our […]

Library offers professional help for residents to digitize personal collections as fundraiser

LINDEN — Linden Free Public Library invites you to visit on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. t0 2 p.m. and drop off your personal collections of photos, slides, 8mm or 16 mm film, or VHS tapes which Digital Memory Media will then professionally convert to DVDs, which will protect your treasured memories from aging, humidity, and acidification. […]

Legal oversight stops Cranford in its tracks

Township keeps same contract with Westfield after learning layoff of employees was illegal

CRANFORD — It appears the township failed to do their homework completely before informing the two remaining Health Department employees they would be losing their jobs at the end of 2013. When former township administrator Joe Hartnett told full-time health inspector Monica Koscova Jencik and part-time deputy registrar of vital statistics Joan Holler in November […]

Arts Guild New Jersey awarded new grant for art education programs

RAHWAY — Arts Guild New Jersey has announced the award of a $5000 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities for the New York Tri-State Area. This grant, half from the tri-state branch of the organization and half from RMHC Global, was awarded for expenses pertaining to the 2014 Arts Guild New Jersey Art Education programs […]

Celebrity Bartender event to raise funds for St. Pat’s parade

UNION COUNTY — The Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee will host its annual Celebrity Bartenders fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 1:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kenilworth Veterans Center located at 33 South 21st St., Kenilworth. The party will be in honor of Gene Gillespie of The Blackthorn Irish Pub and Restaurant, […]

Deer management program continues through Feb. 5

UNION COUNTY — The Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal has released details of its annual Deer Management Program, which began on Monday morning, Jan. 6, in five Union County parks and one municipal park. Browsing for food by large numbers of deer has caused a loss of forest understory in park areas […]

Summit Library to present seminar on Medicare

SUMMIT — Medicare can be a bewildering topic. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m., Summit Public Library will host “The A,B, C,D’s of Medicare: Basics for Boomers.” This free seminar, explained in easy-to-understand terms, is vital for those who are approaching Medicare eligibility within the next 5 to 10 years, or are a […]