CRANFORD — On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Cerebral Palsy League hosted its 11th Annual 5K Breakfast Run at its home location, 61 Myrtle Street in Cranford. CPL’s 5K Run was established to support it’s Adult Services Program. Nearly 160 runners participated in the race. The first place winner, Nicholas Murphy of Hoboken completed the 5K course […]
KENILWORTH — Native animals Of New Jersey were presented by Turtle Back Zoo at the Kenilworth Public Library on Nov. 8. Turtle Back Zoo representative, Maria Durci introduced children and their families to various reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Right: Children at the library view a live owl. Below: Durcie displays a live snake for the children. […]
SUMMIT – Robyn Barone, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Summit office, recently announced that they will be joining forces with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey to help bring the joy of Thanksgiving to more than 1,000 non-profit charities, located in 18 counties throughout New Jersey. On Friday Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 […]
UNION COUNTY — Help check out hunger this holiday season with donations to a Food Drive being sponsored by the Union County Public Libraries. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 16, your local public library will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items to benefit the New Jersey Community Food Bank and other local food pantries. […]
WESTFIELD –On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA Girls Red swim team competed against the Westfield Area Y’s swim team in Westfield. Westfield proved to be a tough opponent, with the FSPY girls making a valiant effort. In the end, the FSPY girls outscored their opponent 198 to 190 with a number of exciting […]
CLARK — At Valley Road Elementary in Clark, Miss Kelly Williamson’s fifth grade class is studying the rules of using dialogue in writing. The students worked in pairs to revise and edit a passage using the correct punctuation and indentations for dialogue. The students also participated in an activity where they used dialogue sentence strips and punctuate the sentences correctly. […]
ELIZABETH — Union County officials recently held ground breaking ceremonies for the new Union County Family Courthouse that will become the dedicated home of several of the Family Division courtrooms in Union County. Planned for approximately 80,000 square feet of space, the new four-story building at 10 Cherry St. in Elizabeth will provide enhanced security and […]
CRANFORD — Local author Eric Nierstedt will discuss his recently published novel, “The Lightrider Journals” on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue. In “The Lightrider Journals,” a man responsible for deeds of great horror and beauty tells his story, an epic fantasy that takes a look at […]
MOUNTAINSIDE — Recently students of The Arc Kohler School and The Arc Respite Programs in Mountainside received a very special Halloween surprise from many Cub Scout Packs throughout Union County. Each one of the 200 Arc participants received a hand decorated bag of goodies complete with candy and little, fun and festive toys. A group […]
CLARK — A Union County grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment on a charge of first-degree murder filed against the man accused of beating a Clark resident to death earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced yesterday. Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, 25, who has no established home address, is charged in connection with the May […]