Union County week of January 17th

OBITUARIES • ALLEN — Doris M., nee Poznanski, of Clark; Jan. 4. Homemaker and avid bowler. • ANDREWS — Linda Faye, of Elizabeth; Jan. 2. Retired, great-grandmother of six. • ARCHER — Dorothy “Dody,” of Mountainside; Jan. 6. Westfield church elder, 96. • BARSANTI — Frederick Joseph, of Union; Jan. 9. Retired from US Postal […]

Susan Margel

   Susan Margel, née Bondra, born in Roselle Park, NJ on January 3, 1921 to Michael Bondra and Mary Prybulick.  Following a brief illness, Susan died peacefully at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring (MD) in the company of her family on the evening of Thursday, January 10th, 2013, just a week past her 92nd birthday. […]

Roselle Catholic basketball players Quinn, Franklin honored

Roselle Catholic’s Ryan Quinn and Danielle Franklin were honored at halftime of their respective team’s game at the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) basketball festival presented by Investors Bank at Kean University the first weekend of January. Each participating school in the SFIC festival, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary, nominated a basketball player who’s […]

New Jersey Opens First State-Owned ATV Park

 TRENTON – The State of New Jersey on Sunday, Jan. 13 will hold a special public preview to mark the opening of the first state-owned all-terrain vehicle park, a mostly wooded tract in Woodbine, Cape May County, that once served as a sand mine and later as a private motocross track. The Christie Administration is inviting […]

Practice what you preach

In a day and age when the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has his own 21st century pulpit, a Twitter feed, why is it so difficult for the Archbishop of Newark to grant an audience to a local community that is so clearly devoted to their parish, and more importantly, to […]

Youth orchestra dedicates show to longtime supporter

The two principal orchestras of New Jersey Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony and Youth Orchestra, will perform on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. at Union County Performing Arts Center located at 1601 Irving St. in Rahway. Tickets to the concert are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and can be purchased in […]

Union County week of January 10th

• ALBERTS — John, of Cranford; Dec. 24. Retired Union County Corrections officer. • BEAN — Edward N. Sr., of Linden; Dec. 31. Lifelong resident and business owner. • BEIM — Edna, of Union. Member of the Sisterhood at Temple Israel. • BEIRNE — Teresa V., of Elizabeth, Dec. 29. Nurse, mother, was 101 years […]

Defending league champion Summit Hilltoppers lead UCIHL standings as of Jan. 4

Westfield is only team without a league loss

UNION COUNTY ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE 2012-2013 STANDINGS AND OVERALL RECORDS AS OF JAN. 4:   Summit Hilltoppers (3-1-0, 6 points), 4-1 overall   Westfield Blue Devils (2-0-0, 4 points), 4-2-1 overall   Johnson Crusaders (2-1-0, 4 points), 2-4-1 overall   Gov. Livingston Highlanders (1-1-0, 2 points), 4-6-0 overall   Cranford Cougars (1-1-0, 2 points), 2-1-1 overall   […]

Upcoming Union County wrestling matches listed here

Union County Tournament is Jan. 19 at Union

UPCOMING UNION COUNTY WRESTLING MATCHES   Jan. 4: Summit at Johnson, 6 p.m. Jan. 4: Cranford at Gov. Livingston, 7 p.m. Jan. 4: Scotch Plains at RosellePark, 7:30 p.m.   Jan. 5: Scotch Plains, Woodbridge at Rahway, 9 a.m.   Jan. 7: Linden at Westfield, 6:30 p.m.   Jan. 9: Rahway at Union, 4 p.m. Jan. […]

Johnson ice hockey to honor Sgt. Michael Brattole in Dec. 26 ceremony at Warinanco

Fought for his life after a grenade tore through his chest while he was leading a patrol in Afghanistan

Arthur L. Johnson Ice Hockey Join with us to honor our schoolmate!   The phone call that came around 10 p.m. on a late November 2010 Friday at the Brattole home in Clark delivered devastating news: 22-year-old Marine Sgt. Michael Brattole was fighting for his life after a grenade tore through his chest while he […]