By Ruth Ross, Correspondent Members of The Theater Project may have moved from Cranford to Maplewood, but they haven’t lost their penchant for choosing — and skillfully producing — off-beat plays. Their productions really make the audience think; in fact, their motto is “Think Theater.” As the inaugural production of the 2012-2013 season, The Theater […]
ALEXANDER — Joseph Sr., of Linden; Sept. 17. Served on Board of Elections. BAZEMORE — Julia Lee, of Union; Sept. 20. Former General Motors employee. BELL — Palma, of Cranford; Sept. 16. Was hospital, hospice nurse. BRAILEY — Stephen C., of Rahway; Sept. 18. Worked for Public Works Department. BRIGHTWELL — Mother Evelyn, of Linden; […]
Left Out By Frank Capece The first question posed to Beverly Powell: Why does a top-flight legal secretary working in the city for a big, intellectual-property firm run for the Hillside Board of Education? The answer was unexpected. With only one adult child, Powell said she wants to instill “upward mobility and better citizenship” for […]
At least 111 out of 300 pools test positive, but no cases have been reported in Union County’s human population
By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer A higher-than-normal presence ofWest Nilevirus kept county and local health officials busy this summer, and residents are not quite out of mosquito country yet. While no confirmed cases of the virus in humans or birds have been identified inUnionCounty, there were a record number of pools that were found to contain […]
By Ruth Ross, Correspondent Because Charles Dickens was paid by the word — and wrote in installments — his novels tend to be dense with character, plot development, description and pointed comments about the inequities of society. When the installments appeared in the newspapers, the people usually gathered around to listen to them being read […]
ADDONA — Vincent P., of Rahway; Sept. 11. Retired teacher; city council president. CASTELLANI — Helene, of Springfield; Sept. 9. High school cafe manager. CLEAVER — William Pennington, of Cranford; Sept. 9. Executive at sugar factory. DAVIS — Walter, of Linden; Sept. 6. A member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. DiSALVIO — Pasquale M., of Union; […]
Left Out By Frank Capece Over the coming weeks, people in the area may be brushing up on the history of the federal Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. With the chances growing of East Coast shipping being brought to a halt by a dockworkers’ strike, “it will make a great deal of difference to a great […]
Former employee: They are not going to keep me quiet By Cheryl Hehl, Staff Writer Mary Roman believes silence means acceptance and there is no way she is keeping quiet about howKeanUniversityofficials treat their employees. Especially when the employee knows too much. Roman began her career at Kean in 2001 as a secretary in the University […]
Board of trustees hands over report to Middle States Commission By Cheryl Hehl, Staff Writer With its monitoring report now in the hands of the agency that will determine whether Kean University is worthy of keeping the accreditation it held since 1960, university officials await a critical visit next week that could play heavily into the […]
By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer ROSELLE PARK — Veterans with aspirations in the field of business now have a special resource to help them — the Veteran’s Chamber of Commerce, a new, statewide organization headquartered in Roselle Park. The Veterans’ Chamber of Commerce was started over the summer as a result of collaboration between businessman […]