SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Join us at the Springfield Free Public Library on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m., when New Jersey author Michelle Cameron speaks about and does a reading from her latest book, “Babylon: A Novel of Jewish Captivity.” Cameron’s book recounts the capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar’s army and the subsequent forced exile […]
CLARK, NJ — Geraldine Bonaccorso has been chosen by the executive board of the Directors of Athletics of New Jersey and the chairperson of the committee, Joe Piro, as the Administrative Assistant of the Year for Central Jersey. This is a well-deserved honor that speaks of Bonaccorso’s ability, personality and dedication to the Clark School […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Fire Department is pleased to announce the department was awarded $40,000 from the American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant. “Excellent work by Fire Chief Dan Czeh and Battalion Chief Matt Lubin on putting this grant together. Securing these funds will help fund six sets of turnout gear for our firefighters and […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi announced the continuation of the Property Fraud Alert program, a free subscription service designed to safeguard Union County homeowners against property fraud. Property fraud is committed when someone illegally uses your property for monetary gain, often by recording a fraudulent document in the Union County land […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners, in collaboration with the 102D Cavalry Family Readiness Group, has announced the success of a month-long collection drive aimed at supporting military women serving overseas. “We are incredibly proud of the outpouring of support from our community during […]
RAHWAY, NJ — An evening of opera’s most treasured masterpieces will be presented by New Jersey Opera Theater at the Union County Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage, 1601 Irving St., Rahway, on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. NJ Opera Theater’s Opera Gems concert will be a treasure chest filled with soaring arias, duets and […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced a beautiful collection of original artworks will be presented from Plainfield’s Senior Center in the Commissioner’s Gallery. The gallery is located on the sixth floor of the Union County Administration Building, Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth. Residents are welcome to visit and enjoy the […]
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Joseph Giaccio of Cranford, Nicholas Garguilo of Smithtown, N.Y. and Shannen Moore of Long Beach, N.Y., all graduate students in the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Hofstra University, recognized the need to test their life-saving skills during a break in between classes. While driving to a coffee shop, the students turned down a […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is announcing the launch of a drone program to enhance its law enforcement and public safety operations, including search and rescue, crowd control and monitoring, searches for missing persons and suspects at large, accident assessment, traffic data collection and more. The drone is equipped with a high-resolution camera […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Adam Lakomy, a junior at Roselle Park High School, and his team won gold in gymnastics at the Junior Nationals competition in Germany during the week of March 11 to 15. Sarah Leone, a junior at Roselle Park High School, represented the United States in martial arts at the WMO World […]