Cranford police investigating possible child luring incident

CRANFORD — The Cranford Police Department is currently investigating a possible child luring incident that occurred on today, Thursday, Oct. 18. An 11-year-old juvenile was approached while walking to school at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to police.  The juvenile was  walking on Brookside Place near the intersection of Waverly Place when the incident occurred. The […]

Union County Tournament information here; Gymnastics meet is Friday at Westfield

Sunday's 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. boys' soccer semifinals moved to Johnson

UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS   VARSITY   BOYS’ SOCCER SEMIFINALS Sunday, Oct. 21 At Johnson 3-Gov. Livingston vs. 2-Westfield, 4 p.m. 4-Elizabeth vs. 1-Scotch Plains, 6 p.m.   GIRLS’ SOCCER QUARTERFINALS Saturday, Oct. 20 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Oak Knoll at 4-Cranford, 2 p.m. 8-Union at 1-Scotch Plains, 2 p.m. BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: […]

Everyone in The Lions’ Den was tickled pink; 5th annual ‘Spike Breast Cancer’ event a success

RC girls' volleyball squad stops Bishop Ahr in 2 games

ROSELLE – Everyone in The Lions’ Den was tickled pink. The Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball program’s fifth annual “Spike Breast Cancer” event, which featured a tripleheader against visiting Bishop Ahr last Thursday, was again a smashing success. Even the lines on the court were pink – courtesy of some masking tape – and the volleyball […]

Roselle Catholic girls’ soccer team, donned in pink socks, tops visiting Benedictine Academy

Del Pino nets only goal off assist from Diaz, goalkeeper Ledbetter posts shutout

ROSELLE – Before the Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball team held its 5th annual “Spike Breast Cancer” last Thursday at The Lions’ Den, the RC girls’ soccer team hosted Benedictine Academy of Elizabeth at Chakey Field. Before the color pink dominated the RC gymnasium, the girls’ soccer team did its part to honor Breast Cancer Awareness […]

Margaret L. Carl

  Margaret Lillian Carl of Fitchburg, MA passed away on Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 in the Golden Living Nursing Home with her family by her side, after a year battle with cancer.  Her husband, Alfred R. Carl, Jr, died in 2002. Margaret was born on 10 October, 1927, in Staten Island, NY, daughter of Harold […]

UCT boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, field hockey, girls’ volleyball schedules here

UCT (UPDATED) SCHEDULES UCT (Varsity) BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINALS SUNDAY, OCT. 21 At Kean University (2) Westfield vs. (3) Gov. Livingston, 4:00 (1) Scotch Plains vs. (4) Elizabeth, 6:00 ******************************************** UCT (Varsity) GIRLS SOCCER QUARTERFINALS SATURDAY (Oct. 20) Johnson-Union winner at (1) Scotch Plains (7) New Providence at (2) Westfield (6) Summit at (3) Gov. Livingston […]

UCT field hockey quarterfinals set for Saturday

3 games to take place at higher seeds

UCT FIELD HOCKEY SEEDS: 1-Oak Knoll. 2-Johnson. 3-Summit. 4-Cranford. 5-Westfield. 6-Kent Place. 7-Gov. Livingston.   QUARTERFINALS Saturday, Oct. 13 5-Westfield at 4-Cranford, 2 p.m. 6-Kent Place at 3-Summit, 2 p.m. 7-Gov. Livingston at 2-Johnson, 3:30 p.m.   SEMIFINALS Saturday, Oct. 20 At Johnson Bottom side of bracket game, 5 p.m. Top side of bracket game, […]

Obituaries – Week of Oct 11th

BATIC — Joseph A., of Springfield; Sept. 29. Owned extermination company; a beekeeper. BELFIORE — Salvatore “Sal,” of Roselle Park; Oct. 1. Was retired maintenance man. BERTELSON — Jay M., of Cranford; Oct. 6. Was laboratory supervisor; softball coach. BONGIOVANNI — Petronilla “Penny” M., of Kenilworth; Sept. 30. Was member of St. Theresa’s Church. BUTLER […]

‘The Neighborhood’ delights audiences in Summit

Years ago, there was Molly Goldberg’s neighborhood, a radio show about a New York apartment house where everyone visited by leaning outside the windows to converse; then there was “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood,” which still may be visited on reruns; and there still is — the neighborhood of “Sesame Street.” Now, we have “The Neighborhood,” an […]