UNION COUNTY — Seventeen years after the first Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade stepped off on Morris Avenue the tradition continues on Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m. sharp with thousands of marchers and spectators gathering to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. This year’s Grand Marshal, Jim Tansey, will lead the march of […]
OBITUARIES: • ALDAJUSTE — Germaine, of Roselle; Feb. 14. She was the owner of a clothing store. • ARASIN — Matthew, of Cranford; Feb. 20. Carpenter for Westfield BOE for 19 years. • BROWN — David, of Hillside; Feb. 14. A funeral service was held Feb.20. • CANON — Florence, nee Driscoll, formerly of Roselle; […]
Linden and Elizabeth boys' split in UCC-Watchung Division games against each other, both winning at home
Wednesday night state tournament basketball winners from Union County on the boys’ side included Roselle Catholic in Non-Public, South B and Elizabeth and Linden in North 2, Group 4. Parochial schools St. Mary’s of Elizabeth and Oratory Prep of Summit were eliminated, in addition to Hillside in the Central Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinals. The only girls’ winner from […]
On the first day of state tournament basketball Monday, Union County teams that advanced on the boys’ side included Linden and Elizabeth in North 2, Group 4 and Hillside in Central Jersey, Group 2. On Wednesday, top-seeded Linden (18-7) will host ninth-seeded Dickinson and fourth-seeded Elizabeth (17-6) will host fifth-seeded Bayonne in N2, G4 quarterfinals. […]
Panther first-place finishers include Devito, Hilburn, Matthews, Loevsky, Woods, Nunez
The Roselle Park wrestling team, after winning 20 matches and reaching the Central Jersey, Group 1 final, captured District 10 at Millburn again. Winning championships for the Panthers were Joe Devito at 113, Pete Hilburn at 145, Brian Matthews at 152, Steve Loevsky at 160, Phil Woods at 170 and Allen Nunez at 182. Roselle […]
The boys' are Saturday and the girls' Sunday
UNION COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES THIS WEEKEND AT KEAN UNIVERSITY’S HARWOOD ARENA IN UNION 77TH ANNUAL FRANK J. CICARELL BOYS’ BASKETBALL SATURDAY, FEB. 23 JV: 6-The Patrick School vs. 1-Roselle Catholic, 4 p.m. Varsity: 4-Linden (17-6) vs. 3-The Patrick School (21-3), 6 p.m. 38TH ANNUAL FRANK J. CICARELL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SUNDAY, FEB. 24 JV: […]
Lions will next take on Non-Public, South B field as the top seed
The Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball team, with its Union County Conference-Watchung Division 50-38 home win over Summit Thursday night, clinched a fifth consecutive 20-victory season. Junior forward Tori Pozsonyi poured in a team-high 15 points, while senior forward Renee Oliver added 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for another double-double. Roselle Catholic improved to […]
RAHWAY — Students in Mrs. Rubino’s 3rd grade Gifted and Talented class at Roosevelt School in Rahway recently completed a mini unit on the Titanic. The tragic sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 has created an enduring fascination and interest in the ship and the fate of the people aboard. After researching about the ship, […]
CRANFORD — My Green Cranford in conjunction with the Cranford Recycling Department has been awarded a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey Grant. The grant allocations will be used to start a Backyard Composting Program. The new program will be called My Green Gardens, and slotted to begin in spring 2013. Training courses will be offered to Cranford […]
CLARK — Recently, the Cub Scouts of Pack 145 of Clark held their annual Pinewood Derby. Above: The winners of the races pose with their various awards. Right, a set of cars wait for the ‘starting gun’ and a race to begin. Cub Scouts, with the help of parents, build their own cars from wood, […]