Middle school students, parents invited to Youth Services workshops

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, in connection with the Union County Youth Services Commission, is inviting middle school students and their parents to attend the inaugural Union County Youth Services Commission Engagement Middle School Summit. The event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 9 a.m. at the Union County College, Kellogg […]

SAGE weathers the storm, provides help to seniors

During the first week that Superstorm Sandy impacted New Jersey, SAGE didn’t have power and communications were very limited, but the agency was still able to respond to seniors in need. Through the coordination of emergency management, other community groups and residents who were checking on their elderly neighbors, SAGE was able to help vulnerable […]

Union County week of November 21st

ARMSTRONG — James C., of Union; Nov. 15. Funeral held in Vauxhall section of Union. BABELA — Dolores, of Linden; Nov. 15. Was assistant school cafeteria manager. BAKER — Pearl Jeanette, of Rahway; Nov. 12. Was mother of councilman. BODNAR — Robert J. “Bobby B,” of Roselle Park; Nov. 13. Was Eucharistic minister. CARLOS — […]

Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball team sparked by efforts of returning starter Fleming

Roselle Catholic’s Union County Tournament championship season has been more painful for girls’ volleyball standout senior Briana Fleming than any other Lion. A returning starter, Fleming suffered a partial team of the anterior crucial ligament of her right knee on the second day of tryouts in August, she said. Fleming hoped, planned and worked to return […]

RC girls’ volleyball 1 win away from playing for state title; Lions will face IHA in Friday’s Non-Public semifinals

The championship match is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at William Paterson

The Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball team is one win away from a chance to play for a state championship. Roselle Catholic advanced to the semifinals of the NJSIAA’s Non-Public tournament with a three-game victory against Paul VI of Haddonfield in The Lions’ Den on Tuesday. After dropping the first game 25-17, RC rebounded to win the […]

Union County – Week of November 15th

ANDERSON — Margaret Helen, formerly of Linden; Nov. 10. Was ballroom dancer. BLANDA — Joseph M., of Mountainside, formerly of Springfield; Nov. 3. Was Springfield educator. CATALINA — Edna A., of Linden; Nov. 9. Former past president of club. CHARPENTIER — Alice Oberwanowicz, formerly of Union; Nov. 9. Was administrative clerk. CICHOWSKI — Joseph E., […]

Joseph M. Blanda

   Joseph M. Blanda, passed away on Saturday Nov. 3rd, 2012 at the age of 73. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Nov. 16th at 10:45 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Church, 306 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ. Memorial Visitation will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15th from 2-4 & 7-9 […]

Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball advances in states; Lions will next host Paul VI Tuesday night

Ousted Wardlaw-Hartridge on Seniors Day

The Roselle Catholic volleyball team’s season continues. The Lions, who survived a tough match at home against Mount St. Dominic on Friday, will play Pope Paul VI of Haddonfield on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Non-Public Tournament. Tentative game time in The Lions’ Den is 6 p.m. On Seniors Day, fourth-seeded Roselle Catholic […]

Rahway football to host Roselle Friday night at Johnson; Union at Hunterdon Central, Elizabeth at Plainfield and North Plainfield at Cranford cancelled

Not all Union County teams will play this weekend because of students not attending school as a result of Hurricane Sandy

In a perfect world, all 17 Union County football playing schools would have played either their eighth or ninth games last weekend. Hurricane Sandy prevented that. All 17 teams attempted to play those games again this weekend, but because students at many of those schools could not attend school because of the lack-of-power situation created […]