By editor on OBITUARIES
Susan Margel, née Bondra, born in Roselle Park, NJ on January 3, 1921 to Michael Bondra and Mary Prybulick. Following a brief illness, Susan died peacefully at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring (MD) in the company of her family on the evening of Thursday, January 10th, 2013, just a week past her 92nd birthday. […]
Roselle Catholic’s Ryan Quinn and Danielle Franklin were honored at halftime of their respective team’s game at the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) basketball festival presented by Investors Bank at Kean University the first weekend of January. Each participating school in the SFIC festival, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary, nominated a basketball player who’s […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS
TRENTON – The State of New Jersey on Sunday, Jan. 13 will hold a special public preview to mark the opening of the first state-owned all-terrain vehicle park, a mostly wooded tract in Woodbine, Cape May County, that once served as a sand mine and later as a private motocross track. The Christie Administration is inviting […]
In a day and age when the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has his own 21st century pulpit, a Twitter feed, why is it so difficult for the Archbishop of Newark to grant an audience to a local community that is so clearly devoted to their parish, and more importantly, to […]
By editor on ARTS / EVENTS
The two principal orchestras of New Jersey Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony and Youth Orchestra, will perform on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. at Union County Performing Arts Center located at 1601 Irving St. in Rahway. Tickets to the concert are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and can be purchased in […]
By editor on OBITUARIES
• ALBERTS — John, of Cranford; Dec. 24. Retired Union County Corrections officer. • BEAN — Edward N. Sr., of Linden; Dec. 31. Lifelong resident and business owner. • BEIM — Edna, of Union. Member of the Sisterhood at Temple Israel. • BEIRNE — Teresa V., of Elizabeth, Dec. 29. Nurse, mother, was 101 years […]
By editor on CLARK, CRANFORD, MOUNTAINSIDE, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT
Westfield is only team without a league loss
UNION COUNTY ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE 2012-2013 STANDINGS AND OVERALL RECORDS AS OF JAN. 4: Summit Hilltoppers (3-1-0, 6 points), 4-1 overall Westfield Blue Devils (2-0-0, 4 points), 4-2-1 overall Johnson Crusaders (2-1-0, 4 points), 2-4-1 overall Gov. Livingston Highlanders (1-1-0, 2 points), 4-6-0 overall Cranford Cougars (1-1-0, 2 points), 2-1-1 overall […]
By editor on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Union County Tournament is Jan. 19 at Union
UPCOMING UNION COUNTY WRESTLING MATCHES Jan. 4: Summit at Johnson, 6 p.m. Jan. 4: Cranford at Gov. Livingston, 7 p.m. Jan. 4: Scotch Plains at RosellePark, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5: Scotch Plains, Woodbridge at Rahway, 9 a.m. Jan. 7: Linden at Westfield, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9: Rahway at Union, 4 p.m. Jan. […]
Fought for his life after a grenade tore through his chest while he was leading a patrol in Afghanistan
Arthur L. Johnson Ice Hockey Join with us to honor our schoolmate! The phone call that came around 10 p.m. on a late November 2010 Friday at the Brattole home in Clark delivered devastating news: 22-year-old Marine Sgt. Michael Brattole was fighting for his life after a grenade tore through his chest while he […]
Left Out By Frank Capece The passion for books of Lois Cantwell and Andrea Hirschfeld is undoubtedly shared by many. Their Union operation, bookBgone, makes their passion special and their hard work well worth it. First, the facts on their operation. Through their efforts they have collected an estimated 30 tons of books which have […]