CRANFORD, NJ — Beth Lambe has been named the teacher of the year for Brookside Place Elementary School as part of the 2022-2023 Governor’s Educator of the Year Recognition Program. “When I think of the teaching profession, the old adage ‘Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day […]
CRANFORD, NJ — “Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit,” “If music be the food of love, play on” and “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them” are just a few of the familiar lines from William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” One of the Bard of Avon’s finest […]
CLARK, NJ — The time has come to register for kindergarten. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2023, may register for kindergarten. Children currently enrolled in Clark’s special needs preschool programs do not need to register for kindergarten. Information required: a birth certificate, to be scanned and uploaded onto […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Loyalty Foundation distributed 100 Chromebook laptops to school-age child care participants in need at the Gateway Family YMCA in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union on Monday, Jan. 16. The distribution event at the Elizabeth branch was attended by N. David Neeman, founder and chairperson of the Loyalty Foundation; Rahmean Pops of […]
UNION, NJ — The holiday spirit of giving is alive at Kean University as the campus community comes together for toy drives to benefit hundreds of New Jersey children. Be the Change NJ, a philanthropic group headed by assistant professor Norma Bowe, worked with the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program and collected toys for […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that Union County is allocating $2.2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations to help residents affected by COVID-19. “This is an investment in our county that will help provide important building […]
UNION, NJ — Award-winning author and screenwriter James McBride will speak about identity and inclusion on Thursday, Feb. 9, as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University. McBride, who received the National Book Award for his 2013 novel “The Good Lord Bird,” which was adapted into a recent Showtime series, is also […]
ROSELLE, NJ — The Roselle Board of Education welcomed one new member and two incumbent members at its annual reorganization meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Leslie Ann Woody and incumbents Courtney Washington and Angela Alvey-Wimbush took the oath of office at the Abraham Clark High School auditorium for three-year terms. The three were elected in […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the Union County Veteran Parking program — for which specially designated parking spots are reserved for veterans who display an official Union County Veteran Parking placard in their car — has expanded to 14 locations in 2023. The program is administered […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark has received accreditation by the Middle States Association’s Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. According to the Middle States Association, “Accreditation is a self-evaluation process that schools and school systems voluntarily use to demonstrate they are meeting a defined set of research-based performance standards. The […]