UNION COUNTY, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in so many delays that the Union County Democratic Committee voted in a virtual convention recently to delay its elections until 2023. Citing safety concerns, the committee and all municipal chairpersons agreed to extend the terms for all members from two to four years. This decision […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Numerous attendees took part in the question-and-answer session about the state audit at Roselle’s virtual town hall on Friday, Feb. 5, following a presentation on the topic by acting Borough Administrator Everett Falt. Falt said the presentation was based on the audit report presented to them by the Office of the State […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Two meetings were canceled by the Hillside Municipal Council, on Thursday, Jan. 28, and Tuesday, Feb. 2, with no appropriations made, leaving some employees unpaid in the midst of a snowstorm and the COVID-19 pandemic. “The majority of the township employees were paid. There were a few in one department that were […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Five people were sworn in as police officers entering the police academy for the Roselle Police Department on Saturday, Jan. 23., at Roselle Borough Hall. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there were no attendees; the occasion was recorded and broadcast to the public. “We’re assembling here today for a special day,” […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Roselle Park Mayor Joseph Signorello III and Roselle Park attorney Frank Capece have a long history in the area, as do their families. “I think both of our families go back to the early 1900s in Roselle Park,” said Signorello on Wednesday, Jan. 13. “I think it’s 1904. We go back […]
LINDEN, NJ — At the Linden Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, council members reported that, despite the limitations imposed on them by the COVID-19 pandemic, they were still able to accomplish a number of tasks in the past year. The financial report from the Division of Transportation and Parking for the month of December […]
CRANFORD, NJ — When the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, parents got to experience firsthand the challenges of being full-time teachers. Now, four months into the 2020-2021 school year, teachers from Cranford High School have experienced a whole new set of challenges themselves to which they have been forced to adapt. “This year, I decided […]
UNION, NJ — For Union Township resident Domonique Walker, it’s time to make a deal. On Monday, Jan. 11, the 34-year-old music teacher at Robert Treat Academy Charter School in Newark appeared on a previously taped episode of the CBS daytime game show “Let’s Make a Deal.” Walker took a chance at winning it big […]
ROSELLE, NJ — At Roselle’s annual reorganization meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 6, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Assemblyman Jamel Holley administered the oath of office to 3rd Ward Councilwoman Cynthia Johnson and 1st Ward Councilman Richard Villeda, both for three-year terms. According to newjerseyglobe.com, although Villeda defeated 1st Ward Councilwoman Isabel Sousa in […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Multitalented actor Brett Azar is hard to miss. Standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, this muscled actor has been a contestant on Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” and has undertaken numerous television roles. He was a body double for Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Terminator Genisys” and “Terminator: Dark […]