CRANFORD, NJ — Deputy Mayor Brian Andrews wasn’t going to let a cool windy day mar the observance of Cranford’s sesquicentennial at a ceremony on Sunday, March 14. “We’re here celebrating our 150th anniversary,” Andrews said that day. “We were founded on this day, 150 years ago, in the wake of a Civil War, and […]
ROSELLE, NJ — At a special event on Thursday, March 4, a floral, heart-shaped wreath created by Roselle resident Amanda Elisca in remembrance of the 67 residents who lost their lives to COVID-19 last year was dedicated. “There are over 100 of these across our country today,” state Sen. Joe Cryan said on Thursday, March […]
LINDEN, NJ — Poet and writer Gary Turchin, a former longtime resident of Linden who graduated from Linden High School in 1970, now lives in California, but Linden still figures in his life, as it is the location where his novel, “Through a Broken Window,” is set. The novel brought home a first-place 2020 Best […]
UNION, NJ — On Tuesday, March 2, “No Business With ICE” activists gathered at the corner of Green Lane and Morris Avenue, in front of Kean University, to rally and to deliver a petition to Kean University President Lamont Repollet, signed by more than 1,400 students, alumni and members of the community. The petition called […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — At the virtual meeting of the Roselle Park Council on Thursday, March 4, Roselle Park business administrator Andrew Casais expressed optimism regarding approximately $2.5 million in funds headed to Roselle Park, due to the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that will soon make its way to President Joe Biden’s desk. “Three hundred-fifty […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — New Jersey’s legalization of marijuana use has resulted in the state needing to license new dispensaries to meet the needs of more than 100,000 medical marijuana patients. That a dispensary may be coming to his township took Hillside Council Vice President George L. Cook III by surprise. “I was looking at a […]
UNION, NJ — For Lizeth Morales, the owner of Union’s El Gordo restaurant on Morris Avenue, her success story almost never happened. “I came here when I was 6 years old, and I was brought by my parents,” Lizeth said on Wednesday, Feb. 24. “They’d decided, like many immigrants, that this country had better opportunities […]
SUMMIT, NJ — At the virtual meeting of the Common Council on Wednesday, Feb. 17, vaccination discussions took center stage. “Last time, we talked about the Community Center, which would be the place for COVID-19 vaccinations,” Mayor Nora Radest said on Feb. 17. “The vaccinations center, run by Atlantic Health Systems at the Summit Community […]
UNION, NJ — At the Union Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, Committeeman Manuel Figueiredo discussed the importance of vaccines among the senior population, senior activities and other programs and activities for residents during his committee report. “For our seniors, we have a Union County Hall Center. The COVID-19 vaccine is in demand, and […]
LINDEN, NJ — For Linden Airport manager Paul Dudley, a Staten Island native and father of three who has been at the airport for 37 years and served as director for 31 of those years, the snowstorms that have blanketed New Jersey in the past month are just one more job. A pilot himself, Dudley […]