ROSELLE, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 19, Roselle Borough Council members presented Teresa Candido, owner of Mama’s Gourmet Pizza, with a proclamation recognizing her retirement and service to the community. Fifth Ward Councilman John Fortuna read the proclamation that honored Candido, affectionately known as “Mama,” and her efforts to serve the Roselle community. “Whereas we […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With the start of the new year, big changes are coming to the Garden State Parkway rest stop in Union, as the rest area will see new food options coming. The McDonald’s has been permanently closed since the beginning of 2022. According to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the McDonald’s restaurant […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Boxwood Learning Center, a nonprofit organization located in Roselle, showcased its newest high school graduates at a virtual graduation and awards ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 20. Staff, alumni and supporters celebrated and congratulated the Class of 2021. Boxwood founder and Executive Director Marie Thelusma-Chase explained that troubled young people have always been […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Clergy Council and Interfaith Human Relations Committee of Cranford hosted its Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative service on Thursday, Jan. 13, to honor the fallen civil rights icon. Opening the program was the Rev. Cameron Overbey, who said the MLK day of service on Monday, Jan. 17, would be recognized with […]
CRANFORD, NJ — During the Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, Cranford Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty and other committee members recognized Martin Luther King Jr. with a proclamation and kind words to reflect his strength, dignity and relentlessness in the fight for equality for black people in the civil rights era, before being assassinated […]
UNION, NJ — For this year’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, Jan. 17, Union Mayor Manuel Figueiredo and the Township Committee asked the community, “What does MLK mean to you?” The event featured praise dancers and an ensemble, artwork, testimonials, and inspiring words that described who King was and what he stood […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — A native of Elizabeth, Kevin P. Brady has written a memoir dedicated to the city called “North End Boy: Innocence and Experience Amid the Seven Wonders of Elizabeth, New Jersey.” A fast-paced story about seven friends coming of age in Elizabeth in the 1970s, the book features Elizabeth’s “seven wonders” and the […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The batons have continued twirling for Union High School coach Nicole Marie Placca, who also teaches the art of baton twirling — a sport that may seem almost extinct — at Diamond Gymnastics Academy in Cranford. Bringing the intricate art to the youngsters of Cranford, Placca said her goal is to show […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The township rang in the New Year with its reorganization meeting on Sunday, Jan. 2. During the meeting, Gina Black was sworn in as a township commissioner while Cranford Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty was nominated and sworn in as the chairperson of the Township Committee, in addition to being unanimously voted to […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — At the Springfield Board of Education reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 3, streamed live for the public from the Halsey Hall Auditorium of Jonathan Dayton High School, the results of the recent BOE election for three open seats were read. Paula Saha got 2,418 votes, Hector Munoz got 2,087 votes, Yelena Zolotarsky […]