CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Woman’s Club hosted its 10th annual Sip and Shop event on Friday, May 12. Attendees of the event were awarded a tote bag filled with drink tickets and special coupons for discounts at surrounding stores that were participating in the event. “I think this is one of the premier events […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Westfield Regional Health Department Director Megan Avallone discussed COVID-19 vaccinations at the Summit Press Office on Monday, May 8. Avallone answered several prepared questions and then took questions from viewers. When asked for her assessment of the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, Avallone said she expected, as […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s Mental Health Council organized its second Walk for C.A.K.E and Mental Health Fair on Sunday, April 30, to honor and celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month in May. The acronym C.A.K.E stands for compassion, acceptance, kindness and empathy, according to the council. The walk for C.A.K.E. included yoga, art therapy, therapy dogs […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Lawton C. Johnson Middle School eighth-grade student Yumin Yang won an essay contest in Summit to become the ‘Mayor for a Day’ on Tuesday, April 18. This effort was a part of the New Jersey local government week, established throughout the state by the New Jersey League of Municipalities, which gave each […]
UNION, NJ — Union Township hosted its weekly Food Truck Thursdays event at Biertuempfel Park on Thursday, April 13. Since Jan. 12, various food trucks from across the U.S. have gathered at this park in Union each week to serve new and returning customers in efforts to grow their businesses. The event runs through May […]
CRANFORD, NJ — It’s a Mario world and we just live in it. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” theatrically released in the United States on Wednesday, April 5, has been a massive success, already grossing at least $377 million worldwide against a $100 million budget, and Cranford Downtown Management Corp. decided to get in on […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless announced on Monday, March 27, the launch of its 50/50 campaign to develop 50 housing units for homeless citizens in Union County in the next five years. “Homelessness and the social disorder it causes fray at the fabric of our society,” said Jeffrey Crum, president […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Officer Karen Stenstrom Sauers is a 20-year decorated veteran of the Summit Police Department who currently serves as an instructor of the Emergency Vehicle Operators course at the John H. Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains. She also has polycystic kidney disease, an inherited disorder in which cysts develop within the kidneys, […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Mayor Richard A. Giacobbe delivered his ‘State of the City” Address on Thursday, March 2, at the Union Performing Arts Center in Rahway. He discussed the police having new de-escalation training, cleaning up the local parks and hosting a first-time arts fest in the city. Members of the Rahway community were honored […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Abigail Han is on a personal mission to raise money and awareness to cure cancer. Han, a student at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child and resident of Union, is a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Student Visionaries of the Year fundraising campaign. She is on a campaign to […]