Ninth annual Roselle House Music Festival celebrates robust attendance despite early rain

Ninth annual Roselle House Music Festival celebrates robust attendance despite early rain

ROSELLE, NJ — The ninth annual Roselle House Music Festival on Saturday, July 13, at Warinanco Park, surpassed all expectations with more than 10,000 dedicated attendees braving the elements to celebrate close to a decade of rhythmic bliss. Hosted by the borough of Roselle, the event drew house music enthusiasts from across the Tri-state area […]

Residents work to stop gun violence

Residents work to stop gun violence

CRANFORD, NJ — Mayor Brian Andrews, pictured, and the Township Committee, Deputy Mayor Terrence Curran and Commissioners Kathleen Miller Prunty, Paul A. Gallo and Gina Black, proclaim National Gun Violence Awareness Day at its official meeting on Tuesday, May 21, to honor and remember all victims and survivors of gun violence and to declare that […]

Eyes of the Wild brings exotic animals to the library

Eyes of the Wild brings exotic animals to the library

KENILWORTH, NJ — Eyes of the Wild, an exotic animal rescue, recently had a presentation at Kenilworth Public Library. The program offered the opportunity to learn about and view up close exotic animals. More than 40 children — and their parents — were in attendance. Presenter Samantha Guzzi said the majority of animals at Eyes […]

Library entertains with Reading Kick-Off and Flip Flop Canvas Painting

Library entertains with Reading Kick-Off and Flip Flop Canvas Painting

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Summertime fun was in full force at Springfield Free Public Library. Two simultaneous events happened recently, which truly brought out the essence of sunshine. In one room, there was the Summer Reading Kick-Off party, with a Ron Albanese concert. In another, Calming Crafts for Tweens Thru Adults: Summer Flip Flop Canvas Painting […]

‘Still’ is wonderfully written, beautifully acted and designed

‘Still’ is wonderfully written, beautifully acted and designed

UNION — “Still,” Premiere Stage’s current production at Kean University, is the story of two black men. One is a freed slave on an odyssey to find his family. The other is educated, born free and rooted to a desk at an antebellum Underground Railway clearinghouse, in Philadelphia. They discover they have a startling connection. […]

Union County residents on the autism spectrum share their stories

Union County residents on the autism spectrum share their stories

ELIZABETH, NJ — Balancing work, school, a social life and hobbies can be a daunting task for many adults, but for those on the autism spectrum, it can present unique challenges. Two Union County residents shared how they have found support and success with the assistance of Community Access Unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to […]

Claire Johnson ’24: A view from both sides of the camera lens

Claire Johnson ’24: A view from both sides of the camera lens

CRANFORD — For graduating senior Claire Johnson, her years at William Paterson University can be chronicled in photos. An art major graduating summa cum laude, Johnson started as a freshman at William Paterson in 2020, when all courses were online because of COVID-19. The Cranford native subsequently describes her early days of college as lonely. […]

Summit has its 77th July 4th celebration

Summit has its 77th July 4th celebration

SUMMIT — Summit’s 77th annual Fourth of July Celebration at Soldiers Memorial Field included musical entertainment, rides, bounce houses, amusement games, sand art and several food trucks. Later in the evening, there was a grand fireworks display. The event began with a flag-raising ceremony at noon, followed by a decorated bicycle parade for children. Three-year-olds […]

Orange Avenue School eighth-graders make a difference in day of service

Orange Avenue School eighth-graders make a difference in day of service

CRANFORD, NJ — Eighth-grade students from Orange Avenue School dedicated a day in May to give back to local charities. Stations were set up throughout the school where students rotated to make sandwiches for the homeless, and shelter bags for transitional housing facilities, birthday bags filled with everything to make a birthday cake, they made […]

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