UNION, NJ — Union High School boys basketball head coach Kevin Feeley made it very clear on Saturday, Feb. 5. “We must play better defense,” the man in charge of the Farmers proclaimed. Union’s boys basketball team concluded its regular season schedule on Saturday, Feb. 5, at home with a come-from-behind 71-68 overtime triumph against […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County’s top three wrestling teams won two matches on Monday, Feb. 6, to reach sectional state championship matches on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Union County Tournament champion Cranford High School and runner-up Governor Livingston High School won both of their matches at home, while Westfield High School, third in the UCT, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — While it’s easy to handicap the top two seeds making it to the championship game, there is usually an upset or two when it comes to the history of the girls basketball Union County Tournament. It’s time to see if there will be any upsets in the present and near future. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — “Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit,” “If music be the food of love, play on” and “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them” are just a few of the familiar lines from William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” One of the Bard of Avon’s finest […]
UNION, NJ — Award-winning author and screenwriter James McBride will speak about identity and inclusion on Thursday, Feb. 9, as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University. McBride, who received the National Book Award for his 2013 novel “The Good Lord Bird,” which was adapted into a recent Showtime series, is also […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit has upcoming programs meant to inspire wonder, respect and love for the natural world and keep the winter blues away. Topics include groundhogs, feeding the birds, snow people, maple sugaring and leprechaun gardens; children will get a chance to explore the arboretum’s grounds, take nature walks, traverse woodland […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Mental Health Association in New Jersey’s community education department will offer a free virtual webinar series in honor of Black History Month in February. The four presentations highlight different aspects of support around mental health in the black community. Each interactive, one-hour session will be offered twice via Zoom — on […]
UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional theater company in residence at Kean University, has named Kean University student Chad Colacurcio, Class of ’23, and alumnus Steven Patrick, Class of ‘78, as the winners of the 2023 Bauer Boucher Playwriting Award, named for longtime donors W. John Bauer and Nancy Boucher. Both winners will receive […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In “The Nutcracker,” she was a snowflake. In “Sleeping Beauty,” she was a fairy. Both roles, among others portrayed by English-speaking ballerina Olena Pedan, were performed in a recently concluded North American tour by the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. The 55-member troupe’s final show, a performance of “Sleeping Beauty,” was […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey had a letter-signing event for the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Sarah Walko, the director of Education and Community Engagement at the Visual Arts Center, has hosted this event for six years. “This is a citywide event that I host […]