UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the 2024 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit is currently on digital display at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth. This year’s exhibit is a selection of 21 works selected from the 2024 Union County Teen Arts Festival, an annual two-day event celebrating […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Members of Temple Sha’arey Shalom gather following Rosh Hashanah services to observe the custom of Tashlich, a ritual symbolic“casting off” of sins into a body of water. Led by Rabbi Uri Allen, the group sing songs and hea the sound of the shofar. Temple Sha’arey Shalom in Springfield is a warm, inclusive […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two hundred years ago, Major Gen. Marquis Lafayette returned to America. He was supposed to visit for three months, but he was overwhelmed by the crowds of people who came out to welcome him. He ended up staying in America for 13 months. The American Friends of Lafayette are conducting ceremonies […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is presenting a collection of artworks by students from Community Access Unlimited, currently being displayed in the Commissioners Gallery, located on the sixth floor of the Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. The […]
CLARK, NJ — The Abraham Clark Memorial House was open Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, as part of Union County’s Four Centuries in a Weekend. Many visitors attended on both days. Thanks were given to the teachers who gave their students extra credit for visiting during the weekend. There are artifacts from the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 13 Union County artists have been selected as award winners in the 58th annual New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show. The exhibit includes original artworks created by both professional and non-professional artists, ages 60 and older, from all 21 counties across […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — With this being the final weekend of regular season play, those teams that are playoff bound will be seeking to strengthen their United Power Rankings (UPR) positioning. Two of those teams from Union County include Hillside and Cranford high schools. On its Senior Night, Cranford is scheduled to host Hillside on Friday, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Here it is, the final week of the regular season before the football playoffs commence. This is one of the most exciting weeks of high school sports during the course of the entire school year, as we are about to find out which teams make the grade and what seed they […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Prevention Links hosted its 26th annual Red Ribbon Day Walk and Family Fun Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Nomahegan Park in Cranford. This event united the community to raise awareness about drug prevention and celebrate recovery successes. The total walk was about 2.2 miles long, along Nomahegan Park. Madeline Desrosiers, Communications […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Hannah and James Caldwell Memorial Obelisk recently underwent a complete restoration and cleaning at the Siloam-Hope First Presbyterian Church, formerly known as the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, in Elizabeth thanks to the Union County Historical Society. UCHS President Joanne Rajoppi said, “The 179-year-old obelisk honoring Revolutionary War pastor and patriot […]