UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA will join Welcoming America, other YMCAs and other organizations nationwide for ‘Welcoming Week,’ Sept. 9-18, to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to communities and bring together all residents in a spirit of unity. The Gateway Family YMCA invites the community to join in these inclusive events; details at tgfymca.org/events. […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum will be featuring its “Put the ‘Pub’ in Public Garden” fundraisers again this fall. These social events for people ages 21 and older will feature food, fun and libations, all while raising funds for the 13.5-acre historic property and environmental education center. This hidden gem in Summit features historic and […]
UNION, NJ — The township of Union is hosting its seventh annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Friday, Sept. 16, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Biertuempfel Park, 1300 Winslow Ave., Union. “This is an annual event, so every year, we start planning it after the last one occurs,” said William Reyes Jr., Union’s assistant […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County football for Week 3 will be spread out over three days, with two games scheduled to be played on Thursday, Sept. 15; 10 more on Friday, Sept. 16; and one on Saturday, Sept. 17. There are four common games: Roselle Park High School at David Brearley High School on […]
UNION, NJ — The second play of Premiere Stages’ 2022 season, “Scab,” opened at Kean University on Thursday, Sept. 8. Written by Gino DiIorio and directed by Glen Ridge resident John J. Wooten, producing artistic director of Premiere Stages, “Scab” is a play of subtle tensions apart from the strife connecting its two characters: Gilda, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The Mountainside Restoration Committee’s annual fall mum and plant sale, on the lawn of the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, takes place from Thursday, Sept. 15, through Sunday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., while supplies last. The committee’s plant experts travel to the grower to select every single plant for this […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to attend the free annual Union County Hispanic-heritage flag-raising ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 5 p.m., on the steps of the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad St., Elizabeth. “We are proud to once again raise the Hispanic-heritage flag at the county […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners was scheduled to open the first monkeypox vaccination clinic for Union County on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Union County’s Office of Health Management is hosting the clinic at the Warinanco Sports Center, 1 Park Drive, Roselle. “We are proud to work in collaboration with the […]
CLARK, NJ — Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark has announced an evening gala to honor alumnae and friends of the school. The evening will feature a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres and dinner. A silent auction and gift basket raffle will follow the festivities. Alumnae, family and friends are invited to attend. The […]
UNION, NJ — What was it like the night the Martians “invaded” in 1938? How did teenage Bruce Springsteen get his high school band into a recording studio? What inspired Charles Addams to create ghoulish cartoons? What is the story behind Col. Robert Johnson and the legend of the poisonous tomatoes? On Tuesday, Sept. 27, […]