ROSELLE, NJ — Given an opportunity to make the most of a season that began with four consecutive losses, three of them by a total of 12 points, Abraham Clark High School kept on playing. The Rams then kept on winning. As a result, Abraham Clark went from 0-4 last year to finishing 8-4 with […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Although David Brearley High School graduated one of the best quarterbacks in the state in Matt Sims, who is now playing at Salisbury University, the Bears have managed to keep their heads above water for some time now. David Brearley last finished at less than .500 in 2012. The Bears, including last […]
UNION, NJ — Fresh fruits and vegetables, a variety of food trucks, handmade soaps, crystals and a great community — it’s all offered weekly at the Union Farmers’ Market, located at 1300 Winslow Ave. in the Biertuempfel Park parking lot. Market dates are every Thursday, June 1 through Oct. 26, from 1 to 7 p.m. […]
UNION, NJ — When the circumstances arise where you have an entire field of players back as starters, you want to make sure that you hold nothing back. Take nothing for granted. Yes, a huge amount of experience is there. Now go make it work. The Union High School boys soccer team is in that […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The first week of the 2023 high school football season is in the books, with four schools, Linden, New Providence, Rahway and Scotch Plains-Fanwood, all 1-0 and three other schools, Union, Elizabeth and Governor Livingston, starting off 0-1. Returning senior quarterback Tequan Thomas scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the […]
CLARK, NJ — Last season was a step in the right direction for the Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders. It was a much-needed step. For the first time in five years, the Crusaders finished better than .500 and reached the state playoffs. Although the season ended early in the playoffs with a first-round loss […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Two junior members of the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad have been awarded scholarships in recognition of their volunteer efforts. Both earned the NJ State Emergency Medical Technician certification while still attending high school and volunteering at the Squad. Marco Flores-Gonzales is the winner of this year’s Alice Nichols Memorial Scholarship. The […]
UNION, NJ — Kean Stage has announced its 2023-2024 season lineup, featuring a diverse mix of Broadway, classic rock, jazz, dance, holiday and family programming. Additional artists will be announced later this season. Opening the season at Enlow Recital Hall on Friday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m., is recent Tony Award-winning star of stage and […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Rev. Thomas F. Canty Council 3197 hosted a blood drive at its Council Hall on Liberty Avenue in Hillside. The drive, co-sponsored by the Hillside Township Health Department, was conducted in collaboration with Vitalant Blood Services. Seventeen registrants participated and their donations contributed toward alleviating the critical […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Union College of Union County has announced that Board of Governors member and Union alumnus from the Class of 1995 Brian Campbell, of Berkeley Heights, has been named a 2023 New Jersey Irish American Leader by Insider NJ. Campbell grew up in Cranford and, along with all six of his siblings and […]