UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the New Jersey Department of Transportation has awarded Union County $1,500,000 in funding from the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program for the Rahway Valley Rails-to-Trails Project. The Rahway Valley Rails-to-Trails Project will create safe multi-use trails from the abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad […]
UNION, NJ — As of Thursday, Aug. 17, the Vauxhall Branch Library of the Union Public Library, located at 123 Hilton Ave., Vauxhall, began upgrading and will be closed until Tuesday, Sept. 5, reopening on Wednesday, Sept. 6. There will be painting, new flooring and new public computers installed during this time, according to Kassundra […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced the Union County On Stage! Grant Program, as part of an initiative of Commissioner Chairperson Sergio Granados, following in line with his theme of “Building a Stronger Union County” for 2023. This initiative, aimed at providing significant support to performing arts programs […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Parents and their children love the Cranford Public Library. It’s a delightful place, but the Children’s Room is a bit crowded, especially when parents come with strollers. Aside from space being tight, shelving is very high and the little ones can’t reach those books and have the hands-on experience they desire. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Girls tennis began last week with tennis balls just beginning to be hit back and forth. This week the remainder of the fall sports in New Jersey began practice on Monday, Aug. 21 as we creep nearer and nearer to the beginning of the 2023-2024 school season. The other sports that […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Joseph Hartnett was always a Rahway resident at heart. Born May 6, 1948, he attended Saint Mary’s Elementary in Rahway and later took the PATH to St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City. Attending Fordham University in New York City, hev earned a degree in public administration from Kean University, where he was […]
SUMMIT, NJ — “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is a national event that launched in 1999, committed to reducing deaths from impaired driving. The Summit Police Department has been participating since that time, according to Amy Cairns, chief communications officer. The national event is from Friday, Aug. 18, through Monday, Sept. 4. The Summit […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Here it is. High school football returns to New Jersey for 2023. The 2023 season is set to kick off Friday, Aug. 25, with games scheduled this weekend on Friday, Aug. 25; Saturday, Aug. 26; and Sunday, Aug. 27. This is the week termed “Week Zero” with a handful of teams […]
UNION, NJ — There’s the Battle at the Beach this weekend in Ocean City. There’s the Rumble at the Raritan in Rutgers later in September. So why not some good old fashioned football right here in Union County at Kean University to kick off the 2023 season? How about something like the “Kickoff at Kean”? […]
CRANFORD — Union College Chemistry Professor Shahrzad “Sherry” Heidary will receive the Association of Community College Trustees 2023 Northeast Region Faculty Award. Heidary will formally accept the award in October during the 54th annual Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress in Las Vegas. By receiving the Northeast Region award, Heidary is eligible to receive […]