Linden mayor receives NJBIZ Icon award

LINDEN, NJ — Mayor Derek Armstead was honored as a 2023 NJBIZ Icon during a ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 8. The NJBIZ ICON Award recognizes leaders older than the age of 60 from New Jersey industries, such as accounting, architecture, real estate, law, government, hospitality and more. Honorees will also be profiled in a future […]

Summit Councilmember resigning her seat

Summit Councilmember resigning her seat

SUMMIT — Councilmember Susan Hairston will be resigning her position on the Summit Common Council, effective Sept. 6. Hairston has decided to step down from her position on the Council and as its current president pro tempore before her term ends in December of 2023 to pursue a fellowship opportunity with The Leadership and Society […]

Clark teachers honored at 2023 Union County Teacher Recognition Breakfast

Clark teachers honored at 2023 Union County Teacher Recognition Breakfast

CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School Mathematics Teacher Anthony DelConte, Valley Road School first-grade teacher Melissa Sakowski, and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School special education teacher Lauren Cesare were honored at the 2023 Teacher Recognition Breakfast sponsored by the Union County Superintendents’ Roundtable. Not in attendance but also honored was Frank K. Hehnly […]

Imagine welcomes new volunteer facilitators

Imagine welcomes new volunteer facilitators

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — New volunteers recently completed three full days of training in order to join Imagine’s amazing team of volunteer facilitators. During their training, space was provided where they could share their stories of loss with one another and give and receive support as Imagine staff modeled the skills utilized in Imagine’s peer support […]

Union County Local Arts Grant Program to accept applications for 2024

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that applications to the 2024 Local Arts Grant Program will be accepted by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, a division of the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation. “The Local Arts Grant Program provides significant support for […]

Union County Child Seat Inspection Program is available for residents

Union County Child Seat Inspection Program is available for residents

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners would like to remind its residents of our ongoing Child Seat Inspection Program. “The Child Seat Inspection Program stands as one of Union County’s most invaluable resources, demonstrating our commitment to safeguarding our children,” said Commissioner Chairperson Sergio Granados. “Through meticulous inspections, expert guidance […]

Kean president attends National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

Kean president attends National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

UNION, NJ — Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, on Wednesday, July 26, joined U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, key members of the Biden-Harris administration, and other higher education stakeholders at a Washington, D.C., summit on equal opportunity in higher education. The National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education brought together college and […]

Union County high school football scrimmages begin

Union County high school football scrimmages begin

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Football scrimmages are now almost as highly-anticipated as the first weekend of regular season games across the state, especially since the start of the high school football season in New Jersey seems to be earlier now than it ever was before. Official practice, shoulder pads and all, commences for every school […]