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 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, 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 […]
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, 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 […]
RAHWAY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA, together with The National Council of Negro Women-Rahway and the city of Rahway, celebrated Rahway Creates, a two-week citywide student art exhibition spreading awareness and engagement of the arts in the local community. The opening ceremony and exhibit were hosted at The Gateway Family YMCA – Rahway Branch, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners, in conjunction with the town of Westfield, invites residents with special needs to participate in “Paint by the Pond,” on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Mindowaskin Park, 385 E. Broad St., Westfield. “I am excited to bring the power […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]