CLARK, NJ — Members of Valley Road Elementary School’s Student Council executive board were given an assignment to brainstorm ideas for a garbage can design. “On any given day, a person could walk past the bathroom in the first-third hallway and see paper towels on the floor, which were such an eyesore, due to the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the New Jersey Ballet will perform “Princess Aurora’s Wedding,” for audiences with sensory sensitivities and their families, on Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m., at the Main Stage of the Union County Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving St., Rahway, as part […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s Mental Health Council organized its second Walk for C.A.K.E and Mental Health Fair on Sunday, April 30, to honor and celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month in May. The acronym C.A.K.E stands for compassion, acceptance, kindness and empathy, according to the council. The walk for C.A.K.E. included yoga, art therapy, therapy dogs […]
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter, the leading volunteer-driven voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, advocacy and research, is spotlighting people who make a difference in the fight to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. Jim Madden, a former New Providence councilman and Union County Volunteer of the Year […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The 2023 membership campaign for Hanson Park Conservancy has commenced. Hanson Park Conservancy is a non-profit organization begun in 2004 by a group of Cranford Citizens to support efforts to upgrade and maintain Hanson Park and to provide guidance and support to the preservation of the Cranford Canoe Club building, the last […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County seal was almost changed last week, if not for the efforts of concerned organizations and individuals in the Union County government. “We were not told about it at first, but our understanding is that a group, Mothers Against Domestic Violence, questioned why our seal has the scene it […]
CRANFORD, NJ — When the softball Union County Tournament gets seeded in the upcoming days, expect to see two-time defending champion Cranford High School where it has been in recent years. On top. Cranford, the two-time defending champion, began the week at 12-2 and was still the only Union County school that had not lost […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford High School captured the Union County Tournament championship last year en route to a 25-5 season that also saw the Cougars claim the North 2, Group 3 sectional state crown. What was special about winning the program’s 10th county championship was that it was the first time since 2015 that Cranford […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University students spent spring break traveling across the globe as part of six international Travelearn excursions, including a trip to Costa Rica to launch Kean’s new Give Back Abroad internship initiative. Kean students built gardens and taught children English in Costa Rica; volunteered at a shelter for refugees on the U.S.-Mexico […]
FANWOOD, NJ — The Fanwood Memorial Library is looking for a few enthusiastic people to help establish and participate in the creation of the Fanwood Memorial Library Foundation, a nonprofit that will develop philanthropic support for the library. In 2024, an Americans With Disabilities Act–compliant, state-of-the-art library will rise in the footprint of the old […]