UNION COUNTY, NJ — Cranford High School and Elizabeth High School–Frank J. Cicarell Academy came so close to advancing, while New Providence High School held on and was able to reach a sectional state championship game for the first time in 14 years. Cranford and Elizabeth both scored in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Just qualifying for the playoffs is challenging enough, but when you have to travel almost half the state to face a once-beaten, top-seeded team in order to advance to a state championship game, well, the odds are not stacked in your favor. The odds really go down even farther when you are […]
UNION, NJ — After hearing from PETA about how highly intelligent, social orcas and other marine animals suffer in SeaWorld’s tiny concrete tanks, Smarties Candy Company and Albanese Confectionery have just committed to not partnering with the shameful abusement park again. PETA is sending orca plushies in thanks. “The misery that animals endure at SeaWorld […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the 2024 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit is currently on view at the Elizabeth Public Library Main Branch, 11 South Broad St. This year’s exhibit is a selection of 21 works selected from the 2024 Union County Teen Arts Festival, an annual […]
CLARK, NJ — On Thursday, Sept. 12, Ray Williamson, a 2017 graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School, returned to his old classroom to share his journey through Physical Therapy school with Bernadette Jacobi’s PreMedical Studies students. Williamson shared his experiences about his course loads, his struggles, and his achievements. He spoke about the importance […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Theater enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see staged readings of three new plays and share their reactions with the playwrights during the third of The Theater Project’s “New Play Readings” on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m., at the Cranford Community Center. Admission is free, with no registration required. “A reading […]
RAHWAY, NJ — On Friday, Oct. 25, Rahway officially unveiled its latest public art mural, highlighting innovators with connections to the city, on board an NJ Transit train attended by local dignitaries. Mayor Raymond A. Giacobbe Jr. and Rahway City Council were joined by Assemblywoman Linda Carter, as well as representatives from NJ Transit, Merck […]
UNION, NJ — Eleven first-generation Kean University students have been selected for fellowships with America Needs You, a national program that helps students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds build career skills for future success. The students, most in their sophomore year at Kean, are part of a group of 89 students from New Jersey named […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The borough of Roselle Park hosted its fourth annual Mischief Night Concert and Program on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The exciting, family-friendly event was free and took place at Michael J. Mauri “Gazebo” Park at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Grant Avenue. The huge event attracted hundreds of residents. It featured […]
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rev. Anthony Mark Miller Jr., of Philadelphia, has been elected as pastor-elect of Second Baptist Church, 378 East Milton Ave., Rahway, bringing an end to a search to replace the esteemed Rev. James W. Ealey, who retired after 55 years of service. Miller. was elected as pastor-elect on Saturday, Sept. 21, […]