Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop to be offered

LINDEN, NJ — Mystic Vision Players invites your children to spend their summer living and learning the love of theater at an affordable cost. The Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop is a six-week summer program for children ages 8-14 offering expert theater education by New Jersey-certified teachers for everyone from the novice to the seasoned performer. […]

Community helpers visit Valley Road Elementary School

Community helpers visit Valley Road Elementary School

CLARK — Kindergarten students at Valley Road Elementary School have been spending a lot of time getting to know their local community helpers and their contributions to our town and larger community. The classes recently hosted a variety of community helpers, including pediatric nurse Lauren Edwards, performance improvement coordinator at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital; […]

Camp Invention’s fun program coming to Orange Avenue School

CRANFORD, NJ — Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to Orange Avenue School the week of June 26 through June 30. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in kindergarten through sixth grade to […]

Six UCUC students are in the mix for Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

Six UCUC students are in the mix for Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

CRANFORD, NJ — Union College of Union County has announced that six of its students are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship — the most in Union’s history. The semifinalists are Eman Abdelrahman, of New Providence; Ozichi Chinedu, of Freehold; Joceline Gissel Guerra Osorio, of Elizabeth; Junaid Ilyas, of Roselle […]

Summit Police Department accepting applications for full-time, probationary police officer

SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is accepting applications to fill an immediate opening for a full-time, probationary police officer in its patrol unit. The department is accepting applications for the position until Friday, May 5. Applications are available at the Summit Police Department, 512 Springfield Ave., or in the employment section of the […]

Cranford softball starts 8-0, outscores opponents 70-5

Cranford softball starts 8-0, outscores opponents 70-5

CRANFORD, NJ — The first two weeks of the season were near perfect for Cranford High School softball. A Union County-best 8-0 start, that includes a leading 3-0 record in the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division, saw the Cougars outscore their first eight opponents by an impressive 70-5 margin. Cranford allowed runs in just four […]

Cranford baseball tops Union

Cranford baseball tops Union

CRANFORD, NJ – Following an important comeback victory on Friday, April 14, at home against division rival Union High School, where the Cougars were six outs away from defeat for the first time this year, Cranford High School baseball veteran head coach Dennis McCaffery explained his team’s 7-0 start this way: “Our pitching has done […]