WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield American Legion will host its Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Westfield Armory, 500 Rahway Ave., Westfield. There will be live music, more than 40 artisan vendors, unlimited wine, beer and liquor tastings, and food trucks. The bands that will be […]
UNION, NJ — A junior class that saw an abundance of playing time last year and garnered a great deal of experience has its eyes set on leading this spring’s Union Farmers baseball team to much-improved status. Among the seven seniors that excelled as juniors last year are left-handed pitcher-outfielder Aiden Baiardi and right-handed pitcher-infielder […]
LINDEN, NJ — Auditions for the summer mainstage musical, “Guys and Dolls,” will be on Tuesday, May 9, and Wednesday, May 10, at 7 p.m., in the Linden High School Dance Studio, 121 W. St. Georges Ave., Linden. Enter through door No. 5 on the Ainsworth Street side. Actors ages 16 and older of any […]
UNION, NJ — With Alexa Liquori on the mound, the Union High School softball team likes its odds. Proving to be one of the top hurlers in Union County last season, Liquori, also with her bat, helped lead the Farmers to a 14-10 finish that included them reaching the Union County Tournament semifinals and going […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit High School Alumnus Keyshawn Reese has received two nominations for the Television Academy Foundation’s 42nd College Television Awards. The foundation’s annual College Television Awards recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges across the country. Winners in the competition will be announced by television stars at the red carpet awards […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners launched a poll on Monday, March 27, to invite residents to assist them in selecting a new seal for the county of Union. “As we embark on this journey, we feel it is important that our community has a role in this process and […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University alumnus and contemporary fine artist Ricardo Roig, Class of ’08, will become Kean’s next artist-in-residence, following a unanimous vote by the university board of trustees this month. Roig, who developed his signature style of art as a student at Kean University, creates innovative, colorful hand-cut prints. As the artist-in-residence, he […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Mayor Nora Radest officiated the promotion ceremonies for three members of the Summit Police Department in Common Council chamber on Wednesday, March 1. Lt. Michael Treiber was promoted to the rank of captain, Sgt. Christopher Medina was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and Officer Jeffrey Peer was promoted to the […]
CLARK, NJ — On Friday, March 3, Arthur L. Johnson High School students participated in the National Day of Unplugging. Teachers provided lessons without the use of Chromebooks, Brightlinks and other technologies that are generally used during the school day. During lunch, students were provided with conversation starters and were encouraged to engage in conversation […]
CRANFORD, NJ — For some of the students in Cranford middle schools and high school, the world got just a little bit smaller, thanks to the Japanese classes of teachers Kristin Wingate and Catherine Fisco. Wingate’s students have been exchanging letters with Japanese students, culminating with a visit to Cranford at the end of March […]