UNION, NJ — Sometimes it’s not as difficult to win when you’re the team everyone is looking to beat. Sometimes the pressure of being considered the best team and earning the No. 1 seed in a tournament is too much for teams to go on and win when expected. But that was not the case […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The quest to repeat as North 2, Group 3 sectional state champs and then win the program’s first Group 3 state championship in a decade continues for the Cranford Cougars baseball team on Thursday, May 25. Cranford High School took care of business in its first state tournament game on Monday, May […]
KENILWORTH, Nj — Sometimes teachers are unsure just how a lesson will land. But instructional coach Dawn Horling is confident that Kenilworth Public Schools’ sixth-graders will enjoy a challenge to generate green energy — after all, she already had a great experience completing the project. Horling and Harding Elementary School science teacher Melissa Marks participated […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Everyone needs a way to cope with life’s challenges. One coping strategy that has proven remarkably effective is being in nature. Exposure to nature not only makes us feel better emotionally, but it also contributes to our physical well-being. According to public health researchers Stamatakis and Mitchell, it may even reduce mortality. […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Each year, the best-of-the-best from around the globe compete for the honor of winning the World Photographic Cup. In the same manner as the Olympic Games, the cup awards individuals’ images with gold, silver and bronze medals. Then, teams earn points based on an aggregate score of the top ten images […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Recreation building was recently transformed into a set for the filming of A24’s new dial-up disaster comedy “Y2K” from actor/comedian/writer and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter. Mooney is directing and Winter is producing from a screenplay they wrote. The production brings the audience back […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Previously considered just a fun distraction, video gaming has become both a school course and an after-school organized sport — and students at David Brearley Middle-High School are delighted. The high school launched an Esports curricular class and an extra-curricular program this school year, and both are seeing much success. Students with […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites bird watchers and nature fans of all ages to tune into Union County’s free Falcon Cam livestream at ucnj.org/falcon, where they can follow along as two adult peregrine falcons raise four newly-hatched chicks in their nest, located on the roof of the historic […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Victor Klymenko, Roselle’s Economic Development and Redevelopment director, was honored at the 33rd annual Mayors’ Dinner of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce in Newark. Klymenko received the Economic Development Director of the Year award for his efforts to support the borough during the COVID-19 pandemic and for his ongoing dedication to […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra presents “An Afternoon with Brahms,” Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m., at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School, 272 Morris Ave., Summit. Three NJIO’s ensembles will perform. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. The concert will also be live-streamed. The […]