SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Union County Policemen’s Benevolent Association No. 73 sponsored the “Secret Squirrel 73” team to participate in the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights. This year was the 30th year for the event and featured more than 7,500 plungers and 567 teams. A total of $2.6 […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is inviting residents of Union County, age 60 and older, to enter an artwork in the 2023 Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit. The exhibit will be at the Scotch Plains campus of Union College of Union County, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains. “Older […]
SUMMIT, NJ — There was no stopping Jake Lowry on Saturday, Nov. 12. Summit High School football fans who were there at Upper Tatlock Field saw his explosiveness at its best: four touchdowns and a game-high 187 yards rushing. When Lowry, No. 17, sprinted for a 52-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for his […]
UNION, NJ — A minivan crashed into Van Gogh’s Ear Cafe on Stuyvesant Avenue in Union at 8:35 a.m.on Tuesday, March 21. Police said the driver hit a parked car and then crashed into the cafe’s storefront door and windows, breaking the glass. No one was injured inside the cafe. The driver, who was alone […]
SUMMIT, NJ — It’s the time of the year when the Summit High School lacrosse teams begin to perfect its craft. Arguably the top boys and girls public school lacrosse programs in the state, both varsity squads are, once again, coming off highly successful seasons on which they seek to still build. Practice commenced last […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The board of trustees of Union College of Union County has approved to not increase tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year. The board voted on this decision at its January meeting. This is the fourth year in a row it has voted to freeze tuition. Students who live in Union County and […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit has been awarded silver level certification from Sustainable Jersey for 2022. The process is the culmination of a yearlong effort to document programs and policies in Summit that aim to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, stimulate local economies, and increase resiliency and progress toward an equitable society. “Municipalities that achieve […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has given a $25,000 grant to the Mental Health Association in New Jersey to help spread teen suicide prevention skills. The donation, which Horizon contributed for the second year in a row, provides funds for a program, A Focus on Youth Suicide Prevention, […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is accepting applications for the 2023 Youth Academy from now through Saturday, April 1. Two one-week sessions will be from Monday, July 17, to Friday, July 21, and Monday, July 24, to Friday, July 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and are open to children ages […]
SUMMIT, NJ — One World One Love NJ has received a $5,000 grant from The Summit Foundation to assist with apartment set-ups for refugees resettling in Union County and the surrounding area. One World One Love NJ was founded in 2016 to welcome refugees and asylum seekers who are fleeing war, trauma or persecution abroad. […]