UNION COUNTY, NJ — Westfield Regional Health Department Director Megan Avallone discussed COVID-19 vaccinations at the Summit Press Office on Monday, May 8. Avallone answered several prepared questions and then took questions from viewers. When asked for her assessment of the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, Avallone said she expected, as […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is presenting Housing with Hope, an exhibit of artworks by the residents of Springfield Senior Citizen Housing in Springfield, at the Commissioner’s Gallery, located on the sixth floor of the Union County Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth. The gallery is open during regular […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — For the first time, football players from Union County will be putting on shoulder pads and lacing up their cleats to compete in the 29th annual Paul Robeson All-Star Football Classic, which takes place every June at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange, where the East Orange Campus High School Jaguars […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Wednesday, May 3, at approximately 6:12 p.m., Mountainside police responded to the area of Route 22 and Summit Road for a small box truck that had its cab fully involved in fire. The owner and vehicle operator, a 62-year-old Staten Island resident, reported that smoke began to pour into the cabin […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Who was the last repeat baseball Union County Tournament champion? The Cranford Cougars. That was in 2011, when Cranford High School defeated Governor Livingston High School 14-1 in a final at Kean University that simply got away from the Highlanders, who at the time were still seeking their first UCT crown. Cranford […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The final production of CDC Theatre’s 104th season, “In the Heights,” is set to run every weekend from now to Saturday, May 20. Lin Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway show burst onto the stage in 2008. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Book and Score, as well as for […]
UNION, NJ — Shoppers got a wake-up call on the morning of Saturday, May 6, when a driver decided to make a new drive-through lane — through the front windows of a store in the Union Plaza Shopping Center. “I was waiting in line at ShopRite and I saw this gray late-model Lexus whipping through […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum is hosting its annual plant sale just in time for Mother’s Day. This annual fundraiser for the arboretum features annuals and deer-resistant perennials, natives and non-invasive exotics, and pollinator favorites. Their offerings include the unusual, the workhorses, the little-known treasures that should become household names, the hard-to-find and the arboretum […]
UNION COUNTY/MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — In honor of Older Americans Month this May, The Gateway Family YMCA will host a series of free community educational virtual presentations, YMCA Chronic Disease Self-Management programs, wellness opportunities and social events. Individual event listings and registration information are available at www.tgfymca.org/events. “At The Gateway Family YMCA, we have supported […]
CLARK — Arthur L. Johnson High School senior Connor Chin was recently named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program and recognized at the February Clark Board of Education meeting. Each October, students nationwide are given the opportunity to take the PSAT. This program provides students with a standardized testing experience and […]