CRANFORD, NJ — Union College of Union County celebrated its winter commencement on Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. Two ceremonies were held for Union’s newest graduates who received their degrees and certificates. The graduates completed their degrees in either August or December 2022. This commencement was Union College’s […]
CLARK, NJ — In Kimberly Nacht’s kindergarten class at Valley Road Elementary School, students were challenged to complete 100 kind acts, as a whole, before the 100th day of school. They were each given six hearts and told that if everyone does six and then “a little extra,” they’d be able to reach the goal. […]
NEWTON, MA — 2Life Communities resident Phil Schwartz celebrated his 102nd birthday last month at 2Life’s Coleman House campus in Newton, Mass. Schwartz served in World War II for four years, fighting in North Africa and Italy. Originally from Linden, Schwartz was married for 71 years before his wife, Miriam, died in 2012. Schwartz is […]
LINDEN, NJ — Deanna Lescouflair, a senior from Linden High School, helped write and advocate for the passage of legislation recently signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy to protect sibling relationships for children and teens in New Jersey’s child welfare system. The “Siblings’ Bill of Rights,” signed into law in January, codifies the rights […]
To our readers, I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Joe Ungaro and I was recently named editor at Worrall Community Newspapers. I’ve been a Maplewood resident for the last 14 years and have been involved in various activities around town, including youth sports (baseball, football, soccer and wrestling) and […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday, March 18. The trip will depart from St. Theresa’s School parking lot, 540 Washington Ave., Kenilworth, at 8:30 a.m. and return at approximately 5:30 p.m. The cost of $52 per person includes comfortable […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Change is in the air for Kenilworth, as Merck announced last month it would be selling its 108-acre campus in the borough to Onyx Equities, LLC. Kenilworth Mayor Linda Karlovitch applauded everyone involved who made this deal possible. “I would like to thank everyone involved for doing their due diligence and exploring […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a soup-tasting event on Thursday, March 23, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Kenilworth Senior Center, 526 Boulevard. The ever-popular event, “Soup’s On,” will give participants the opportunity to taste a variety of favorite soups from local restaurants and others, including Angelo’s Steakhouse, Boulevard Five72, […]
UNION, NJ — Alissa Alcindor first tried her hand at field hockey, completing her second season this fall in the midfield. A teacher of woodworking at Union High School, Daniel Eberenz, UHS Class of 1974, got Alcindor’s ear and discussed the possibility of Alcindor going out for wrestling. There was a time in the 1970s […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — High school baseball in New Jersey is getting a much later start this season. However, we’ll only have to wait two more days to hear the umpire scream, “Play ball!” The first day of practice is Monday, March 13, but that is for pitchers and catchers only. The rest of the […]