MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — There are only three football-playing schools in Union County that have not won a state championship in the playoff era, which began in 1974. Governor Livingston High School is one of them, and first-year head coach Pete Ramiccio’s ultimate goal is to knock that number down to two. Ramiccio, who was hired […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark twin sisters Mia and Tatiana Cunha, 14, recently celebrated some major victories. Mia won two gold medals in the 25-meter freestyle and 25-meter backstroke at the Special Olympics, which were at The College of New Jersey from June 10 to 12. She also won a bronze in the 50-meter relay. Mia […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Big Central Conference has a completely different look this season. There are now 12 divisions, two more than last year, and they have all been realigned for the 2022 and 2023 football campaigns. Plainfield High School, situated in North, Group 5 last year — the classifications for the 2022 season […]
UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages at Kean University opened its first scheduled full season in two years with “Mud Row,” a play by 2022 Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau, as directed by Marshall Jones III. The story is about the grip history has on two pairs of sisters. For one pair, it is the grip […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School students have the opportunity to participate in the Union County Career and Technical Institute’s shared-time program for 10th- through 12th-grade students on a part-time basis. UCCTI offers a variety of shared-time opportunities for students interested in a vocational-technical curriculum. The program provides students with an opportunity to […]
TRENTON — The Murphy administration and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ Division of Local Government Services announced July 7 the awarding of 20 Local Efficiency Achievement Program grants to local governmental entities across New Jersey. These grants, totaling $2.478 million, will help local governments pursue shared services initiatives to reduce taxpayer costs and […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Some makeup with that makeover? The Roselle Public Library had some help from employees of the cosmetic giant L’Oreal during the company’s annual volunteer day on Thursday, June 2, as the library prepares for its upcoming state-of-the-art expansion. Forty volunteers, including 25 interns on their first day of work, assembled at the […]
LINDEN, NJ — The Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force and Linden Police Department continue to investigate the shooting death of an 18-year-old Linden woman who was killed 10 years ago, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart jointly announced July 7. At 11:55 p.m. on July 9, 2012, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Plans to address harsh flooding in the township of Cranford are moving forward following the passing of New Jersey’s state budget, which grants $1.8 million for Cranford flood mitigation efforts. In addition, two new subcommittees were organized in the township to further help identify and solve problems related to flood mitigation and […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Guests attending Roselle Catholic High School’s 60th commencement on Saturday morning, June 4, could be excused if they thought they were seeing double. Roselle Catholic’s Class of 2022 included six sets of twins, a dozen Lions wearing green gowns and caps with green and white tassels inside the school’s gymnasium. Many of […]