HILLSIDE, NJ — Hillside Police Officer Fernando J. Noblecilla, 31, of South Plainfield, was suspended for allegedly attempting to warn a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation that a law enforcement operation was about to be executed at his home. Noblecilla was charged Friday, May 20, with second-degree conspiracy to commit official […]
CLARK, NJ — The administration, faculty and staff of Mother Seton Regional High School have announced the senior class valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2021-2022 school year. Valedictorian Emily Destito of Linden and salutatorian Raquel Pita of Belleville were recognized with the top two academic achievement awards. Destito is a member of the National Honor […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 2022 high school softball season in Union County saw a number of teams come into their own. While none really excelled in state tournament play, Cranford and Elizabeth high schools went the furthest, both falling in sectional semifinal round action. Even though Cranford didn’t repeat as North 2, Group 3, […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Although the start of the high school baseball season in New Jersey reverted back to its usual commencement of April 1 throughout the state this year, for the second straight season, the sectional state tournaments began after Memorial Day. Pre-pandemic, the sectional semifinals were played the day after Memorial Day, with the […]
UNION, NJ — Ray Liotta, who grew up in Union and graduated in Union High School’s Class of 1973 before finding success in Hollywood as an actor in movies as varied as “Field of Dreams,” “Goodfellas” and “Identity,” has died at the age of 67. According to early reports, Liotta went to bed on Wednesday, […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Kathleen Brennan, math department chairperson at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, announced that the Mount’s Euro Challenge team edged out four other finalists in competition on May 19. Their topic was gender inequality in Germany. The sophomore presenters were Zoe Daly of Piscataway, Victoria Fekete of Livingston, Lillian Del Rossi of […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Robot Revolution’s middle school team 4610J was a finalist at the VEX Robotics world championship. The team came in second out of 750 teams, won its division, won its last 10 matches, and came within 10 points of winning the world’s largest robotic competition. The eighth-grade students traveled to Dallas, Texas, for […]
CLARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 17, various staff members and administrators at Arthur L. Johnson High School participated in a signing day ceremony to honor multiple student-athletes for their years of service to Crusader Athletics and commemorate their moving on to continue their athletic and academic careers as NCAA collegiate athletes. The following student-athletes […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum of Summit will be celebrating its annual ART in the Garden fundraiser on Saturday, June 4. The public is invited to join the arboretum as it honors the Summit Free Market. Since its inception in 2008, this student-led reuse initiative has served more than 5,000 residents and kept more than […]
NEWARK, NJ — The advanced heart failure treatment and transplant team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center celebrated New Jersey’s longest-living person on a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, a mechanical heart pump. Mayra Rodriguez, 42, from Union County, celebrated her 14th anniversary living with an Abbott HeartMate II LVAD, which helps the heart […]