Service Fair reaches out to help the destitute

Service Fair reaches out to help the destitute

ELIZABETH, NJ — The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless hosted its 10th annual Service Fair on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Mickey Walker Center in Elizabeth. More than 200 people showed up to inquire about and enlist the help of various non-profit government organizations, from banks to the local YMCA. With the primary focus […]

Hometown Heroes program now accepting applications

SUMMIT, NJ — Enrollment is now open for the city of Summit’s 2023 Hometown Heroes program. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 31. This will be the sixth year for the program, which displays banners with the names, images, and dates of service of active military members and veterans on city streets from mid-May […]

Free 2023 election calendar highlights Union County inventors who changed the world

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has announced that the 2023 Union County election-date calendar is now available to New Jersey residents free of charge. The calendar provides all the important dates for the 2023 election year, along with full-page illustrations for each month that highlight the history-making innovators who made Union […]

Union boys basketball bests West Caldwell Tech 71-68, moves into UCT

Union boys basketball bests West Caldwell Tech 71-68, moves into UCT

UNION, NJ — Union High School boys basketball head coach Kevin Feeley made it very clear on Saturday, Feb. 5. “We must play better defense,” the man in charge of the Farmers proclaimed. Union’s boys basketball team concluded its regular season schedule on Saturday, Feb. 5, at home with a come-from-behind 71-68 overtime triumph against […]

Wrestling teams battle it out in section state championships

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County’s top three wrestling teams won two matches on Monday, Feb. 6, to reach sectional state championship matches on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Union County Tournament champion Cranford High School and runner-up Governor Livingston High School won both of their matches at home, while Westfield High School, third in the UCT, […]

Mount Saint Mary Academy swim team captures Skyland Conference championship

Mount Saint Mary Academy swim team captures Skyland Conference championship

WATCHUNG, NJ — The Mount Saint Mary Academy swim team captured the 2023 Skyland Conference championship on Saturday, Jan. 14. “The girls were thrilled to win the Skyland Conference championship again this year. They’ve been working hard and deserved every bit of this repeat title,” said coach Megan Decker, who was named 2021-2022 state coach […]

NJ seeks public input on climate resilience action plans

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey’s Interagency Council on Climate Resilience is seeking public input on how the state should address extreme heat priorities and concerns as part of the council’s development of a series of plans outlining how state agencies will incorporate climate resilience into their policies, programs and regulations. The series of documents, known […]

Local teacher named teacher of the year for 2022-23

Local teacher named teacher of the year for 2022-23

CRANFORD, NJ — Beth Lambe has been named the teacher of the year for Brookside Place Elementary School as part of the 2022-2023 Governor’s Educator of the Year Recognition Program. “When I think of the teaching profession, the old adage ‘Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day […]