LINDEN, NJ — Linden Public Schools welcomed legendary rapper Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, a founding member of pioneering group Run-DMC, who delivered uplifting messages to students about reaching their greatest potential. McDaniels spoke to third-graders at School No. 4 on Tuesday, March 29, and visited students from Linden High School, and McManus and Soehl middle schools. […]
UNION, NJ — After Union High School’s softball team was humbled by Elizabeth High School 6-0 for its first loss, junior right-hander Alexa Liquori put together a four-game stretch that was off the charts. From Monday, April 11, to Saturday, April 16, she performed as if she were one of the best softball pitchers in […]
UNION, NJ — As newcomers from throughout the world make New Jersey their home and the student population across school districts becomes more diverse, a Kean program is helping teachers acquire understanding, perspective and evidence-based strategies so that they can teach more intentionally. Offered through the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Most teams with only one returning everyday player take time to round into shape. None are to be forgiven if there are a few hiccups along the way, as the present-day players begin to build their experience. Then you have the Governor Livingston High School baseball team. What sets the Highlanders […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Elizabethtown Gas, a subsidiary of South Jersey Industries, is donating $10,000 to help the Trinitas Foundation expand Trinitas Regional Medical Center’s Dual Diagnosis Inpatient Unit. Trinitas is the only hospital in New Jersey that provides inpatient psychiatric care for children and adults who suffer from both intellectual/developmental disabilities and a severe mental […]
CLARK, NJ — Since 2014, students at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School have been participating in the American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge. This year, 122 FKH students registered for the Kids Heart Challenge Road Trip and completed “Finn’s Mission.” Finn Blumenthal is an energetic first-grader who was born with multiple heart defects and spent […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — NJ Transit has launched its new Transit Arts Program webpage, www.njtransit.com/transitarts, a virtual exhibition featuring works from throughout the NJ Transit system, highlighting artists and illustrating that transportation really is just art in motion. “One of NJ Transit’s top priorities is to maximize its customers’ total transportation experience,” New Jersey Department […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — A Rahway man was arrested on Thursday, March 24, and a co-conspirator remains at large after they were criminally charged with an armed home invasion robbery in Elizabeth on Wednesday, March 2, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca jointly announced […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A team of young engineers from School No. 1 in Linden recently traveled to the New Jersey Institute of Technology to take part in the eSTEM Challenge, a design competition in which elementary school students design and build machines that use renewable energy. The challenge day, Monday, March 14, was the […]
CLARK, NJ — Although Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso had been denying recent accusations that he had made racist and sexist statements, last week he did an about-face and admitted his culpability on video, all the while downplaying his guilt. Bonaccorso’s dirty laundry was made public when transcripts of the recordings made by former Clark police […]