UNION, NJ — After seeing lightning strike when he was 4 years old, Steve Sosna spent his childhood mesmerized by storms, even turning down the volume on the TV and delivering the weather forecast himself. His passion for the weather led him into meteorology and, in 2017, to his home state of Pennsylvania and the […]
UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional theater company at Kean University, has announced that Camp Premiere, the annual summer theater program for middle school and high school students, will be held on Kean University’s East Campus. Premiere Stages will offer two, two-week sessions this summer. • Theatremakers, July 10 to 21, for students entering […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with a pedestrian at the intersection of Deforest Avenue and Woodland Avenue on Friday, Feb. 3, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Officers were called to the scene at Lincoln-Hubbard School on Woodland Avenue, where they found a 10-year-old Summit boy with […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Classes in graphic design, ceramics and Esports might sound like niche activities that students participate in after school. But David Brearley High School offers these courses as part of a varied mix of electives. Esports was introduced at the start of the school year, as were digital sound engineering, dance, sports and […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Ave., Summit, will host its Vivid Dreamers summer theater program for students entering grades five through 12 from Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 28. Early Bird enrollment, which saves families $50, ends on Saturday, April 15. Vivid’s program is a three-week […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Friday, Jan. 20, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Mountainside police were dispatched to a single-car motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 22 West just past the Springfield border and across from the AMC Theater. On arrival, officers found the sole occupant, a 61-year-old Plainfield man, unresponsive. The victim’s vehicle, a 1996 Mercedes-Benz, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]