UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that Union County is allocating $2.2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations to help residents affected by COVID-19. “This is an investment in our county that will help provide important building […]
UNION, NJ — Award-winning author and screenwriter James McBride will speak about identity and inclusion on Thursday, Feb. 9, as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University. McBride, who received the National Book Award for his 2013 novel “The Good Lord Bird,” which was adapted into a recent Showtime series, is also […]
ROSELLE, NJ — The Roselle Board of Education welcomed one new member and two incumbent members at its annual reorganization meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Leslie Ann Woody and incumbents Courtney Washington and Angela Alvey-Wimbush took the oath of office at the Abraham Clark High School auditorium for three-year terms. The three were elected in […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the Union County Veteran Parking program — for which specially designated parking spots are reserved for veterans who display an official Union County Veteran Parking placard in their car — has expanded to 14 locations in 2023. The program is administered […]
ROSELLE, NJ — When you go up against a superior unit, sometimes you have the best view of seeing exactly what, as a team, you are trying to accomplish. Your opponent is right there, in front of you, executing the way you hope to someday. You could say that was the case in the first […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark has received accreditation by the Middle States Association’s Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. According to the Middle States Association, “Accreditation is a self-evaluation process that schools and school systems voluntarily use to demonstrate they are meeting a defined set of research-based performance standards. The […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — Preservation New Jersey, a statewide, member-supported nonprofit historic preservation organization, recently announced the recipients of the 2022 New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards. “This year Preservation New Jersey is celebrating excellence in preservation with newer categories like the Young Preservationist Award, Dr. Doris C. Carpenter Excellence Award and Constance Greiff Writing Award, in […]
UNION, NJ — Last year, the Cranford High School girls basketball team started with a season-opening 39-22 triumph at home against Union County Conference–Watchung Division rival Roselle Catholic High School. This year, it took the Cougars a bit of time to reach the .500 mark and even their record, but they did so on Saturday, […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, second-grade classes from St. Theresa School in Kenilworth did a writing assignment. They had to explain MLK Jr.’s dream and write down their own dreams for the world. They did an experiment with teachers Michele Keating and Karen DeMaio showing that brown and white eggs […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit will offer household food waste composting at the municipal transfer station on an ongoing basis. The six-month pilot program began in June 2022 and offered residents with a disposal permit the option of bringing food scraps and other perishable items to the transfer station. Green Bucket Compost collects the food waste […]