CRANFORD, NJ — If it’s beginning to look a little bit scarier along the downtown streets of Cranford this fall, just remember that it’s all in good fun. The 15th annual Scarecrow Stroll officially started on Friday, Oct. 14, and it goes through Monday, Oct. 31, said Caren Demyen, director of the Downtown Management Corp., […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Union County’s only undefeated football team saw its talented senior quarterback return from injury on Thursday, Oct. 13. The results remained the same. David Brearley High School football continued to impress. The Bears remained the only football team in Union County with a zero on the right side of its record. Sparked […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Vivid Stage, in residence at the Oakes Center, 120 Morris Ave. in Summit, presents a performance by the Flip Side, Vivid’s house improv team, on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. Masks are optional in the theater. The Flip Side features Clark Carmichael, Laura Ekstrand, Noreen Farley, Lulu French, Dave Maulbeck and […]
UNION, NJ — The third and final play of the Premiere Stages 2022 season opened on Thursday, Oct. 13, at Kean University, and its title, “Certain Aspects of Conflict in the Negro Family,” says a lot about it. Written by TyLie Shider and directed by Othell J. Miller, the work is an examination of four […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — This is the weekend that puts the closure on who is in and who is out — who is in the state playoffs, and who will come up short of qualifying. The sectional playoffs commence next week and then, after those three weekends, for the first time, public school group semifinals […]
RAHWAY, NJ — American country and gospel singer and songwriter Josh Turner, known for his deep bass voice, is performing on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., at the Union County Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving St., Rahway. Turner has sold more than 6 million records, has reached 4.4 billion global streams, and has become […]
UNION, NJ — The Kean University board of trustees on Monday, Sept. 19, approved a sweeping reorganization plan, creating the new College of Health Professions and Human Services for Kean’s health care–related programs. The new college replaces Kean’s Nathan Weiss Graduate College. Through the reorganization, all Kean colleges will offer both undergraduate and graduate programs, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 10 Union County artists have been selected as award winners in the 56th annual New Jersey Senior Art Show. The exhibit includes works of art created by both professional and nonprofessional artists, ages 60 and older, from all 21 counties across […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners informs residents that the Meals on Wheels program has been using the mostly vacant Union County Jail facility, located in Elizabeth, since the spring. When Tropical Storm Ida flooded the Meals on Wheels facility in Linden, Union County decided the best option was to […]
UNION, NJ — Two shows have been added to Kean Stage’s fall 2022 season. Grammy winners Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey of acclaimed folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary will perform at Enlow Recital Hall on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. The trio performed together for nearly 50 years, won five Grammy Awards, […]