Back-to-school informational session in Union addresses COVID-19 concerns and more

Back-to-school informational session in Union addresses COVID-19 concerns and more

UNION, NJ — After more than a year of virtual schooling thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the return to school in Union for in-person learning was addressed with a back-to-school informational question-and-answer session via Facebook Live on Monday, Aug. 30. Discussing upcoming steps to keep children safe and answering questions that were emailed, phoned in […]

Rebuilding Warriors receives $4,250 from Linden company’s Good Neighbor Fund golf outings

Rebuilding Warriors receives $4,250 from Linden company’s Good Neighbor Fund golf outings

LINDEN — Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery’s Good Neighbor Fund committee organized two golf outings; employees, employees of other companies and individuals participated in the outings and sponsored signs. Jeff Mullins, vice president of operations for Rebuilding Warriors, and his service dog, K-9 Zoey, stopped by Bayway to pose for a photo with the GNF golf […]

Mountainside Police Department adds new police officer to roster

Mountainside Police Department adds new police officer to roster

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Borough Council added to Mountainside’s growing roster of law enforcement as police Officer Brendan Carlos was appointed to his new position at the meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Originally from Berkeley Heights, Carlos graduated from Governor Livingston High School and Union County College, and has been a Union County sheriff’s officer for […]

Kenilworth Historical Society celebrates Book Lovers Day

Kenilworth Historical Society celebrates Book Lovers Day

KENILWORTH, NJ — The Kenilworth Historical Society has released a new virtual program highlighting the story of the Pack Horse Library Project of Eastern Kentucky, an initiative that, between 1935 and 1943, brought packhorse-riding librarians, books and hope to isolated, impoverished Kentuckians living in the remote, mountainous areas of the state that were among the […]

ACJC recommends Superior Court judge be removed from judicial office

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct recently filed a formal complaint against Union County Superior Court Judge Theresa E. Mullen, recommending she be stripped of her position and removed from judicial office because of past misconduct of position, abuse, dishonesty and questionable ethics. To counter, Mullen filed a motion to dismiss […]