ROSELLE, NJ — Roselle Mayor Donald Shaw was awoken in the early-morning hours of Wednesday, Aug. 31, by the yells of “Fire, fire!” and “Help, help!” from a woman walking her dog who was alerting the slumbering neighborhood. Rushing out of his condominium at 5:03 a.m. in pajamas, he saw smoke rising from the building […]
UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the New Jersey premiere of Gino Diiorio’s “Scab” from Thursday, Sept. 8, through Sunday, Sept. 25, in the university’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, Vaughn-Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Ave., Union. Selected as a finalist from the 2020-21 Premiere Play Festival, “Scab” will feature actors John Anthony […]
LINDEN, NJ — Najir Paige, 27, of East Orange, is under arrest following a three-week investigation into a shooting that occurred at a Linden bar in early August, according to an Aug. 29 press release from the Linden Police Department. Just after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, Linden police responded to Menga Lounge on […]
CLARK, NJ — There’s a certain amount of pride, tradition and even glory when the Crusaders march in line, side by side from their locker room to Nolan Field. Then, when they sprint past the cheerleaders and break on through to the other side of the field, they expect to inflict harm onto their opponent. […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University’s Supera Spanish-Speaking Program has been named a national finalist for 2022 Examples of Excelencia by Excelencia in Education, an organization based in Washington, D.C., that is dedicated to accelerating Latino student success in higher education. The Kean program, which allows students to advance in their university careers while acquiring knowledge […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Celebrating her 100th birthday among family, friends and staff members at the Adroit Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1777 Lawrence St., a member facility of the Excelsior Care Group, Zulmira Goncaleves Lopes received a proclamation from the city of Rahway’s mayor, Raymond Giacobbe, on behalf of the city council and the citizens […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Harry Jones, a member of the leadership team at Inroads to Opportunities, was recently promoted to director of employment services. Inroads to Opportunities is a Union County–based nonprofit human services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities ranging in age from 16 to retirement. A strong advocate for employment […]
CLARK, NJ — A lot has happened to Paul Wojtowicz in the past two months. Wojtowicz, who lived in Clark for more than 20 years before moving to Toms River a year and a half ago, had decided to get involved in Ukraine. His experiences as a contractor quality control systems manager had shown him […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced Aug. 24 the filing of seven new environmental enforcement actions across the state. Six of the environmental justice lawsuits center on a broad array of chemical pollutants that have tainted separate, unrelated sites in Newark, Linden, […]
ROSELLE, NJ — A native of Roselle serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Boxer, which is homeported in San Diego. Petty Officer 2nd Class Katherine Chumbiray, a 2013 graduate of Abraham Clark High School, joined the Navy three years ago. “I always felt the need to join the military,” said Chumbiray. “I was in Junior […]