UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two hundred years ago, Major Gen. Marquis Lafayette returned to America. He was supposed to visit for three months, but he was overwhelmed by the crowds of people who came out to welcome him. He ended up staying in America for 13 months. The American Friends of Lafayette are conducting ceremonies […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is presenting a collection of artworks by students from Community Access Unlimited, currently being displayed in the Commissioners Gallery, located on the sixth floor of the Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. The […]
CLARK, NJ — The Abraham Clark Memorial House was open Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, as part of Union County’s Four Centuries in a Weekend. Many visitors attended on both days. Thanks were given to the teachers who gave their students extra credit for visiting during the weekend. There are artifacts from the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 13 Union County artists have been selected as award winners in the 58th annual New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show. The exhibit includes original artworks created by both professional and non-professional artists, ages 60 and older, from all 21 counties across […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — With this being the final weekend of regular season play, those teams that are playoff bound will be seeking to strengthen their United Power Rankings (UPR) positioning. Two of those teams from Union County include Hillside and Cranford high schools. On its Senior Night, Cranford is scheduled to host Hillside on Friday, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Here it is, the final week of the regular season before the football playoffs commence. This is one of the most exciting weeks of high school sports during the course of the entire school year, as we are about to find out which teams make the grade and what seed they […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — As a new program year starts at Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, the staff at Imagine want to share gratitude to the amazing team of people who provided support this summer as they worked to ensure that the spaces where their grief support groups meet are comfortable for participants to […]
SUMMIT, NJ — A group of prominent former elected officials from Summit, including two former mayors and several past councilmembers, has officially announced their support for the Summit Democrat’s 2024 Common Council candidates: Michelle Kalmanson and Claire Toth. This show of unity underscores the party’s commitment to key issues affecting Summit, including pedestrian safety, support […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — On Sunday, Oct. 13, members of Cranford Scout Troop 75, the Sons of the American Revolution West Fields and Abraham Clark Chapters, and members of the Richards family helped clean up the historic French–Richards Cemetery in Springfield. At least two Revolutionary War soldiers are buried there, as well as one Civil War […]
CROYDEN, N.H. — The Endicott equestrian team ranked fourth overall out of nine programs at the Colby-Sawyer Show on Sunday evening, hosted at Oak Hill Farm. Isabelle Wulff of New London, N.H., and Riley Miller of Acton, Mass., both qualified for regionals to highlight the Gulls. Wulff achieved the feat behind a reserve high point […]