Clark 8U Blue girls softball team wins championship and Clark 8U Summer Classic

Clark 8U Blue girls softball team wins championship and Clark 8U Summer Classic

CLARK, NJ — Congratulations were given to the Clark girls 8U Blue softball team for winning the Parkway Softball League 8U division. This team went undefeated, 10-0, throughout the regular season to take home the championship. This team also won the Clark Summer Classic tournament, going 6-0. The team’s overall record was 23-2. Photo Courtesy […]

BCC releases names of this season’s football divisions

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The names are in. The Big Central Conference divisions were realigned for the 2022 season, with that information being released in December. The names for the new divisions were just released last week. According to BCC President Scott Miller, the conference is going with Freedom, Patriot, United, Liberty, American and National […]

UPL hosts lecture about ‘America’s Best Girl’

UPL hosts lecture about ‘America’s Best Girl’

UNION, NJ — The Union Public Library hosted an Aug. 9 lecture, “‘America’s Best Girl’: The Life and Times of Maplewood’s Gertrude Ederle,” about the famous swimmer from the 1920s. The lecture was held via Zoom in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society, which was New York City’s first museum and the second museum in […]

Clark gets first GaGa Ball pit thanks to local Scout

Clark gets first GaGa Ball pit thanks to local Scout

CLARK, NJ — In June, Alexander Cistaro worked with fellow Troop 145 Boy Scouts, Department of Public Works supervisor Scott McCabe and members of the Clark DPW to create a GaGa Ball pit behind the Clark Municipal Building. Cistaro, who has played his fair share of GaGa Ball at Boy Scout summer camp over the […]

Summit police respond to stabbing on Walnut St.

Summit police respond to stabbing on Walnut St.

SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department responded to a report of a fight in progress outside a Walnut Street residence at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, according to an Aug. 8 press release from the department. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a male with three knife wounds to the […]

County’s COVID-19 vaccination program expands to include new Novavax vaccine

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners advises residents that the county’s free COVID-19 vaccination program has expanded to offer the Novavax vaccine, approved for ages 18 and older. The Union County vaccination program also continues to offer the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines approved for various age groups, […]

Man found guilty of slashing victim’s throat in Rahway

Man found guilty of slashing victim’s throat in Rahway

RAHWAY, NJ — A Union County jury has returned a guilty verdict against a man who slashed the throat of a Rahway man last year, Union County First Assistant Prosecutor James O. Tansey announced on Thursday, Aug. 4. Michael G. Johnston, 45, of Winfield Park, was found guilty on one count each of second-degree aggravated […]

Union County College celebrates the Class of 2022 at spring commencement

Union County College celebrates the Class of 2022 at spring commencement

CRANFORD, NJ — Union County College hosted its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022, more than 500 graduates, on Wednesday, May 25, at the college’s Cranford campus. Two ceremonies, both led by UCC President Margaret M. McMenamin, honored the graduates. This was the first in-person graduation since January 2020 and the first on-campus graduation […]