TRENTON, NJ — The Department of Environmental Protection has launched a pilot workforce development program to help the state of New Jersey develop the next generation of environmental protection, conservation and stewardship leaders while also providing an avenue for young adults from open space–constrained communities to engage with nature as they provide valuable stewardship services […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Insider NJ has released its 2022 “LGBTQ-plus Power List,” which features 100 spots for the most politically influential members of the LGBTQ community in New Jersey. “There’s a pronounced and conspicuous glass ceiling for LGBTQs in New Jersey politics,” the introduction to the list reads. “Sure, the gatekeepers are happy to […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden middle school students wanted a more powerful computer. So they built one. Through the Linden Public Schools One-to-One technology policy, every student is given an Apple device for schoolwork. But a group of McManus Middle School students went a big step further and built their own computer. The students worked with […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Believe it or not, Elizabeth High School football has finished less than .500 the past three seasons and five of the last six. Hard to believe, on some levels, that the biggest school in the state has endured a period such as this one. First-year head coach John Fiore, who guided the […]
UNION, NJ — On Tuesday, July 5, a Union man charged in shooting the death of his girlfriend in March 2021 pleaded guilty and is facing a 30-year prison sentence, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced on Thursday, July 7. Jamar Webber, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in the death […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — There are only three football-playing schools in Union County that have not won a state championship in the playoff era, which began in 1974. Governor Livingston High School is one of them, and first-year head coach Pete Ramiccio’s ultimate goal is to knock that number down to two. Ramiccio, who was hired […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark twin sisters Mia and Tatiana Cunha, 14, recently celebrated some major victories. Mia won two gold medals in the 25-meter freestyle and 25-meter backstroke at the Special Olympics, which were at The College of New Jersey from June 10 to 12. She also won a bronze in the 50-meter relay. Mia […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Big Central Conference has a completely different look this season. There are now 12 divisions, two more than last year, and they have all been realigned for the 2022 and 2023 football campaigns. Plainfield High School, situated in North, Group 5 last year — the classifications for the 2022 season […]
UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages at Kean University opened its first scheduled full season in two years with “Mud Row,” a play by 2022 Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau, as directed by Marshall Jones III. The story is about the grip history has on two pairs of sisters. For one pair, it is the grip […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School students have the opportunity to participate in the Union County Career and Technical Institute’s shared-time program for 10th- through 12th-grade students on a part-time basis. UCCTI offers a variety of shared-time opportunities for students interested in a vocational-technical curriculum. The program provides students with an opportunity to […]