ROSELLE PARK, NJ — At the virtual meeting of the Roselle Park Council on Thursday, March 4, Roselle Park business administrator Andrew Casais expressed optimism regarding approximately $2.5 million in funds headed to Roselle Park, due to the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that will soon make its way to President Joe Biden’s desk. “Three hundred-fifty […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — New Jersey’s legalization of marijuana use has resulted in the state needing to license new dispensaries to meet the needs of more than 100,000 medical marijuana patients. That a dispensary may be coming to his township took Hillside Council Vice President George L. Cook III by surprise. “I was looking at a […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Worrall Community Newspapers won four awards for reporting in the weekly newspaper division of the 2020 New Jersey Press Association annual contest. In the “education writing” category, staff writers Amanda Valentovic and EmilyAnn Jackman won a second-place award for their joint article “Essex Co. schools make the best of remote learning.” […]
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 16 students in a candle-lighting ceremony in the school’s auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Due to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of attendees was limited and the induction was streamed online for viewers to […]
LINDEN — Versatile Linden teacher Walter Schweikardt has been selected as an exemplary educator by the New Jersey Department of Education. He is one of just 93 teachers across the state who are being honored for 2020. He joins Linden School No. 1 fifth-grade teacher Amy Maloney in being honored. “Congratulations to Mr. Schweikardt for […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will expand its nationally recognized services for student veterans to further smooth their transition to college and support them during their time at the university. The $447,971 award will establish a Center for Veterans Services at both the main […]
CLARK — In the past three weeks, Jennifer Barbera’s class at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School has been working on a bracelet fundraiser to support Julia Morreale, one of the class’s students who is currently undergoing cancer treatment in California. Barbera, her students and her paraprofessionals have been working very hard at raising awareness for […]
UNION, NJ — For Lizeth Morales, the owner of Union’s El Gordo restaurant on Morris Avenue, her success story almost never happened. “I came here when I was 6 years old, and I was brought by my parents,” Lizeth said on Wednesday, Feb. 24. “They’d decided, like many immigrants, that this country had better opportunities […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Recreation Department completed its winter recreational basketball season on Saturday, Feb. 28, and team players were presented with their medals. Clark was one of just a handful of towns that allowed a basketball season to take place. Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo said he was happy to say “not one incident […]
SUMMIT, NJ — At the virtual meeting of the Common Council on Wednesday, Feb. 17, vaccination discussions took center stage. “Last time, we talked about the Community Center, which would be the place for COVID-19 vaccinations,” Mayor Nora Radest said on Feb. 17. “The vaccinations center, run by Atlantic Health Systems at the Summit Community […]