UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional theater company in residence at Kean University, has named current Kean University student Lucien Edme, Class of ’21, and alumnus Megan Hoche as the winners of the 2021 Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards, named for longtime donors W. John Bauer and Nancy Boucher. Both winners will receive cash prizes […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Patrolmen Thomas Bell and James Knight were on patrol on Sunday, Dec. 20, around 8:33 a.m., when they were dispatched in response to a 911 call for a pregnant woman in labor. Cranford resident Gina Chaves had gone into labor in her home when her water suddenly broke and the baby’s head […]
CRANFORD, NJ — When the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, parents got to experience firsthand the challenges of being full-time teachers. Now, four months into the 2020-2021 school year, teachers from Cranford High School have experienced a whole new set of challenges themselves to which they have been forced to adapt. “This year, I decided […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden public school administrators have begun mentoring at-risk students to ensure that they do not fall behind or get overlooked while the district continues with remote learning due to COVID-19. Superintendent Marnie Hazelton tracked student data for the first marking period to identify vulnerable high school and middle school students who were […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Building on the success of Rahway CARES Forgivable Loan Program, in which $250,000 in forgivable loans were provided to small businesses, Rahway and the Rahway Arts and Business Partnership again have joined forces to help small businesses financially during the economic downturn due to the extension of the COVID-19 restrictions. Mayor Raymond […]
SUMMIT, NJ — In an effort to combat the loneliness and isolation older adults are experiencing during COVID-19 and the cold weather months, SAGE Eldercare partnered with fifth-grade students at Lincoln-Hubbard School to start a pen pal program with Meals on Wheels clients called Cold Weather Buddies. In the past, the school’s fifth-graders visited SAGE […]
LINDEN, NJ — The Linden Board of Education swore in three new members at its annual organization meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7. Samuel De La Cruz Jr., Jennifer Flemming and Malaysia Thomas were sworn in to three-year terms. All were elected on Nov. 2. The new board chose Doris Johnson as its president. Carlos Rivas […]
UNION, NJ — A new federally certified campus lab that will process COVID-19 tests opened at Kean University on Tuesday, Jan. 5, building on the university’s unprecedented partnership with Union County in diagnostic testing and critical public health research during the pandemic. The lab will deliver test results in 24 to 48 hours. With the […]
UNION, NJ — For Union Township resident Domonique Walker, it’s time to make a deal. On Monday, Jan. 11, the 34-year-old music teacher at Robert Treat Academy Charter School in Newark appeared on a previously taped episode of the CBS daytime game show “Let’s Make a Deal.” Walker took a chance at winning it big […]
CRANFORD — The Township Committee met virtually on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and elected Kathleen Miller Prunty to serve as mayor and Brian Andrews as deputy mayor. Commissioners Jason Gareis, Public Safety; Thomas Hannen, Public Works and Engineering; and Mary O’Connor, Finance, were also present. The committee voted to name residents to various official boards, committees […]