NEW JERSEY — Beginning mid-March and continuing into the fall months, New Jersey American Water will perform the annual flushing of its water distribution system to support the continued provision of high-quality, reliable water service to its customers. “Flushing the system helps to clean out any buildup of mineral deposits and sediment inside the pipes,” […]
CRANFORD, NJ — In a survey asking residents for their opinions, most of Cranford’s population told the town’s planning firm that they do not want the Mayor’s Park with the gazebo, Cranford Fire Department and the North Union Avenue parking lot to be part of the North Avenue Gateway redevelopment project. Annie Hindenlang, Cranford’s township […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — This has been a banner season for Union County basketball, with three schools capturing state championships last weekend and advancing to the final Tournament of Champions competition that is going on this week. The Roselle Catholic High School boys, Elizabeth High School boys and Westfield High School girls all won state […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is hosting its 2022 Youth Academy in two one-week sessions, from July 18 to 22 and July 25 to 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, and are open to children ages 11 to 14. Applications will be accepted now through Friday, April 1, and are available […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Public Library, closed for much of the last two and a half years, has reopened. From March 2019 to May 2021, the building was closed to the public because of the pandemic. It reopened in May 2021, until Tropical Storm Ida’s deluge four months later, Sept. 1-3, 2021, closed it […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that work is progressing on the acquisition of a vacant property located at 735-737 Springfield Ave. in Berkeley Heights, to be added to the Passaic River Parkway county park. Demolition of an existing building at this site commenced last month, and restoration […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The mind is a funny thing — literally, for improv legend Colin Mochrie and master hypnotist Asad Mecci, who will perform their show, “Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis,” at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Thursday, March 17. The two men, who have toured Europe and North America together, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Denise Materia, director of athletics and assistant directress at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, reported that the following members of the swim team qualified for the Meet of Champions on Saturday, March 5, at Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell: Olivia Chow, a junior from Union; Sophia Latini, a […]
CRANFORD, NJ — At its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Union County College board of trustees adopted the college’s budget for the 2022-2023 academic year with no increase to student tuition and fees for the third year in a row. The college also offers flat rate tuition for additional cost savings. Full-time students taking […]
LINDEN, NJ — A group of technology students from School No. 4 and School No. 9 in Linden have been accepted to take part in the STEAM Tank Challenge, a statewide competition in which students apply science and technology skills to create a product that addresses a real-world problem. The program encourages students and teachers […]