LINDEN, NJ — The city of Linden has converted a landfill into a gold mine with the transformation of 55 acres of an urban dumping ground located off Lower Road into the Hawk Rise Community Solar Project. According to Rebecca Tattoli, the confidential assistant to Mayor Derek Armstead, the landfill had been closed for almost […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Dr. Samuel L. Kountz, a black kidney transplantation surgeon, is honored and remembered during Black History Month and throughout the year for his pioneering work, research, discoveries and inventions in renal science. In 1961, Kountz performed the first successful transplant between humans who were not identical twins. He and a team of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Apportionment Commission approved new state legislative maps on Friday, Feb. 18, drawing new lines for senate and assembly districts that will go into effect in 2023, after the 2022 election. Delayed because of the pandemic, the newly redrawn districts are the result of the 2020 census results. The […]
CLARK, NJ — The Frank K. Hehnly K-Kids recently found out just how much food they collected during a school-wide food drive for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey’s (CFBNJ) Students Change Hunger Campaign this past November. According to K-Kids advisor Cassie DeVita, “This proves that when students come together, great things are possible. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA was awarded a $5,000 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro to assist with child care services. The grant will go toward classroom supplies and equipment promoting diversity and inclusion in learning activities, early interest in STEM and language skills, and furniture that adheres to […]
NEW JERSEY — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced Feb. 28 the launch of a statewide multimedia campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of driving impaired — whether under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or prescription or over-the-counter medications. Building on the success of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Michael O. McNany, the youngest of five, was born in Mount Lebanon, Pa., in 1966. He and his siblings — Paul, Ed, Brian and Rita — lived there until the family relocated back to New Jersey and settled in Springfield. Being raised in an Irish family, with roots in counties Cork […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade is now in its 25th year. Here is a look back at past parade dignitaries: • 2019: Grand marshal, Sister Percylee Hart; chairperson, Jessica Cunningham; adjutant, Kerry Ricci. • 2018: Grand marshal, John McPartlan; chairperson, Kathleen M. Holmes; adjutant, Pam Joyce. • 2017: Grand […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 2022 Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back after a two-year hiatus and will be held on Saturday, March 26. It was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 12, but expected inclement weather has caused it to be rescheduled. The day will start at 9 a.m. with a Thornstick Mass, […]
CLARK, NJ — The Irish Business Association of New Jersey has donated $500 to JAR of Hope of Asbury Park, a nonprofit that supports children and youths with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their families. The donation is a contribution to JAR’s fundraiser to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for a teenager and his mother. DMD is […]