UNION COUNTY — Speed Conditioning Performance Youth Soccer Club President Rodrigo DaSilva and Vice President Steven Valeira have been tireless in their efforts to get the Union County Board of County Commissioners to provide their club access to better fields, but their efforts have not proved fruitful yet. “The soccer club is a small, nonprofit […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — First Children Services, a premier provider of behavioral health and special education services in New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, celebrated the opening of its fifth location, a new 8,400-square-foot autism diagnosis and treatment facility located at 316 Westfield Avenue West in Roselle Park, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and free community event […]
NEWARK, NJ — Agnes Aghanwa, senior group leader of the Girls Prep Division at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, gave the farewell address to the first class of Benedict’s women on Saturday, June 5. A resident of Hillside, Aghanwa is the first to lead the Girls Prep Division, an all-female division she and several […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Distinctive trees in Union County’s Rahway River Park now have an opportunity to introduce themselves to visitors, thanks to the volunteer master tree stewards of Union County. Earlier this week, the master tree stewards created a “tree trail” in the park by adding new green-and-white name tags to dozens of trees […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Numerous Union County artists will be featured in “2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond,” the first exhibit to open at the Newark Museum of Art since the COVID-19 pandemic shut the museum down in March 2020. The exhibit will run from Thursday, June 17, to Sunday, Aug. 22. The […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Councilwoman at large Nancy Mondella announced her candidacy for mayor on Thursday, June 10. Mondella, who previously served on the Hillside Board of Education, said the current executive branch isn’t putting residents first, something she promised to do. “We need to set goals and achieve results for Hillside. Effort is no longer […]
CLARK, NJ — Mother Seton Regional High School had commencement exercises on Thursday, May 27. Diplomas were presented by Sister Jacquelyn Balasia, principal. The Class of 2021 has achieved in excess of $16.7 million in academic scholarships and awards. Balasia shared congratulatory remarks with the student body during the graduation ceremony. “Please do not take […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Malaysia Baldwin, from Hillside, caught the most fish in the female age 1-5 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Weequahic Park in Newark on Thursday, June 10. She caught two fish. Kimora Weston, also from Hillside, was the first female to catch a fish and caught the most fish in […]
CLARK, NJ — Patrol Officer Giovannina Prisco was sworn in to the Clark Police Department on Tuesday, June 1, by Mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso, as family and fellow law enforcement officers and officials looked on. She is the fourth female officer to join the department. Prisco, a Clark native, is no stranger to serving the community. […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — As the school year winds down, many districts are beginning to confront the realities of learning loss. Kenilworth School District isn’t one of them. That’s because the K-12 Union County district has been tackling the academic gaps related to COVID-19 since the start of the school year. Those supportive strategies continue, but […]