UNION, NJ — British soldiers were swarming the villagers’ homes in 1780 when the Rev. James Caldwell left his wife, Hannah, and two of his children to join small group of 60 militiamen hoping to stave off King George III’s troops from destroying George Washington’s relatively rag tag band of armed American Colonists. Nicknamed the “the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The current candidates for Summit Common Council agreed on reducing taxes, not designating Summit as a so-called sanctuary city, and working with police to make streets and sidewalks safe for pedestrians at an Oct. 12 candidates forum sponsored by the Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Summit chapter of New Jersey’s League of Women […]
CLARK, NJ — Oak Ridge Park, which sits on the border of Clark and Edison Township, is scheduled to join the list of costly athletic fields administered by Union County. The 208 acres of parkland has undergone a history of changes, ranging from its pivotal role in the Revolutionary War — one of several skirmish sites […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — The fight to determine who will be Hillside’s police chief has intensified with new allegations of retaliation emerging from within the force in the form of a whistleblower lawsuit. Capt. Nicola Lomonte filed the lawsuit July 27 in Superior Court, documenting his contentious working relationship with Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson, a current Democratic […]
UNION, NJ — Union’s tax assessor plans to evaluate whether a new incarnation of a fine-dining restaurant on Kean University’s campus will continue to pay property taxes to the township. According to the Ursino Steakhouse & Tavern website, the restaurant is slated to open before the end of this year. Gourmet Dining, the parent company of […]
LINDEN, NJ — For Jean Perez, a Linden resident for 11 years, visiting her police department’s “Coffee with a Cop” event was about interacting with officers in person rather than through social media. “I wanted to put a face to the police officers,” Perez said outside the Starbucks in Aviation Plaza on Oct. 4. “I don’t […]
CRANFORD, NJ — There aren’t many elephants or water buffalo to care for in Cranford, so Samantha Colucci travelled 8,556 miles to get close to them. The Cranford resident is a second year student at Michigan State University studying animal science; she took an intensive two-week veterinary service trip to the city of Chiang Mai in […]
UNION, NJ — Union will soon repave the rough road left from a renovation project along a stretch of Stuyvesant Avenue, according to Union spokeswoman Natalie Pineiro. The first phase of the Stuyvesant Avenue Streetscape Project is nearing completion, with repaving of Stuyvesant Avenue between Vauxhall and Morris avenues slated for around mid-October, Pineiro said. The […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The Mountainside Borough Council on Sept. 19 held a preliminary vote to expand a five-acre wooded site along Mountain Avenue — known as the Barnes Tract — at the end of Knightsbridge Road, for a 32-unit apartment complex. The expansion would ostensibly lessen the traffic impact of the new building, however some residents […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Children in a packed auditorium were asked what to do if a “Do not cross” signal were to begin flashing while they were crossing the street — and not one knew the correct response. One student selected from the audience at Roselle Park Middle School thought it would be OK to turn […]