SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is accepting applications to fill an immediate opening for a full-time, probationary police officer in its patrol unit. The department is accepting applications for the position until Friday, May 5. Applications are available at the Summit Police Department, 512 Springfield Ave., or in the employment section of the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Free Market Saturday events will be held on the second Saturday of each month, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Municipal Transfer Station, 40 New Providence Ave. The Summit Free Market will also be open for one additional weekday event each month on the following Fridays, from noon […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The first two weeks of the season were near perfect for Cranford High School softball. A Union County-best 8-0 start, that includes a leading 3-0 record in the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division, saw the Cougars outscore their first eight opponents by an impressive 70-5 margin. Cranford allowed runs in just four […]
CRANFORD, NJ – Following an important comeback victory on Friday, April 14, at home against division rival Union High School, where the Cougars were six outs away from defeat for the first time this year, Cranford High School baseball veteran head coach Dennis McCaffery explained his team’s 7-0 start this way: “Our pitching has done […]
UNION, NJ — Union Township hosted its weekly Food Truck Thursdays event at Biertuempfel Park on Thursday, April 13. Since Jan. 12, various food trucks from across the U.S. have gathered at this park in Union each week to serve new and returning customers in efforts to grow their businesses. The event runs through May […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Anthony Rodia, a first-generation Italian-American born and raised in Westchester, N.Y., came out of the womb making people laugh. In his 20s, he tried a few open mics, but ultimately took a different career path as a finance manager of a luxury car dealership. In 2019, Rodia returned to comedy and left […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Michele Ford, president and CEO of Inroads to Opportunities, has announced she will be stepping down after an illustrious, 35-plus-year career in serving individuals with disabilities. To succeed her, Inroad’s Board of Directors has selected Angela Calzone, who is currently serving as the agency’s vice president and chief operating officer. Inroads to […]
NEWARK, NJ — In celebration of Easter, Catholic school students benefiting from the archdiocese of Newark’s “We Are Living Stones” Catholic Tuition Assistance Program showed their gratitude by sending handmade Easter cards to Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark. The K-8 students, whose families received $1,500 in partial tuition assistance scholarships to attend archdiocesan […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark has been named a 2022 Healthy Town Up-and-Coming by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. The organization runs the statewide Mayors Wellness Campaign, in partnership with the NJ State League of Municipalities. Clark Township participated in the program for the first time in 2022. As part of the efforts, a […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Holly Street came alive on Tuesday, April 4, when it was closed off for Calvary Nursery School and Child Care’s annual Block Party and Ice Cream Social, in celebration of the national “Week of the Young Child.” CNSCC welcomed the staff, children and families of Cranford’s own Helen K. Baldwin Nursery School […]