ELIZABETH, NJ — The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless announced on Monday, March 27, the launch of its 50/50 campaign to develop 50 housing units for homeless citizens in Union County in the next five years. “Homelessness and the social disorder it causes fray at the fabric of our society,” said Jeffrey Crum, president […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In a rematch of last year’s Union County Tournament championship game at Kean University, Cranford High School hosted Jonathan Dayton High School in one of the 10 Union County baseball opening day clashes on Monday, April 3. All 19 Union County Conference schools opened on Monday, April 3, with defending UCT […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has announced that the ballot position drawing for the primary election on Tuesday, June 6, will be both in-person and livestreamed on Facebook. The drawing will be on Thursday, April 6, at 3 p.m., in Courtroom 401 in the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad St., Elizabeth. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, 11 Springfield Ave., Cranford, invites everyone to experience Easter. Encounter the peaceful, reassuring and forgiving presence of God as the Rev. Jin Bae brings the 2,000-year-old Holy Week story to life. Children have several special responsibilities during Holy Week services and a fun Easter Egg Hunt […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners advises residents that the first two scrap metal recycling events of 2023 will take place on Thursday, April 6, and Saturday, April 15. A wide variety of metal goods, from household appliances to gutters and sheds, will be accepted at two countywide collection sites […]
CLARK, NJ — Sixth-grade students in Christine Troiano’s math classes at Kumpf Middle School recently participated in an Art Gallery Walk with some exciting projects. In the first project, in honor of Black History Month, students had to research a black mathematician who made an important contribution to society. A baseball card was created for […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A Union County man was convicted on Wednesday, March 8, for participating in a multi-state armed robbery spree that spanned several months, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to use and carry a firearm during a Hobbs Act […]
SUMMIT, NJ — On Wednesday, March 22, at a ceremony at fire headquarters, Nicholas Papa was sworn in as a career firefighter with the Summit Fire Department. Papa began as a volunteer firefighter with the department in September 2021 and served in the Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1. He is also an active volunteer […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The countdown is underway as the best golfers in the world prepare to compete in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship — one of five major championships on the LPGA Tour and the most prestigious major championship in women’s golf— which will take place at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield from Wednesday, June […]
SUMMIT, NJ — “I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine, And twinkle on the milky way, They […]