UNION COUNTY, NJ — When the girls basketball Union County Tournament continued at Rahway High School’s Earl H. Walter Gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 15, after the press deadline, the conventional wisdom was that the only thing that could prevent a second straight New Providence High School vs. Westfield High School final would be Elizabeth High […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — After near misses in 2012, 2015 and 2016, Roselle Catholic High School won its first boys basketball Union County Tournament championship in 2018. The Lions have now appeared in the last four championship games, winning three of them, including last year’s against Elizabeth High School 63-58. Roselle Catholic, which plays a […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Approximately 70 seventh- and eighth-grade girls spent the morning of Saturday, Jan. 21, at Mount Saint Mary Academy, competing in the 16th annual Math Competition. Meanwhile, at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, seventh- and eighth-grade boys were testing their math skills as well. After a welcome and introduction from Jacqueline Muratore, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites seniors and their caregivers to come to Union County’s ASK (Aging Services Kiosk) community events in February and meet in person with professional staff for expert guidance on senior programs and resources. Help with filling out forms is also provided. Bilingual staff will […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Inroads to Opportunities, a Union County-based non-profit human services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities, recently announced the retirement of John “Jack” Kovacik. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, Kovacik concluded his 44 years as a member of the board of directors with Inroads to Opportunities, formerly known as the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — February is American Heart Month and The Gateway Family YMCA urges local community members to get a blood pressure screening. Revised blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that nearly half of all Americans — 46 percent — have high blood pressure. High blood pressure is often referred to […]
SUMMIT, NJ — On Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Council Chamber at Summit City Hall, Mayor Nora Radest swore in Officer Ian Rivera to the Summit Police Department. After graduating from Rumson Fair Haven High School, Rivera enlisted in the U.S. Marines, where he served five years of active duty. He served as an infantry squad […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — For the year 2023, the Bayway Complex Community Advisory Panel has elected to offer High School Seniors who are residents of Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth and Staten Island the opportunity to be awarded a CAP scholarship. Several one-year scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $1,000 each to students in these […]
UNION, NJ — After seeing lightning strike when he was 4 years old, Steve Sosna spent his childhood mesmerized by storms, even turning down the volume on the TV and delivering the weather forecast himself. His passion for the weather led him into meteorology and, in 2017, to his home state of Pennsylvania and the […]
UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional theater company at Kean University, has announced that Camp Premiere, the annual summer theater program for middle school and high school students, will be held on Kean University’s East Campus. Premiere Stages will offer two, two-week sessions this summer. • Theatremakers, July 10 to 21, for students entering […]