A preview of the girls basketball season for 2023-24

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Just about the only thing the New Providence High School girls basketball team did not accomplish last year was going undefeated. However, the Pioneers came real close. Guided by longtime mentor Cap Pazdera, New Providence produced, perhaps, its finest season ever – that from a program with two previous state championship […]

COVID vaccinations are now available for all Union County residents

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Union County Department of Public Safety have announced that a new 2023-2024 Moderna COVID vaccine is now available, in limited supply, to all Union County residents. “In continuing to provide our residents with the latest COVID vaccine, we can effectively slow down […]

Union County boys basketball teams prepare for 2023-2024 season

Union County boys basketball teams prepare for 2023-2024 season

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Which boys basketball teams in Union County will see the ball bounce their way more often than not this season? We shall soon find out, as the 2023-2024 season will commence around the state of New Jersey on Thursday, Dec. 14. There was a bit of a “changing of the guard” […]

BCC football All-Division teams are named for 2023

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union High School junior wide receiver Renick Dorilas hauled in 35 passes for 550 yards and five touchdowns, the longest one covering 80 yards. Linden High School senior middle linebacker Myles Hamilton was credited with 155 tackles, 36 of them solo and 119 assisted. To say he was all over the […]

Cranford kicks off annual Home for the Holidays House Tour

Cranford kicks off annual Home for the Holidays House Tour

CRANFORD, NJ — Five beautiful Cranford homes warmly welcomed the public to visit on Sunday, Dec. 3. Cranford’s annual Home for the Holidays House Tour takes place the first weekend each December and is now in its 32nd year. The Cranford Woman’s Club puts on this event each year. It’s an important fundraiser for scholarships, […]

Santa in Blue collects more than $3,000 and more than 1,000 toys for underprivileged children

Santa in Blue collects more than $3,000 and more than 1,000 toys for underprivileged children

UNION, NJ — Christmas touches close to Sgt. Mike Campos’ heart. He came from a single-parent household. His mom worked in a factory and didn’t make much money. But today things are different. Campos said, “To now be in a better position in life and bring some light in days full of darkness, it means […]

Westfield Community Concert Band to host 33rd annual Holiday Concert

Westfield Community Concert Band to host 33rd annual Holiday Concert

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Recreation Department will host its 33rd annual Holiday Concert, featuring the Westfield Community Concert Band and the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers, on Friday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Edison Intermediate School, 800 Rahway Ave., Westfield. This free public concert culminates the band’s 111th anniversary concert season. The band […]

Author’s prequel, ‘New Watchers: The Dead Sea Scroll,’ is a fantasy epic

Author’s prequel, ‘New Watchers: The Dead Sea Scroll,’ is a fantasy epic

UNION, NJ — “This is not a sequel. It’s more of a prequel,” said author Frantz Charles, a 2015 graduate of Union High School, in an interview with LocalSource on Friday, Nov. 24, about his new book, “New Watchers: The Dead Sea Scroll,” which was released this year. “Different characters, but the same world.” Charles […]

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