ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Roselle Park has announced that the New Jersey Department of Transportation recently awarded the borough with $336,990 in connection with its fiscal year 2023 Municipal Aid Grant application. These funds will go toward offsetting a project on Myrtle Avenue — West Colfax Avenue to Seaton Avenue — and Dalton Street — […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Girl Scout Troop 40079 created two community tile planters to beautify the space at the entrance to the Riverwalk at South Avenue and Centennial. They had a ribbon cutting with the town on Saturday, Nov. 18, to celebrate the installation of the planters and thank those who supported their efforts. Last […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Two new shows have been added to Kean Stage’s spring 2023 season at Kean University’s Enlow Recital Hall in Hillside. Cherish the Ladies, the long-running, Grammy-nominated, Irish-American supergroup, will perform on Friday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. Formed in New York City in 1985 to celebrate the rise of extraordinary women in […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark students from Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School, Valley Road Elementary School, Carl H. Kumpf Middle School and Arthur L. Johnson High School recently performed at the Clark Winter Festival and Tree Lighting on Saturday, Nov. 25. The groups performed a variety of songs to help the town get into the holiday […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — On Tuesday, Dec. 6, six juniors from Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung garnered valuable information from representatives of various community-based organizations at the Quality of Life Innovations resource fair. They were accompanied by teacher Kathleen Brennan, Department of Mathematics chairperson, and John Maldonado, English teacher and assistant athletic director, at the […]
ROSELLE, NJ — It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas when the borough had its fifth annual holiday toy drive on Friday, Dec. 16, at Central Park NJ, a sports bar and restaurant on North Wood Avenue in Roselle. Hosted by DJ Chill X, the night was filled with great music, food and […]
CLARK, NJ — Seven members of the Clark Police Department took the oath of office in front of the Township Council and their families during the public meeting on Monday, Nov. 21, as they were promoted to new positions within the department. • Miguel Acabou was promoted to captain. Acabou graduated from Newark East Side […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Union College was selected as a 2022 PATH Scholarship recipient through the Ellucian Foundation. The PATH — Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope — Scholarship provides grants to higher education institutions to support students facing economic hardship. Union College received $10,000, which was distributed to more than 40 students for housing costs, tuition expenses […]
CLARK, NJ — Valley Road Elementary School students celebrated Thanksgiving this year by hosting a Thanksgiving Day parade. The students learned about Tony Sarg, the creator of the Thanksgiving Day balloons, by reading the story “Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Parade.” Students in various grades were then tasked […]
RAHWAY, NJ — The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless hosted its Union County Homeless Persons Memorial Vigil on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Zion Lutheran Church on Elm Avenue in Rahway. Community Access Unlimited and the Union County Interfaith Coordinating Council also took part in the event. The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless […]