SUMMIT, NJ — Thanksgiving is on the way, and the holiday season is just around the corner. This marks the return of family holiday events in Summit, including Celebrate in Summit, Carriages & Carolers, and the HillTop Elf scavenger hunt. Summit VISA gift cards, accepted at more than 100 Summit businesses, are also available. More […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Vivid Stage, in residence at the Oakes Center, 120 Morris Ave. in Summit, presents a holiday performance by the Flip Side, its house improv team, on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. The Flip Side features Clark Carmichael, Laura Ekstrand, Noreen Farley, Lulu French, Dave Maulbeck, Scott McGowan, Emaline Williams and David […]
UNION, NJ — Alanna Clayton remembers how, as an eighth-grader at Montclair Kimberley Academy, she was simply looking for something new to do during the winter months. Then she discovered fencing. The dedication she developed for the highly disciplined sport has led to new vistas, both in athletics and academics, as her success in fencing […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Free Market will be open for two events in December, on Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon to 2 p.m.; and on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Summit Free Market building is located at the transfer station, 40 New Providence Ave. The Summit Free Market committee […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Elizabeth Roper, director of college counseling at Mount Saint Mary Academy, announced the names of six students who have been invited into the academy’s Cum Laude Society for the 2022-2023 academic year. “The Cum Laude Society is a fellowship of scholars whose purpose is to recognize excellence in academic work,” she said. […]
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Craig Clark, 61, is taking time to reflect on the gift of life and the miracle of organ and tissue donation and transplantation, as he recently celebrated four years since his life-saving heart transplant. With his health and strength now restored, Clark said he is living each day to its fullest […]
CLARK, NJ — Students in Louis Van Bergen’s Marine Biology classes at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark spent Thursday, Oct. 27, at Sandy Hook conducting marine field studies. The students had learned in class and then put their knowledge into practice in the field. During the field trip, students studied three areas of […]
CRANFORD, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Union College of Union County community celebrated the 89th Founder’s Day at the college’s Cranford campus, complete with a name change celebration and a new logo reveal. Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the college was then known as Union County Junior College. Effective July […]
CRANFORD, NJ — St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in Cranford commemorated its 150th anniversary with a yearlong celebration featuring multiple events, a surge of community spirit and a visit from Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark. The festivities kicked off with a day of service on Oct. 2, 2021, that saw St. Michael’s parishioners […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Secret Tea Room in the historic Wisner House at Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave. in Summit, takes its inspiration from world-renowned tea rooms such as the Savoy in London. On arrival, guests are offered a menu of fine teas and infusions. Their choice of tea is served alongside freshly baked scones, […]