CLARK, NJ — At the special Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Aug. 11, the new Arthur L. Johnson High School principal and assistant principal were appointed. Tara Oliveira will be the ALJ principal. A member of the ALJ Class of 2000, Oliveira pursued her postsecondary education at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where she […]
CLARK, NJ — Congratulations were given to the Clark girls 8U Blue softball team for winning the Parkway Softball League 8U division. This team went undefeated, 10-0, throughout the regular season to take home the championship. This team also won the Clark Summer Classic tournament, going 6-0. The team’s overall record was 23-2. Photo Courtesy […]
CLARK, NJ — In June, Alexander Cistaro worked with fellow Troop 145 Boy Scouts, Department of Public Works supervisor Scott McCabe and members of the Clark DPW to create a GaGa Ball pit behind the Clark Municipal Building. Cistaro, who has played his fair share of GaGa Ball at Boy Scout summer camp over the […]
CLARK, NJ — Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo was happy to gather the community for Clark’s annual Family Night with the Somerset Patriots on Friday, June 10, after a two-year break from the tradition. “We’ve been doing this for years. So many people bring their kids to these games. It’s an affordable night out, and it […]
CLARK, NJ — Timothy Ford, a junior at Arthur L. Johnson High School, recently earned the Rensselaer Medal, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute merit scholarship with a value of $30,000 per year for four years, should he apply and be accepted to RPI. The Rensselaer Medal is awarded to outstanding math and science students. Participating high […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark twin sisters Mia and Tatiana Cunha, 14, recently celebrated some major victories. Mia won two gold medals in the 25-meter freestyle and 25-meter backstroke at the Special Olympics, which were at The College of New Jersey from June 10 to 12. She also won a bronze in the 50-meter relay. Mia […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School students have the opportunity to participate in the Union County Career and Technical Institute’s shared-time program for 10th- through 12th-grade students on a part-time basis. UCCTI offers a variety of shared-time opportunities for students interested in a vocational-technical curriculum. The program provides students with an opportunity to […]
CLARK, NJ — Students in the work-based transition program at Arthur L. Johnson High School have had an incredible year working in the Clark community. This program, for 18-21 year-olds, provides students with opportunities to learn real-world skills through job training. Among the businesses in the Clark community that have hosted ALJ students in the […]
CLARK, NJ — For Paul Wojtowicz, this was a problem he said he simply couldn’t close his eyes to anymore. Wojtowicz, who lived in Clark for more than 20 years before moving to Toms River a year and a half ago, is responding to the war in Ukraine personally by offering to help in any […]
CLARK, NJ — On Thursday, June 9, senior student-athletes Tatum Dobbins and Aidan Ford from Arthur L. Johnson High School were designated as the recipients of Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s Scholar Athlete Awards. These awards, which are presented to a male and female athlete from each school in the county, celebrate both the athletic […]