CLARK, NJ — Patrol Officer Giovannina Prisco was sworn in to the Clark Police Department on Tuesday, June 1, by Mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso, as family and fellow law enforcement officers and officials looked on. She is the fourth female officer to join the department. Prisco, a Clark native, is no stranger to serving the community. […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Memorial Day Parade was back in full swing for 2021. Clark Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo managed the Parade Committee this year and made numerous additions to the annual lineup. A riderless horse, a flag-draped coffin pulled by horses, classic cars, children’s characters, stilt walkers and the Blue Knights motorcycle organization […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Fit Hiking Club completed the 2.6-mile “Stairway to Heaven” on Sunday, May 23. The scenic trail gains almost 1,000 feet in elevation on the way to the top of Wawayanda Mountain in Sussex County. According to club leader Hetal Sanghvi, the group started out at approximately 9:30 a.m. and finished […]
CLARK, NJ — You could always depend on Michael Sot to do the right thing. That’s exactly what he was doing on Dec. 2, 2018, when he chose to serve as a designated driver for his friends and, in the cruelest of ironies, was killed by a drunk driver as he transported them back to […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Public School District was the recipient of two STEM grants awarded by the Union County Board of County Commissioners. The Union County STEM Scholar Grant was awarded to Sue Mytrowitz’s kindergarten class at Frank K. Hehnly school and Bushra Javed’s Design Thinking class at Arthur L. Johnson High School. Mytrowitz […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Fit Hiking Club, a program sponsored by the Clark Recreation Department, completed a 3.9-mile hike on a trail at Allaire State Park in Monmouth County on Sunday, May 2. The club, led by Hetal Sanghvi, explores hiking trails around New Jersey with small groups. For six weekends starting in May, […]
CLARK, NJ — Brownie Troop 40483, led by Christina Gallo and Elizabeth Pepe, recently planted a garden outside the Clark Recreation Center. The troop used money they earned from selling Girl Scout cookies to create the landscaped area. “The girls did a beautiful job on the garden,” said Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo. “It was wonderful […]
CLARK, NJ — With the extraordinary support of the Clark Public Schools, Clark community and beyond, the bracelet fundraiser run by the students and teachers in Jennifer Barbera’s class at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School was a tremendous success; $3,200 dollars were donated to Julia Morreale’s gofundme page. Barbera said, “The outpouring of support from […]
CLARK, NJ — A field was named in honor of Clark Recreation Director Ralph Bernardo by the Clark Girls’ Softball League at an opening-day ceremony on Saturday, April 17. The new Bernardo Field is located behind the concession area in the rear of the recreation building. The award was presented by Mark Conforti, former president […]
CLARK, NJ — Mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso announced the unanimous approval by the Clark Planning Board of L’Oreal’s request to add an approximately 100,000-square-foot building adjacent to its current site on Terminal Avenue. Bonaccorso welcomed the approval on Thursday, April 1, and sees the project as a win for the entire township. “We are happy to […]