By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
UNION COUNTY – To honor the military service of Union County recipients of the Medal of Honor, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has announced the commemoration of a permanent Medal of Honor Memorial at the County Complex in Elizabeth. The memorial will be dedicated in a public ceremony at the County Courthouse on […]
By editor on ARTS / EVENTS, COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
UNION COUNTY – Hayrides and history are just part of the program this weekend at the Deserted Village for Four Centuries In A Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct 20. For the younger set, there will be hayrides, games, cider pressing, archeology digs, and a visit from the ghost of David Felt. For […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, CRANFORD, IN THE TOWNS
CRANFORD –The Jumble Store, a non-profit thrift store, located at 110 Walnut Ave. in Cranford, is celebrating its 80th Anniversary of serving the community. The store is owned and operated by the Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield and serves to raise the necessary funds for the league’s charitable programs. The store was established in October 1933 […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
CRANFORD — Union County College is one of 19 community colleges across the state hosting a series of campus-based activities for the first-ever statewide NJ C4 kickoff week from Monday, Oct. 14, to Saturday, Oct. 19. Sponsored by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges’ Center for Student Success and the New Jersey Education Association, […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
TRENTON — The New Jersey Legislature, by joint resolution of the State Senate and Assembly, have declared Nov. 9, 2013 B’nai B’rith Day in the Garden State in honor of the 170th Anniversary of the founding of B’nai B’rith. Mark Samuel Ross, Esq., the President of the Tri-State Region of B’nai B’rith secured the joint resolution […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
ELIZABETH – Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi has warned home owners and owners of commercial property in the county to beware of people who offer to sell them a certified copy of the deed to their property. “Various municipalities in Union County have alerted me that their residents have been contacted by a company that […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, ELIZABETH, IN THE TOWNS
ELIZABETH — Staff Members of the Trinitas Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center observed Sleep Technologists Appreciation Week — Oct. 6 to 12 — by sharing information about sleep disorders with more than 75 visitors and employees on the Williamson Street campus. Passersby learned about the importance of healthy sleep for adults as well as children. For […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, ELIZABETH, IN THE TOWNS
ELIZABETH — Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company Corporate Counsel, Georgia Flamporis, recently passed a purple purse to Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, D-Union, in an effort to raise awareness about domestic violence – an epidemic that on average kills three American women each day. The Purple Purse is The Allstate Foundation’s campaign against domestic violence. Thousands of […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, HEADLINE NEWS, IN THE TOWNS, RAHWAY
UNION COUNTY — The owner of a Rahway chimney service company has been charged with accepting a large deposit from a client but then failing to perform any work, marking at least his third such offense in the last three years, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Friday. Rodney MacQuirk, 47, of Rahway, […]
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UNION COUNTY — Union County’s annual public heritage event, “Four Centuries in a Weekend: A Journey through Union County’s History,” will take place Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 20, from noon to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, with the cooperation of staff […]