UNION COUNTY, NJ — After near misses in 2012, 2015 and 2016, Roselle Catholic High School won its first boys basketball Union County Tournament championship in 2018. The Lions have now appeared in the last four championship games, winning three of them, including last year’s against Elizabeth High School 63-58. Roselle Catholic, which plays a […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites seniors and their caregivers to come to Union County’s ASK (Aging Services Kiosk) community events in February and meet in person with professional staff for expert guidance on senior programs and resources. Help with filling out forms is also provided. Bilingual staff will […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — February is American Heart Month and The Gateway Family YMCA urges local community members to get a blood pressure screening. Revised blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that nearly half of all Americans — 46 percent — have high blood pressure. High blood pressure is often referred to […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — For the year 2023, the Bayway Complex Community Advisory Panel has elected to offer High School Seniors who are residents of Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth and Staten Island the opportunity to be awarded a CAP scholarship. Several one-year scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $1,000 each to students in these […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has announced that the 2023 Union County election-date calendar is now available to New Jersey residents free of charge. The calendar provides all the important dates for the 2023 election year, along with full-page illustrations for each month that highlight the history-making innovators who made Union […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County’s top three wrestling teams won two matches on Monday, Feb. 6, to reach sectional state championship matches on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Union County Tournament champion Cranford High School and runner-up Governor Livingston High School won both of their matches at home, while Westfield High School, third in the UCT, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — While it’s easy to handicap the top two seeds making it to the championship game, there is usually an upset or two when it comes to the history of the girls basketball Union County Tournament. It’s time to see if there will be any upsets in the present and near future. […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey’s Interagency Council on Climate Resilience is seeking public input on how the state should address extreme heat priorities and concerns as part of the council’s development of a series of plans outlining how state agencies will incorporate climate resilience into their policies, programs and regulations. The series of documents, known […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Loyalty Foundation distributed 100 Chromebook laptops to school-age child care participants in need at the Gateway Family YMCA in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union on Monday, Jan. 16. The distribution event at the Elizabeth branch was attended by N. David Neeman, founder and chairperson of the Loyalty Foundation; Rahmean Pops of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that Union County is allocating $2.2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations to help residents affected by COVID-19. “This is an investment in our county that will help provide important building […]