Gateway Family YMCA celebrates ‘Welcoming Week’ Sept. 9-18

Gateway Family YMCA celebrates ‘Welcoming Week’ Sept. 9-18

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA will join Welcoming America, other YMCAs and other organizations nationwide for ‘Welcoming Week,’ Sept. 9-18, to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to communities and bring together all residents in a spirit of unity. The Gateway Family YMCA invites the community to join in these inclusive events; details at tgfymca.org/events. […]

Union County football teams position themselves for Week 3

Union County football teams position themselves for Week 3

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County football for Week 3 will be spread out over three days, with two games scheduled to be played on Thursday, Sept. 15; 10 more on Friday, Sept. 16; and one on Saturday, Sept. 17. There are four common games: Roselle Park High School at David Brearley High School on […]

Union County to have annual Hispanic-heritage flag raising on Sept. 15

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to attend the free annual Union County Hispanic-heritage flag-raising ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 5 p.m., on the steps of the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad St., Elizabeth. “We are proud to once again raise the Hispanic-heritage flag at the county […]

Union County Family Justice Center celebrates fifth anniversary

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the Union County Family Justice Center will celebrate five years of serving victims of domestic violence in Union County on Tuesday, Sept 13. The FJC was established as a joint venture of the then–Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Union […]

Union County football teams prepare for Week 2

Union County football teams prepare for Week 2

UNION COUNTY, NJ — It was a weekend when prominent Union County football schools Union, Summit, Cranford, Linden, Westfield and New Providence were all playing. In fact, last weekend was opening weekend for all of the above except for New Providence High School. Union and Linden high schools both lost by 1 point, Summit High […]

Eliminate hazardous wastes from the home in September

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County residents can safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals, old fire extinguishers, propane tanks and other potentially hazardous items at Union County’s next free Household Hazardous Waste event on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Union College, formerly known as Union County College, 1033 Springfield Ave., […]

Rahway, Hillside and Jonathan Dayton move up in group size this year

Rahway, Hillside and Jonathan Dayton move up in group size this year

UNION COUNTY, NJ — When the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association finally released the football classifications in early August, Union County schools Rahway, Hillside and Jonathan Dayton didn’t think anything of it. All three expected to be in the same group size they were in last year and in the recent past, which meant […]

Governor Livingston Highlanders have renewed spirit

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — A new coach for the first time in a decade, a fresh philosophy and a renewed spirit. Governor Livingston High School football wants to be a player. The Highlanders want to be among the best. “My two biggest things right now are compete-level and coachability,” first-year head coach Pete Ramiccio said. […]

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