UNION, NJ — James Holmes was born in Livingston and raised in Union to John and Kathleen Holmes. As the oldest of three children, he grew up alongside his siblings, Rory and Damian. His family has deep Irish roots, with his paternal grandparents hailing from Ballymackeehola, County Mayo and New Quay, County Clare, while his […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has announced her bid for re-election in the Democratic primary election on Tuesday, June 10. “I am honored to be a candidate for re-election to the post of county clerk and thank the voters of the county for their past support and enthusiasm for my re-election […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Demonstrating strong unity within the Democratic Party, the four Union County Democratic chairpersons, Union Chairperson Sen. Joseph Cryan, Roselle Chairperson Assemblyman Reginald Atkins, Elizabeth Chairperson Maria Carvalho and Kenilworth Chairperson Sheriff Peter Corvelli, have officially endorsed Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and Commissioner Sergio Granados for state Assembly in the 20th Legislative District. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the N.J. Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health have confirmed a new highly pathogenic avian influenza poultry case in a Union County live bird market. The disease response is being coordinated between state and federal partners. The risk […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School produced a 20-win season by going 21-4 and was the last Union County basketball team this year, boys and girls, to lose a game after an unprecedented 19-0 start. The Crusaders also captured the Union County Conference’s Valley Division crown with a perfect 10-0 league mark. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — At its own gym for the last time this year, Cranford High School showed wrestlers from Bergen and Hudson counties how it’s done and was right there with a standout team from Essex County. Speaking of Essex County, Governor Livingston High School grapplers excelled at Nutley High School. Wrestlers from the […]
UNION, MIDDLESEX COUNTIES, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA is launching a Veterans Wellness Initiative, offered for the first time at the Wellness Center Branch in Union. Beginning this spring, the free Veterans Wellness Initiative program will meet weekly for in-person exercise and wellness, led by a wellness coach, as well as virtually, online to […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The top four seeds don’t always make it to the semifinal round of the girls basketball Union County Tournament, but that’s exactly what happened this year. Lower seeds Cranford and Arthur L. Johnson high schools did their best to prevent two of the top four seeds from advancing, both losing close […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Four high schools trying to make history on a college basketball court in Union. That was and is the case this week, as the four boys basketball heavyweights in Union County seek to hoist another trophy on Sunday, Feb. 23. The 88th annual boys basketball Union County Tournament, the longest-running county […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners will present artwork from three local artists, Mansa Mussa, Brian Branch Price and Lydia Watson, in celebration of Black History Month, in an exhibit at the Commissioners Gallery, located on the sixth floor of the Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza. Gallery […]