UNION COUNTY, NJ — A likely carcinogen has been detected in 12 New Jersey water systems at rates above the state’s guidance level, according to a list compiled by the Department of Environmental Protection, and treatment plants in Rahway and Union are among those which — at one point or another, since testing started in 2007 […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ— Frank McGovern named grand marshal of 2016 Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade The 2016 Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has announced that Frank McGovern of Cranford has been named grand marshal of the 20th annual Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. McGovern has been involved with the Union County […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Department of Parks and Recreation has released details of its annual Deer Management Program, which began Monday, Jan. 4, in six county parks and one municipal park. The program will operate in the Watchung Reservation, the Summit portion of Passaic River Park, Ash Brook Reservation, Lenape Park, Nomahegan […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A consultant selected by a Kean University committee will be evaluating the school’s employment practices, which have come under fire from demonstrators who allege a culture of discrimination is alive and well at Kean. A veteran in compliance reviews, Rev. Michael Blackwell, has been selected by the university’s Board Governance Committee for […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced that engineering design work is beginning for the reconstruction of two bridges and the replacement of two others, located in Linden, Mountainside, Rahway and Westfield. The awards represent a major step forward for the projects. The work is part of “Move. Connect. Grow.,” […]
Municipalities, residents struggle to cope with historic snowfall
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The weekend blizzard more than lived up to the hype, delivering as much as 30 inches of snow in parts of Union County on Saturday, Jan. 23. A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey, public schools in all county districts were closed the following Monday, and DPW workers were still […]
Protesters against Kean president rally outside senator’s Union office
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Rather than fade away during the winter months, the ministers’ coalition protesting structural racism at Kean University battled the elements in another rally on Monday, Jan. 18, outside of State Sen. Raymond Lesniak’s Union office on Stuyvesant Avenue. More than 70 people, among them Kean faculty and local activists, marched and chanted […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County will receive $1.1 million in federal funding to upgrade technology and improve pedestrian safety at three intersections on East Front Street, aka County Road 620, in Plainfield. The project is among 17 throughout the region that the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority Board of Trustees approved at its meeting […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Baseball Association will induct five new members into the Union County Baseball Hall of Fame and honor local student athletes for their achievements in 2015 during the 80th annual Hot Stove League Baseball Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Gran Centurions banquet hall, 440 […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Stricter, statewide consumer protection laws in the pet industry have led to a rash of potential violations being pursued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, including at two dog shops in Union County. Shake a Paw in Union received a letter requesting their presence at an executive conference, while Whiteway […]