UNION COUNTY, NJ — Nearly 10 years ago, Union County workers and volunteers began planting native wildflowers around the lake at Warinanco Park in Roselle. Today, the lawn has become a colorful wildflower meadow and a thriving nature habitat that provides nectar, seeds and fruits that nourish birds, butterflies, moths, bees and other valuable pollinators. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Family Fun and Flix, a free summer entertainment and film series presented by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, continues Tuesday, Aug. 11 with the presentation of “Annie” at Warinanco Park, on the border of Elizabeth and Roselle. This showing of “Annie” is sponsored by Investors Bank. Free popcorn will […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County has been included in the latest round of Green Acres funding approved by New Jersey’s Garden State Preservation Trust and the Department of Environmental Protection. Out of a statewide total of $102.3 million in grants approved by GSPT for open space acquisition and recreation, Union County received a matching […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The body of a man recovered from Warinanco Park Lake near the border of Elizabeth and Roselle on Sunday, April 5, has been identified as Richard Ince, 57, of Linden, according to acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park. Ince was last seen by family members Dec. 28, 2014, and subsequently […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Each year, dozens of Union County students in grades one through 12 join a Union County 4-H club to explore their favorite interests and activities. This year a select group of seven students from Union County qualified to demonstrate their knowledge of cryptology, the U.S. Constitution, and other topics at the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County will present Family Fun and Fireworks on Sunday, July 5, from 5 to 10 p.m. at Galloping Hill Golf Course, 3 Golf Drive, in Kenilworth. Admission is free, and the event will be held rain or shine. There will be free entertainment, including music, and inflatables for children. There […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The County of Union will sponsor a recycling event for electronic equipment on Saturday, June 27, so Union County residents can get rid of unwanted computers, televisions and other electronic equipment in an environmentally proper manner. The special E-cycling event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — If you were one of the millions of children who completed the drug abuse resistance DARE program between 1983 and 2009, you may be surprised to learn it will soon cease to exist in some areas, replaced by a new statewide effort. The program, touted in 1983 as an innovative effort that […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The American Red Cross seeks eligible donors to give blood in honor of World Blood Donor Day, June 14, and throughout the summer to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for patients in need. Summer is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet the needs of hospital patients. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The public will have a chance to experience the hidden side of Union County parks at the 11th annual Bio-Blitz, from 5 p.m. on Friday, June 12, to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the Watchung Reservation. Bio-Blitz is a 24-hour nature survey that tallies up hundreds of plant and […]