UNION COUNTY — The 2014 Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee announced yesterday that Robert E. “Bobby” Jeans Sr. of Kenilworth has been named Grand Marshal of the 18th Annual Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Jeans, a decorated Vietnam veteran and retired Kenilworth Police Department lieutenant, has been involved with the Union County St. […]
ESSEX COUNTY — On Dec. 5, 2008 Norman Woolley of Maplewood’s Woolley Fuel made state history by becoming the first to offer Biodiesel to the public. The public supply is made possible by the installation of a blending system and a retail fuel dispenser. The blending dispenser is capable of fueling diesel-powered vehicles with a […]
UNION COUNTY — With more than a decade of community college experience in student services, Helen Castellanos Brewer is a welcome addition to Union County College. During the Jan. 28 Board of Trustees meeting, the College approved Brewer as the new Vice President of Student Development. She will join UCC on Feb. 10 and manage the […]
UNION COUNTY — For a limited time only, the Union County Clerk’s offices in Westfield and Elizabeth are offering free passport photographs as a special incentive for residents to apply for a passport. Through Saturday, Feb. 1, the normal $10 cost of each photograph will be waived when a resident applies for a new passport […]
LINDEN — The Linden Public School No. 10 PTA is selling T-shirts as a fundraiser to assist Kim Marie Kefalas, a third-grade teacher, who is battling breast cancer. If anyone is interested in purchasing a T-shirt, they can contact Maureen Majewski at [email protected] or call School No. 10 at 908-486-2043.
UNION COUNTY — For a limited time only, the Union County Clerk’s offices in Westfield and Elizabeth are offering free passport photographs as a special incentive for residents to apply for a passport. From Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Saturday, Feb. 1, the normal $10 cost of each photograph will be waived when a resident applies […]
UNION COUNTY — As part its annual pipeline maintenance program, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process at its Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater and at its Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Somerset from a chloramine –a combination of ammonia and chlorine — to free chlorine. The change will […]
NEWARK – Union County Freeholder Angel Estrada was elected Second Vice Chairman of North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority at today’s Board of Trustees meeting. NJTPA oversees regional transportation planning and annually authorizes more than $1 billion in federal surface transportation funding for 13 counties in northern and central New Jersey. “A well-functioning transportation network is essential to our […]
UNION COUNTY — The Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee will host its annual Celebrity Bartenders fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 1:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kenilworth Veterans Center located at 33 South 21st St., Kenilworth. The party will be in honor of Gene Gillespie of The Blackthorn Irish Pub and Restaurant, […]
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal has released details of its annual Deer Management Program, which began on Monday morning, Jan. 6, in five Union County parks and one municipal park. Browsing for food by large numbers of deer has caused a loss of forest understory in park areas […]