Union County College celebrates the Class of 2022 at spring commencement

Union County College celebrates the Class of 2022 at spring commencement

CRANFORD, NJ — Union County College hosted its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022, more than 500 graduates, on Wednesday, May 25, at the college’s Cranford campus. Two ceremonies, both led by UCC President Margaret M. McMenamin, honored the graduates. This was the first in-person graduation since January 2020 and the first on-campus graduation […]

Cranford’s library opens Native Seed Library

Cranford’s library opens Native Seed Library

CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Public Library has opened a Native Seed Library. The library opened with a celebration on Saturday, June 25. Community members participated in a variety of arts and crafts for creators of all ages and picked up free seeds. Library employees were joined by members of the Green Thumb Garden Club, the […]

Murphy signs historic $50.6 billion state budget

Murphy signs historic $50.6 billion state budget

CRANFORD, NJ — New Jersey’s $50.6 billion spending plan, which makes good on Democrats’ promises of affordability and property tax rebates for New Jerseyans, was signed into law on Thursday, June 30, by Gov. Phil Murphy. Standing between the cookbook and medical technology sections of the Cranford High School library, Murphy espoused the virtues of […]

Cranford High School graduates its Class of 2022

Cranford High School graduates its Class of 2022

CRANFORD, NJ — The members of Cranford High School’s Class of 2022 were awarded their diplomas on Wednesday, June 22, at 7 p.m., with Scott Rubin, Cranford’s superintendent of schools, doing the honors. Given the weather — cold, rainy, windy — the CHS administration decided to start the evening with the awarding of diplomas, rather […]

UCC javelin thrower wins NJCAA national championship

UCC javelin thrower wins NJCAA national championship

CRANFORD, NJ — Union County College student-athlete Tommy Flanagan, of Clark, is a national champion in javelin. On Friday, May 13, Union’s track-and-field team traveled to Troy, N.Y., to compete in the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Track and Field Championship. To secure the win, Flanagan threw the javelin 56.27 meters. This […]

Four UCC students are selected as semifinalists for Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

CRANFORD, NJ — Union County College has announced that four of its students are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The semifinalists are Mark Farag of Elizabeth, Sophia Morales of Linden, Luana Rampelotti of Hillside and George Stevens of Kenilworth. This scholarship provides as much as $55,000 per year for community […]

Cranford student one of five to receive Mercy Girl Effect Award

Cranford student one of five to receive Mercy Girl Effect Award

WATCHUNG, NJ — Ruth Anne Munroe, director of Campus Ministry and Student Council moderator at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, reported that the Mercy Girl Effect Award has been presented to the academy’s 2021-2022 Student Council executive board. “Each year, the five-member board is challenged with a Mercy Girl Effect project that raises awareness […]

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