ELIZABETH, NJ — Carlos Vasquez, 38, of Elizabeth, has a hopeful future, thanks to his mother. On Wednesday, March 1, he had a successful kidney transplant surgery performed at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. His donor was his mother, Daisy Vasquez, 59, of Elizabeth. From childhood, Carlos had a great relationship with his mother. […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Peterstown Cultural Festival, a four-day annual event that ran this year, Thursday, July 27, through Sunday, July 30, from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at 800 Fourth Ave. at High Street, was a joyful occasion celebrating Italian American culture and other ethnicities that takes place in the Peterstown neighborhood of Elizabeth. Founded […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Union County Savings Bank, a 139-year-old community bank, recently appointed Kelly Watson to its board of directors. Watson currently serves as a vice president and senior partner at IBM Consulting, a position she has had since 2021. Prior to her role at IBM, Watson served as the senior adviser for sector development […]
Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Elizabeth Housing Authority has revitalized its scholarship program and is inviting all community members and partners, local leaders, and supporters of education to its Scholarship Gala on Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. at the Kean University STEM Building in Union Township. The EHA is fundraising in order to sponsor five […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless announced on Monday, March 27, the launch of its 50/50 campaign to develop 50 housing units for homeless citizens in Union County in the next five years. “Homelessness and the social disorder it causes fray at the fabric of our society,” said Jeffrey Crum, president […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has announced that the ballot position drawing for the primary election on Tuesday, June 6, will be both in-person and livestreamed on Facebook. The drawing will be on Thursday, April 6, at 3 p.m., in Courtroom 401 in the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad St., Elizabeth. […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Gary S. Horan will be retiring from his position as president and CEO of Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, effective Friday, April 14. “Gary Horan has been an exemplary leader in our industry for decades, and we have been indeed fortunate to have him drive the significant success of […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Jan. 20, Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced 11 recipients of a combined $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds allocated for the continued support of the New Jersey Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program. NJHVIP launched in 2020 using funds from the federal Victims of Crime Act […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless hosted its 10th annual Service Fair on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Mickey Walker Center in Elizabeth. More than 200 people showed up to inquire about and enlist the help of various non-profit government organizations, from banks to the local YMCA. With the primary focus […]