UNION COUNTY, NJ — Trinitas Regional Medical Center celebrated its 15th consecutive CEO Gold Standard award, given by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. Trinitas has qualified for the award every year since its inception in 2006. The Gold Standard provides a framework for employers to have a healthier workplace by focusing on cancer risk reduction, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 60 artists, historians and local nonprofit organizations will receive funding through the 2021 Union County HEART — History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands — grant program. The HEART grant program was created by the Board of Commissioners in 1998, in recognition of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — 2020 was packed to the brim with goings-on, from COVID-19 to the census, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the presidential election. While COVID-19 and unrest dominated headlines, there were many infrastructure advancements in Union County. The following is a short recap of some of those improvements; this is by […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Todd Bowles, a football standout at Elizabeth High School who went on to a career as an NFL safety and then as head coach of the New York Jets, is heading to the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 in Tampa, Fla., as the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bowles, from […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Within the first week of the new year, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage and at large council members Frank Cuesta, Manny Grova Jr. and Patricia Perkins-Auguste were sworn in for their new terms in separate, private ceremonies. Photos Courtesy of Chris Bollwage
ELIZABETH, NJ — The first baby to be born in the new year at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth made her grand entrance into the world on Jan. 2 at 9:34 a.m. Lisbet Perez Vazquez and Juan Vazquez, residents of Elizabeth, were blessed with a baby girl they named Johanna, who weighed in at […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Saying, “I wouldn’t ask anyone to do something that I wouldn’t do,” Trinitas Regional Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Horan was the first to roll up his sleeve and receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17. Fifty front-line staff members followed his example. The vaccine is being offered […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Boy Scouts of America conducts its annual “Scouting for Food” program as a nationwide community service project. Scouts in BSA troops and Cub Scout packs solicit donations of food from their neighbors, which is given to food pantries or social service agencies for distribution. Boy Scout Troop 23 and Cub Scout […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Victor M. Richel Conference Center at Trinitas Regional Medical Center is a new, 253-person–capacity education/conference facility named after the medical center’s long-time chairperson and benefactor. “Vic Richel is a recognized leader who has given his talents and treasure to Trinitas and the Elizabeth hospitals that came before it,” explained Gary S. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Nov. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy announced $161.25 million in municipal aid grants, with 543 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, demonstrating the state Department of Transportation’s commitment to communities. The competitive municipal aid grant program attracted 635 applications from 549 […]