ELIZABETH, NJ — Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 has been selected as an Apple Distinguished School for 2015–2017 in recognition of the school’s exemplary learning environment for innovation, leadership and educational excellence. The Apple Distinguished School designation is awarded to schools that demonstrate visionary leadership, innovative learning and teaching, ongoing professional learning, compelling evidence […]
* – Indicates election winners All information according to the Union County clerk’s office BERKELEY HEIGHTS, VOTE FOR TWO Robert Cianciulli – 867 (27.51%) *Christine Reilly – 1,376 (43.65%) *Doug Reinstein – 899 (28.52%) Write-in – 54 (.18%) CLARK, VOTE FOR THREE *Scott Bohm – 991 (25.12%) *Robert Smorol, Jr. – 983 (24.92%) […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Elizabeth Public Schools was among 22 school districts throughout the United States selected to the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. The League, an initiative of Digital Promise, is a coalition of forward-thinking school districts and their leaders that represent an invaluable trove of insights, ideas, and experiences for how to transform […]
ELIZABETH — To best serve the 73,000 emergency visits it receives each year, Trinitas Regional Medical Center is in the early stages of a three-phase $18 million project to renovate and expand its existing Emergency Department. The project will add 18 new treatment rooms, giving the Medical Center a total of 45 rooms for treating […]
ELIZABETH — The Rotary Club of Elizabeth, celebrating its 98th year of service to the Greater Elizabeth Community, is proud to feature the 2015 installment of its unique food-tasting event, The Taste of Elizabeth on Monday, Oct. 19 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel, 1000 Spring St., Elizabeth. […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Disney Friends for Change and Free the Children brought the “Dream Big Speaking Tour” to Elizabeth High School to empower 11th- and 12th-grade students to leverage their skills, creativity and imagination to create a brighter tomorrow. The leadership initiative provides youth with tools and resources to tap into their imagination and turn […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Multicolored swirls and fluid, shape-less strokes are at the center of “The Clown,” a graphic artwork created by Elizabeth artist Suree Minnatee, which at first glance vaguely resembles a man’s face. But the red, white and black swirls leave the content of the art up to the eye of the beholder. Does […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — For a lot of people living in the Elizabeth area, a plain peanut butter and jelly sandwich can mean a world of difference, said Linda Flores-Tober, the Executive Director at the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. That’s the idea between the month-long, sandwich-focused food drive in Elizabeth dubbed “Hunger Doesn’t Take […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The city of Elizabeth is poised to become the first city in Union County, and just the 10th in New Jersey, to enact a paid sick leave law as early as the end of the month. The process of adding paid sick leave has taken about 18 months, according to Analilia Mejia, […]
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man has been arrested and charged with being responsible for leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash that took the life of an innocent motorist last weekend, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced. Surpris Ophilien Jr., 30, is charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree death […]