ELIZABETH, NJ — An annual tradition returned to Union County on Saturday, June 27, with the Community Access Unlimited Ira Geller Walkathon. The event raises funds every year to support CAU services for people with disabilities and youth at risk in New Jersey. Members of the agency, staff and supporters gathered at Warinanco Park in […]
TRENTON, NJ — As Pride Month drew to a close, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal took steps to recognize an ugly moment in the history of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office: the systematic targeting of gay bars by the Office’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control between 1933 and 1967, according to a June 29 […]
ELIZABETH / WESTFIELD, NJ — How do you change the world? Do you do it one step at a time, or do you multiply that figure by 40 steps? During the week of Monday, June 28, 40 youth from the First Presbyterian Church in Westfield High School Mission Trip program and their advisers joined Groundwork […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Rotary Club of Elizabeth named Elizabeth Fire Department Capt. Sean Wasacz its 2021 Fireman of the Year and Elizabeth EMT supervisor Jason Hamilton its EMT of the Year during a recent meeting at the Garden Restaurant in Union. Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage said, “Our city’s emergency services are recognized throughout […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Junior League of Elizabeth–Plainfield welcomes its first black president, Kalshelia Lloyd. Lloyd, along with the rest of the 2021-2022 board of directors, will lead the charitable educational organization in its 99th anniversary year. Founded in 1923, the JLEP has a rich tradition of community service in the surrounding Union County area. […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — On Friday, May 7, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, Elizabeth Police Department and Prevention Links hosted a pop-up Operation Helping Hand 24/7/365 event on Third Street in downtown Elizabeth. The event aimed to connect area residents struggling with substance use disorder with recovery resources. The event followed the announcement on Thursday, May […]
UNION / KENILWORTH, NJ — The Elizabeth Avenue Partnership returned to the Galloping Hill Golf Course, located on the Union and Kenilworth border, to host its eighth annual Golf Outing on Thursday, May 6. The popular EAP event raises funds to support the small business community in Elizabeth, which is the state’s fourth largest city. […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Trinitas Regional Medical Center has been on a mission to vaccinate members of the community since December, when the FDA issued an emergency-use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine. Since that time, Trinitas has given 22,000 vaccinations and will continue vaccinating people as long as supplies are available. A recent recipient of the […]
NUTLEY / ELIZABETH, NJ — Michael Barrett, the EMS supervisor of the Elizabeth Fire Department, as well as a member of the Nutley Emergency Rescue Squad, showed heroism in February when he fearlessly rushed into a burning apartment building and saved a disoriented Elizabeth resident who had sustained first- and second-degree burns. The off-duty EMS […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On April 19, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines in water treatment at its Raritan–Millstone and Canal Road water treatment plants. These plants serve NJAW customers in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties. In mid-January, as part of an annual routine maintenance program for its water […]