HILLSIDE, NJ — A new branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been formed in Hillside. The township of Hillside has never previously had an NAACP branch. Nicole Graves-Watson is the founder and president of the Hillside branch of the NAACP. “Black people in this country continue to be systematically […]
HILLSIDE / UNION, NJ — When the Hillside Public Schools and Hillside Innovation Academy student and staff members visited Kean University for a tour of the campus on Friday, Oct. 29, Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet made a surprise announcement that would reduce some of the pressures on the seventh- and eighth-grade students: On […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced $161.25 million in fiscal year 2022 municipal aid grants, with 541 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, according to an Oct. 26 press release. The competitive municipal aid […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that grants have been awarded to 20 municipalities for improvements to recreation resources for children, through the Kids Recreation Trust Fund. In addition, 19 municipalities were awarded matching grants for planting new trees through the Greening Union County program. Both grant programs are […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Many dignitaries attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Hillside Innovation Academy on Thursday, Sept. 23, starting with Gov. Phil Murphy, who was the honored guest. Murphy was joined by state Assemblyman Jamel Holley, Kean University President Lamont Repollet, state Sen. Nicholas P. Scutari and state Sen. Joseph Cryan, among others. […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Hillside Township Council President Gerald “Pateesh” Freedman made it clear during a Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14, that the denial of funds from the Union County Municipal CARES Act Grant to Hillside was not the fault of council but of the Hillside administration. He read part of a letter sent […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — When the Hillside government recently attempted to decrease the number of municipal judges from two to one, Assignment Judge Karen M. Cassidy did not grant approval, saying in her decision that the Hillside Municipal Court’s plan to do so lacked the precise information needed to justify such a move. In a letter […]
NEWARK, NJ — Agnes Aghanwa, senior group leader of the Girls Prep Division at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, gave the farewell address to the first class of Benedict’s women on Saturday, June 5. A resident of Hillside, Aghanwa is the first to lead the Girls Prep Division, an all-female division she and several […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Councilwoman at large Nancy Mondella announced her candidacy for mayor on Thursday, June 10. Mondella, who previously served on the Hillside Board of Education, said the current executive branch isn’t putting residents first, something she promised to do. “We need to set goals and achieve results for Hillside. Effort is no longer […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Malaysia Baldwin, from Hillside, caught the most fish in the female age 1-5 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Weequahic Park in Newark on Thursday, June 10. She caught two fish. Kimora Weston, also from Hillside, was the first female to catch a fish and caught the most fish in […]