KENILWORTH — Native animals Of New Jersey were presented by Turtle Back Zoo at the Kenilworth Public Library on Nov. 8. Turtle Back Zoo representative, Maria Durci introduced children and their families to various reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Right: Children at the library view a live owl. Below: Durcie displays a live snake for the children. […]
UNION – Suspect Matthew Ballister III remained in the county jail this morning on $2 million bail but has refused to tell police where he dumped the slain body of his Cranford girlfriend, April Wyckoff. According to police sources, more than 100 law enforcement officers along with the Hudson County K-9 Unit, U.S. Park Police […]
UNION COUNTY- Union County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in connection with the armed robbery of a Kenilworth coffee shop last week, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park said yesterday. The robbery took place at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 […]
KENILWORTH –The Kenilworth Democratic Social and Political Club, has scheduled a candidate’s breakfast for Nov. 3, to be held at the Kenilworth Inn from 10 a.m. to noon, to show support for the two candidates running for the council seats which are up for re-election. The two candidates are incumbent Council member Peter Corvelli and former Councilwomen Toncia […]
KENILWORTH – Visitors to Kenilworth’s historic Oswald J. Nitschke House (c. 1880) at 49 South 21 Street on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 will have an opportunity to see the newly restored and furnished home of the late Mayor Oswald J. Nitschke (1867-1934), who made significant contributions to the development of Kenilworth in the early […]
KENILWORTH – A Community-wide Garage Sale will be held in Kenilworth on Oct. 5 and 6. This major event, sponsored by the Kenilworth Historical Society, will take place, rain or shine, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day. More than 150 residents have registered and paid the $12 fee to participate. […]
KENILWORTH — The Joseph Nugent Sr. Association of Union County will hold its 26th annual Irish Festival and Picnic to benefit a child with a life threatening illness through the Make-A-Wish Foundation ® on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Blackthorn Irish Pub and Restaurant in Kenilworth from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Admission is $25 per […]
KENILWORTH — Kenilworth Rotary Club welcomed Thurman C. Page, Jr of Westfield who recently spoke of his participation in the Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp , Germany, on April 29, 1945 as part of the U.S. Army 33rd Cavalry reconnaissance Squad. Kenilworth Rotary Club meets every Wednesday 12:15 at Rinaldi’s, 24 N. 20th St. Contact Robert […]
KENILWORTH — ‘Cyrano deBergerac’ was recently presented by The Hudson Shakespeare Company at The Kenilworth Public Library. The program was funded by an ARTS Grant. Henry VIII will be presented on July 18 and Macbeth will be presented on Aug. 22.
The Kenilworth Historical Society has owned the Oswald J. Nitschke House since 2003, when the then-threatened building was donated to the Historical Society by Dr. Jerome Forman and was moved to land acquired with the help of the Kenilworth Veterans Center and a New Jersey DEP Green Acres grant. The Historical Society has since raised […]