Imagine welcomes new volunteer facilitators

Imagine welcomes new volunteer facilitators

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — New volunteers recently completed three full days of training in order to join Imagine’s amazing team of volunteer facilitators. During their training, space was provided where they could share their stories of loss with one another and give and receive support as Imagine staff modeled the skills utilized in Imagine’s peer support […]

Taking it easy with ‘Winslow: An Evening with the Eagles’ at Echo Lake Park

Taking it easy with ‘Winslow: An Evening with the Eagles’ at Echo Lake Park

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — More than 2,000 Eagles fans gathered at Echo Lake Park on Wednesday, July 19, to see Winslow celebrate the iconic band. They opened the set with “Take it Easy” and continued for more than two hours, playing many of the Eagles’ best-known hits, including, “I Can’t Tell You Why,” “Best of My […]

Union County releases unofficial primary results

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has released the unofficial results, as of Friday, June 9, regarding Union County races in the primary election on Tuesday, June 6, with 100% of the districts reporting. All 434 districts have reported in Union County. According to the Union County Clerk’s Office, of the 337,479 […]

Police, fire department extinguish house fire

Police, fire department extinguish house fire

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Wednesday, May 31, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Mountainside police responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a house fire on Darby Lane. Upon arrival, police officers found the rear of the home’s attached garage actively on fire. Members of the Mountainside Fire Department arrived and extinguished the blaze with assistance from Summit […]

Police and fire departments respond to truck fire

Police and fire departments respond to truck fire

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Wednesday, May 3, at approximately 6:12 p.m., Mountainside police responded to the area of Route 22 and Summit Road for a small box truck that had its cab fully involved in fire. The owner and vehicle operator, a 62-year-old Staten Island resident, reported that smoke began to pour into the cabin […]

Note to our newspaper subscribers

Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]

New Jersey Festival Orchestra Concert benefits Imagine

New Jersey Festival Orchestra Concert benefits Imagine

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Saturday, March 18, Renaissance Church in Springfield hosted a fundraising concert, “John Williams and the Music of the Silver Screen,” a celebration of iconic movie music by Williams and more featuring the New Jersey Festival Orchestra conducted by David Wroe. All proceeds from this event were to benefit the children and […]

Annual math competition adds up to success for local participants

Annual math competition adds up to success for local participants

WATCHUNG, NJ — Approximately 70 seventh- and eighth-grade girls spent the morning of Saturday, Jan. 21, at Mount Saint Mary Academy, competing in the 16th annual Math Competition. Meanwhile, at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, seventh- and eighth-grade boys were testing their math skills as well. After a welcome and introduction from Jacqueline Muratore, […]