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, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Friday, Jan. 20, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Mountainside police were dispatched to a single-car motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 22 West just past the Springfield border and across from the AMC Theater. On arrival, officers found the sole occupant, a 61-year-old Plainfield man, unresponsive. The victim’s vehicle, a 1996 Mercedes-Benz, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Members of the Mount Saint Mary Academy Helping Other People Everywhere club exceeded their goal for this year’s “Sock It to ’Em” drive. During six weeks in October and November, the generosity of the academy community yielded 700 pairs of socks, which were donated to Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick. Donna Toryak, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Nov. 18, in honor of National Children’s Grief Awareness Month, Imagine hosted a press conference announcing a bipartisan bill from state Sens. Jon M. Bramnick and Joseph P. Cryan that will provide education on grief and loss to all students in grades eight through 12 in health and physical education classes […]
UNION COUNTY — In addition to state, county and local municipal elections, Tuesday, Nov. 8, will also see Board of Education candidates square off and seek votes. Although many of the candidates have catchy slogans, in much the same manner as their cohorts on municipal councils and committees, the key element missing for BOE candidates […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With Election Day less than a week away, the entire state is looking toward the midterm election. In Union County, it is the county clerk’s office that is involved in much of the preparatory work, and a key element is security. “We do coordinate with the municipal clerks who are responsible […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The weekend of Oct. 15-16 marks Union County’s “Four Centuries in a Weekend” event. Each year, Union County celebrates its important place in history by featuring many historical sites throughout the county. Mountainside’s Deacon Andrew Hetfield House will be open to visitors on Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16, from noon […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The Mountainside Restoration Committee’s annual fall mum and plant sale, on the lawn of the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, takes place from Thursday, Sept. 15, through Sunday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., while supplies last. The committee’s plant experts travel to the grower to select every single plant for this […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The Village Shop located in the Mountainside Restoration Committee’s Levi Cory House will open again after a summer break. The shop will be open on Fridays and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the following dates: Sept. 2, 3, 16 and 17; Oct. 7, 8, 21 and 22; Nov. 4, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — During the Mountainside Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, Jack Sandholm of Mountainside Boy Scout Troop 177 was presented with a proclamation recognizing his attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting. Councilman Steven Matejek read the proclamation presented to Sandholm during the meeting. “Whereas Scouting is a […]