ELIZABETH, NJ — The 2023-2024 basketball season here in Union County, just as it did two years ago, concluded with one of its schools hoisting a trophy. For the second time in three years the Elizabeth High School-Frank J. Cicarell Minutemen boys are Group 4 state champions. Elizabeth finished 23-5. Before its Group 4 title, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that registration has opened for the 2024 Union County Senior Art Exhibit, from Friday, April 19, to Thursday, May 30. Coordinated by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, the Senior Art Exhibit will be at the Scotch Plains campus […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA has announced the launch of its 2024 annual Support Campaign with a goal of raising $350,000 by May to support financial assistance for those in need in the local community. Celebrating this year’s theme of “For Good, For All,” the Gateway Family YMCA is hosting kickoff events […]
RAHWAY, NJ — In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Franklin Elementary School students spread love and joy to local senior communities, bringing smiles and heartwarming connections. Fueled by creativity and kindness, students crafted dozens of personalized cards expressing their appreciation for veterans at the NJ Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park. These heartfelt messages offered […]
CRANFORD, NJ — New Jersey Youth Soccer continues its celebration of the 2024 NJYS Awards presented by RWJBarnabas Health, officially recognizing Diane Cruz of Cranford Soccer Club as the NJYS TOPSoccer Volunteer of the Year. TOPSoccer — The Outreach Program for Soccer — is a recreational sports program for children with intellectual, emotional and physical […]
UNION, NJ — Artist Jacoub Reyes recently unveiled his site-specific art installation, “Esconderte del mundo y en ti mismo esconderte,” meaning “hide from the world and hide in yourself,” at Kean University. A brilliant transformation of space, Reyes delivers an experience steeped in the history of Puerto Rico’s sugar plantation system. Reyes, an interdisciplinary artist […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced, as part of Commissioner Chairperson Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded’s 2024 “Growing Together in Union County” initiatives, the Theater Initiative – a 2024 Summer Theater Camp Scholarships program. This program is in partnership with the Union County Performing Arts Center and Theatrical Artists Prep. The […]
UNION, NJ — Gabriel Ramos, Vauxhall Branch manager of the Union Public Library, has a passion for music. It took him just a couple of days to put together a 90-minute trivia program called “Saturday Morning Trivia: Women Rock!” The program was a nod to Women’s History Month and had five women and two men […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Saturday, Feb. 24, the Union County Police PBA Local 73 participated in the 31st annual Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights. The Local 73 organized a team, Secret Squirrel 73, and raised more than $3,100 to benefit the Special Olympics of New Jersey. The Local 73 assembled a team of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Elections reminds voters who plan to change their party affiliation that they must do so by Wednesday, April 10, to participate in their new party’s primary election on Tuesday, June 4. “Voters often do not realize that the deadline to change their affiliation is set long […]