Valley Road fifth graders collect measurements and data

CLARK — In Kelly Williamson’s fifth grade class at Valley Road Elementary in Clark, the students are learning about different ways to display data that they have collected. The students measured each other’s palm width and arm spans. The students then organized the data into a table. The students displayed the data on two-line plots. The fifth graders are also […]

Clark to honor achievements of student musicians

CLARK — The Clark Board of Education will be honoring the impressive accomplishments and achievements of student musicians in the District at the upcoming Board Meeting’s Showcase of Success this coming Tuesday 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Arthur L. Johnson High School. The Frank K. Hehnly School Select Choir will be recognized for performing on New 12 New Jersey’s […]

Registration now open for families to “Build” Summit in LEGOS

SUMMIT — A huge map of downtown Summit, 30×20 feet, that features all of the streets and dozens of significant buildings will have teams of children and their parents building each of these treasured buildings using more than 50,000 LEGO blocks. On Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 1 to 3 p.m., the ninth annual LEGO Build benefitting the […]

New Jersey American Water announces temporary water treatment

UNION COUNTY — As part its annual pipeline maintenance program, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process at its Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater and at its Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Somerset from a chloramine –a combination of ammonia and chlorine — to free chlorine. The change will […]

Freeholder Estrada named second vice chairman of NJTPA

NEWARK – Union County Freeholder Angel Estrada was elected Second Vice Chairman of North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority at today’s Board of Trustees meeting. NJTPA oversees regional transportation planning and annually authorizes more than $1 billion in federal surface transportation funding for 13 counties in northern and central New Jersey. “A well-functioning transportation network is essential to our […]

Library offers professional help for residents to digitize personal collections as fundraiser

LINDEN — Linden Free Public Library invites you to visit on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. t0 2 p.m. and drop off your personal collections of photos, slides, 8mm or 16 mm film, or VHS tapes which Digital Memory Media will then professionally convert to DVDs, which will protect your treasured memories from aging, humidity, and acidification. […]

Summit Library to present seminar on Medicare

SUMMIT — Medicare can be a bewildering topic. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m., Summit Public Library will host “The A,B, C,D’s of Medicare: Basics for Boomers.” This free seminar, explained in easy-to-understand terms, is vital for those who are approaching Medicare eligibility within the next 5 to 10 years, or are a […]

Officer-involved shooting in Elizabeth under investigation

ELIZABETH — A woman allegedly wielding two knives was shot by an Elizabeth police officer responding to a domestic incident early yesterday morning, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park said. Patrol units rushed to an apartment on Elm Street in Elizabeth shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday to encounter the woman, who allegedly reacted aggressively to the presence of […]

Union County to hold annual reorganization meeting on Sunday, Jan. 5

UNION COUNTY — Union County Freeholder Chairman-elect Christopher Hudak will announce his chairman’s initiatives during County Government’s Reorganization at the County Courthouse on Sunday, Jan. 5 which will begin at noon. Those scheduled to be sworn into new terms include: Sheriff Ralph Froehlich, Freeholders Sergio Granados, Linda Carter and Bette Jane Kowalski. Mohamed S. Jalloh is […]

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