ROSELLE PARK — On the morning of Friday, April 29, the borough of Roselle Park planted a new redbud tree at Sherman Elementary School on Grant Avenue in Roselle Park, where students participated to learn more about the importance of trees and the environment. Each student received a tree seedling to plant in their backyard. […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Mia Pafumi, Mount Saint Mary Academy Music Department chairperson, announced that senior Jerrine George of Edison and junior Rebecca Ryan of Roselle Park were selected to the All-State Treble Choir. Pafumi said, “I am so proud that our musical talents here at the Mount are being so well represented by these vocalists. […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — At the Borough Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2, U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. discussed how the Build Back Better Plan would help growing families in the community improve their quality of life and Mayor Joseph Signorello III focused on a lack of paid family leave for growing families, a topic […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Mayor Joseph Signorello III was joined by members of the Roselle Park Borough Council, Union County Board of County Commissioners Chairperson Alexander Mirabella, members of the borough administration and the Signorello family on Saturday, Oct. 23, to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated and rededicated Anthony Signorello Youth Center. “It’s […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced $161.25 million in fiscal year 2022 municipal aid grants, with 541 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, according to an Oct. 26 press release. The competitive municipal aid […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that grants have been awarded to 20 municipalities for improvements to recreation resources for children, through the Kids Recreation Trust Fund. In addition, 19 municipalities were awarded matching grants for planting new trees through the Greening Union County program. Both grant programs are […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — During Roselle Park’s council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 21, various council members paid tribute to Roselle Park resident and American Legion member Nicholas G. Buli Sr., who passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Buli, 62, was a lifelong resident of Roselle Park and worked for Verizon. He […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — When the New Jersey Department of Education announced the 2021-2022 county Teachers of the Year on Wednesday, Aug. 25, the educator chosen to receive the award for Union County was Roselle Park High School science teacher Dennis Dagounis. Dagounis said he still can’t believe it. “It’s an honor to be named […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Soup kitchens, food pantries, houses of worship, local nonprofits, community outreach groups and municipal health departments have all accepted meals in large quantities from Soup Kitchen 411 to distribute to the community, and now the nonprofit has another distribution partner: the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association. “Community policing is a […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The Roselle Park community has shown its support for 14-year-old Isaac Lima, a cheerleader for Central Jersey Allstars in Kenilworth, after he suffered an injury during a tumbling exercise that resulted in paralysis. Lima recently graduated from middle school; his family is hopeful that he will regain mobility and walk again. […]