SPRINGFIELD / SUMMIT, NJ — Yash Shah, a junior at Morristown Beard School, launched the Health and Hunger Initiative, a program seeking to distribute nutritionally balanced food kits to local residents facing food insecurity. “It’s simply the right thing to do,” Yash said. “We can all play a small part in solving this big issue, […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Selecting a theme for a photography exhibit of her work as she coasts toward the finish line of life is challenging, said photographer Barbara Wirkus of her work on exhibit during library hours in the Donald B. Palmer Museum of the Springfield Free Public Library, 66 Mountain Ave. in Springfield, through the […]
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 […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The parish community of St. James the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Springfield kicked off its centennial anniversary year with a celebration on Sunday, Sept. 18, that featured the installation of its new pastor. The festivities began at Mass when Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo, the Archdiocese of Newark’s auxiliary bishop for Union […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Garden Communities named Carole Steele its newest “Golden Resident” during a festive gathering at Mountain View Gardens in Springfield. The program honors renters who have occupied their apartments for 50 years or more. Members of this club, created in 2020, get more than just congratulations for their loyalty — they also get […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — An overcast sky and a sea of smiling faces closed out the year for the Jonathan Dayton High School Class of 2022 in a graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 16, that was marked by sentimentality and a challenge to make the future a better place. Having faced many obstacles throughout their time […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A Cranford native is living his dreams as an actor, currently appearing in a professional production of the 1971 musical “Grease.” Garrett Forrestal can be seen treading the boards at Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park in the role of Kenickie Murdoch, the right-hand man to Danny Zuko, the male lead […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Hudson Shakespeare Co. returns for its 30th season of traveling Shakespeare with a medieval take on “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.” The show stars Zach Hendrickson as the prince directed by the ghost of his father to avenge his murder at the hands of Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius, played by Jon Ciccarelli, but […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Angela Harrington, a higher education leader who spearheaded a Women’s Entrepreneurship Week initiative at Berkeley College, was recognized among the magazine City & State New York’s Above & Beyond honorees at a ceremony on Thursday, March 24, at Sony Hall in New York City. The award honors women who exhibit exemplary leadership […]