SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Police Officer Keith Kwiatek and Juvenile Detective Sean Thompson participated in the Police Unity Tour, a four-day bicycle ride from New Jersey to Washington, D.C. The Police Unity Tour was formed in 1997. Its mission is to raise public awareness about law enforcement officers who have died in the line of […]
PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton University will honor four outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers at its 2022 commencement on Tuesday, May 24. This year’s recipients of the Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching are Deborah Cella of Glen Rock High School, Alicia Rodriguez of Kent Place School in Summit, Devin Ryan-Pullen of Burlington City […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Warmer weather has again heralded in an adaptation to the pandemic lockdown that shut Summit restaurants two years ago. From now until late November, Maple Street, between Union Place and Springfield Avenue and then jumping across Springfield Avenue for a short distance, will be closed to traffic and will become an alfresco […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum is well-known for its children’s nature programming, gardens and trees, but it also offers programs for adults, including workshops, lectures and tours. Tours are offered on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and are free and open to the public. These tours are for individuals, not groups, to learn […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department has been awarded accredited agency status from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. A certificate of recognition was presented to members of the department by Law Enforcement Accreditation Program Director Harry Delgado at the Tuesday, April 19, Common Council meeting. NJSACOP accreditation is voluntary; Summit […]
RAHWAY, NJ / SUMMIT, NJ — The Department of Environmental Protection is awarding 38 grants, totaling $1.3 million, to promote the stewardship of urban and community trees and forests throughout New Jersey, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced March 21. The grants support Gov. Phil Murphy’s environmental justice initiatives in vulnerable neighborhoods, with 75 percent […]
SUMMIT, NJ — At the Common Council meeting on Tuesday, March 15, Annette Dwyer of Summit was recognized by Mayor Nora Radest and members of Common Council with the 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award for her more than 20 years of dedicated service to the Summit community. “I was very honored to present the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Capture the magic of summer with Reeves-Reed Arboretum’s day camps, with options to focus on nature, science, art, dance and cooking. Camp options include Winged Things, Plant Pals, Time for Slime, Dino Discovery, Into the Woods and Fantastic Folktales. RRA will be teaming up for its seventh year with Bold Arts to […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Fire Department has donated 10 level B hazmat kits to support under-equipped fire departments in Ukraine as part of a Clifton Fire Department and FMBA 21 equipment drive. The kits contained turnout gear, tools and breathing equipment required to operate at hazardous materials incidents, as well as various essential medical […]
SUMMIT, NJ — With the trees bare and the gardens quiet during these winter months, two sculptures, hidden gems by Jon Krawczyk, stand out at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit. The first, “Full Moon Over Summit,” takes center stage in the rose garden. The twisting bronze sculpture appears to balance on tiptoe among the historic rose […]