SUMMIT, NJ — On Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Council Chamber at Summit City Hall, Mayor Nora Radest swore in Officer Ian Rivera to the Summit Police Department. After graduating from Rumson Fair Haven High School, Rivera enlisted in the U.S. Marines, where he served five years of active duty. He served as an infantry squad […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with a pedestrian at the intersection of Deforest Avenue and Woodland Avenue on Friday, Feb. 3, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Officers were called to the scene at Lincoln-Hubbard School on Woodland Avenue, where they found a 10-year-old Summit boy with […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Ave., Summit, will host its Vivid Dreamers summer theater program for students entering grades five through 12 from Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 28. Early Bird enrollment, which saves families $50, ends on Saturday, April 15. Vivid’s program is a three-week […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Enrollment is now open for the city of Summit’s 2023 Hometown Heroes program. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 31. This will be the sixth year for the program, which displays banners with the names, images, and dates of service of active military members and veterans on city streets from mid-May […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit will offer household food waste composting at the municipal transfer station on an ongoing basis. The six-month pilot program began in June 2022 and offered residents with a disposal permit the option of bringing food scraps and other perishable items to the transfer station. Green Bucket Compost collects the food waste […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit has upcoming programs meant to inspire wonder, respect and love for the natural world and keep the winter blues away. Topics include groundhogs, feeding the birds, snow people, maple sugaring and leprechaun gardens; children will get a chance to explore the arboretum’s grounds, take nature walks, traverse woodland […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey recently received multiple grant awards from several funders, in support of VACNJ’s continued commitment to empowering people to see, make and learn about art. The grants awarded to the art center are: • PwC Charitable Foundation Inc. awarded VACNJ $25,000 to support VACNJ’s partnership with […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is sharing bicycle helmet safety tips and information for riders of all ages. According to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, head injury is the most serious injury type and the most common cause of death among bicyclists. The National Injury Prevention Foundation reports that nearly […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum was awarded more than $200,000 in grants during the 2022 year. The nonprofit public garden, a 13.5-acre estate located in Summit, is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. It is open 365 days a year, free of charge, and welcomes more than 100,000 visitors annually. […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Escape the winter cold and enter into a world of wonder at Reeves-Reed Arboretum’s first art exhibition of 2023, “Imaginature: Children’s Book Art.” This exhibition features illustrations, paintings and wood block prints by artists Margaret Peot and Giselle Potter. The show runs from Tuesday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, May 14, and comprises […]