SUMMIT, NJ — After 25 years in law enforcement, Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti on Tuesday, Sept. 7, notified Mayor Nora Radest and members of the Common Council of his intention to retire on Friday, Dec. 31. “While I am happy for Chief Bartolotti and extremely thankful for his service to our community, I will […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will open two new exhibitions on Saturday, Oct. 9, that examine the interconnectivity of the human body, land and water. The Main Gallery show, “The First Water Is the Body,” takes its title from a poem by Natalie Diaz from her 2020 Pulitzer Prize–winning collection, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $35.6 million in grants to support more than 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The grants were approved at the arts council’s 55th annual meeting, held virtually. The awards are part of the largest state appropriation […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Melissa Miller has joined Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child as director of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. Miller brings experience in DEIJ, admissions, special events and donor relations from Newark Academy, where she most recently served as the school’s assistant director of admissions. “I am excited to join the wonderful […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Board of Education welcomed Crystal Marr as the director of Student Personnel Services for Summit Public Schools at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, July 22. After several rounds of rigorous interviews, Marr was the unanimous choice for the new position by the district’s interview committee, consisting of central […]
SUMMIT, NJ — A rat problem in the community was brought to light by Summit resident Laura Soden, who lives on Madison Avenue, during the Summit Council meeting on Tuesday, July 27. “I just came to make a comment because I read on Summit Happenings (Facebook group) that a neighbor of mine on Lafayette was […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is hosting Summit’s annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Village Green, 356 Broad St. in Summit. Featuring a variety of municipal, county, state and federal-level agencies, National Night Out provides a chance for community members to come […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center marked the opening of its redesigned Bouras Emergency Department entrance in Summit on Thursday, July 15, just days after the department received the Emergency Nurses Association’s prestigious Lantern Award. The new entrance, part of a larger plan to expand and enhance the entire hospital, is designed […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Faith Formation team at St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Summit knew that many members of its congregation wanted to get away for the summer, after being cooped up inside due to COVID-19, but it still wanted to keep parishioners connected. So it devised a way families could take a version […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit’s 74th annual Fourth of July celebration began on Sunday, July 4, with a flag-raising ceremony at noon at Soldiers Memorial Field. The day was busy with bands, food trucks and games, as well as a children’s decorated-bicycle parade and a grand fireworks display. Event organizer David Guida said he couldn’t be […]