SUMMIT — The Summit Police Department announced the appointment of Police Officer Henry Ludena to its Detective Bureau on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Ludena is a nine-year veteran of the Summit Police Department, where he actively served in the Patrol Bureau, participating in many community and school events. “Detective Ludena is a respected member of the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Overlook Medical Center, part of Atlantic Health System, on Thursday, Dec. 17, distributed its first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to eligible team members and physicians, taking a major step forward in the fight against COVID-19. “The arrival and distribution of the vaccine is an emotional moment for all of us […]
SUMMIT, NJ — At its general meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad’s newly elected trustees and officers for 2021 were sworn in by Summit Mayor Nora Radest. In opening comments, Radest praised the squad, describing its members as “universally lauded among Summit citizens for their dedication and valuable service to […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — To help ensure safety on the state’s roadways, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety has announced the kickoff of a statewide traffic safety campaign targeting drunken and impaired drivers. Law enforcement agencies across the state are now patrolling New Jersey roads looking for drunken and impaired drivers as part of the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Nov. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy announced $161.25 million in municipal aid grants, with 543 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, demonstrating the state Department of Transportation’s commitment to communities. The competitive municipal aid grant program attracted 635 applications from 549 […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With the surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed Executive Order No. 194, which includes new mitigation measures that place restrictions on seating and hours for restaurants, bars, clubs and lounges and a prohibition on interstate indoor K-12 and youth sports. These measures went into effect on Thursday, Nov. […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Eleven members of the Class of 2021 from Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child continued their commitment to athletic competition at the collegiate level by signing National Letters of Intent, or in the case of the Ivy League institutions, committed to the admissions process on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Athletics Director Kelly […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit is gearing up for Thanksgiving under different-from-normal circumstances, thanks to the increase in COVID-19 cases. It will host the Other Fellow First Foundation’s 13th annual frozen turkey drive on Sunday, Nov. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Summit Diner, 1 Union Place. The event will help families have a […]
SUMMIT — Kareena and Esha Gupta of Summit first encountered SAGE’s Spend-A-Day adult day program in 2018, when they visited the facility to sing for the participants. The sisters said they enjoyed performing as much as the participants enjoyed listening. They visited again in 2019 for a repeat performance and had every intention of returning […]
SUMMIT, NJ — When residents in a community come together, it makes that community a better place in which to live and thrive. Establishing a way to be more inclusive for everyone, Union and Cranford, along with other communities, are partnered with TryCAN. Supported by the Summit Community Program, the TryCAN organization has been serving […]