SUMMIT, NJ — “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is a national event that launched in 1999, committed to reducing deaths from impaired driving. The Summit Police Department has been participating since that time, according to Amy Cairns, chief communications officer. The national event is from Friday, Aug. 18, through Monday, Sept. 4. The Summit […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will present exhibitions of work from Elana Herzog, Sandra Eula Lee, Samantha Batra Mehta and Jeffrey Gibson this fall. The works explore themes of dislocation and migration through the use of repurposed everyday and found materials, according to a press release from the center, which […]
SUMMIT — Councilmember Susan Hairston will be resigning her position on the Summit Common Council, effective Sept. 6. Hairston has decided to step down from her position on the Council and as its current president pro tempore before her term ends in December of 2023 to pursue a fellowship opportunity with The Leadership and Society […]
SUMMIT — Hundreds of Summit residents and people from neighboring towns came to the Village Green on Tuesday, Aug. 1, to celebrate National Night Out, a community-based event that takes place the first Tuesday of August in thousands of communities across the United States. Featuring a variety of state, federal and municipal level agencies, National […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Former Summit Public Schools Superintendent Michael George Knowlton died last month of pancreatic cancer in Englewood. He was 76. Knowlton, who retired from the Summit district in 2004, was originally from Windsor, N.Y. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics and government from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, in 1968; his master’s degree […]
SUMMIT, NJ — On Thursday, June 29, Mayor Nora Radest performed a swearing-in ceremony for Officer Ashley Correa of the Summit Police Department. Correa grew up in Paterson. She is currently attending Passaic County Community College and pursuing an associate’s degree in criminal justice. Correa graduated from the Bergen County Police Academy in July 2021. […]
SUMMIT, NJ — After several years of planning, Union County engineers have started work to improve the water quality and overall health of the pond at Briant Park in Summit, one of the county’s most visited local parks. The project is part of the county’s ongoing efforts to maintain healthy ecosystems and provide safe recreational […]
SUMMIT, NJ — On Wednesday, June 14, at approximately 4:11 p.m., a Summit Police Department detective located and began to follow a 2019 Audi A5 that was reported stolen in Montclair; the vehicle was traveling east on the Route 24 south service road near Hobart Avenue when it suddenly accelerated onto Route 24 East. The […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Department of Community Programs has announced the schedule for summer movies and concerts on the Village Green, 356 Broad St., Summit. Presented by Citizens Bank, the 2023 Hot Summer Nights Concert Series will feature a variety of bands on Tuesday nights during July and August. The lineup includes Total Soul […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County clerk Joanne Rajoppi has released the unofficial results, as of Friday, June 9, regarding Union County races in the primary election on Tuesday, June 6, with 100% of the districts reporting. All 434 districts have reported in Union County. According to the Union County Clerk’s Office, of the 337,479 […]