UNION, NJ — “Your Chamber: Driven, Dynamic, and Diverse” was the theme of the celebration. It was the Greater Union Township Chamber of Commerce’s 68th annual Gala at Galloping Hill Caterers on Thursday night, May 8. The event featured several awards, given to various business and community groups. Greater Union Township Chamber of Commerce Executive […]
UNION, NJ — Everyone is recommended to sign up for the Vauxhall Branch of the Union Public Library at uplnj.org/newsletter/ to keep up with new programs, services and updates about the library. Registration is required for all events. The Main Interim Library on Stuyvesant will be closed while the entire library is moved to the […]
UNION, NJ — Nurse-practitioner Kristine Sparks returned to the Kean Wellness Center on Monday, March 3, after spending seven months in a vastly different setting as medical director of the Deployment Readiness Center at Fort Cavazos, Texas. Major Sparks, a U.S. Army reservist, was deployed to oversee nearly 200 military and other personnel at the […]
UNION, NJ — What seemed at first to many county residents to be an elaborate but unpleasant April Fools Day joke has turned out to be harsh reality. News of the as-yet-unscheduled demolition of Union’s “World’s Tallest Water Sphere” has kicked open a floodgate of wide-ranging emotions to those who feel that the longstanding township […]
UNION, NJ — The fourth annual ”You, Me and a Cup of Tea” fundraiser is being hosted this year, moving to the elegant Titan Union Event Center Rooftop, 2003 Morris Ave., on Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The event benefits Josephine’s Place, a local organization providing critical support services for women in […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University is stepping up to the plate as a proud partner of the New York Yankees. The partnership includes educational benefits for Kean students, including a project-based university course for students that is centered on problem-solving real world business and marketing topics presented by the Yankees. The Yankees will work with […]
UNION, NJ — He knows it’s only rock ’n roll, but he loves it. For former Union resident and Union High School Class of 1985 alumnus Rich Kubicz, music isn’t just an enjoyable outlet for expression; it’s become his way of life. Now residing in bucolic Sussex County with his wife, Adrienne, Kubicz stays busy […]
UNION, NJ — Rhonda Denet brought the musical magic of Motown to Vauxhall Branch Library recently. She also told a history lesson about the Motown label, focusing on the ladies who made it all happen. She told the audience these ladies were “the ones who put the Motown label on the map.” Denet’s angelic voice […]
UNION, NJ — A brand-new Union Public Library will be opening soon. It’s on the former Main Library site at 1980 Morris Ave. and, according to library director Kassundra Miller, there will be “some surprises.” The old building was completely torn down. The new building is state-of-the-art. The interim Main Library on 1060 Stuyvesant Ave. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 28th annual Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade marched down the streets of the township of Union Saturday, March 15. The parade route started at the intersection of Morris and Jeanette avenues, traveled 1.1 miles toward Union Center and turned on Stuyvesant Avenue toward the Union Center Cannon. It first […]