UNION, NJ — The prevalence of computer technology in everything from car dashboards to virtual assistants is fueling a boom in computer science enrollment at Kean University and throughout higher education. Kean’s computer science and information technology program enrollment has more than tripled since 2008, driven in large part by students interested in cybersecurity, machine […]
UNION, NJ — Michio Kaku,who was recently named one of the most influential physicists in the world, will speak about The Future of the Mind on Monday, April 24, as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University. The Distinguished Lecture takes place at 4:30 p.m. at the STEM Building on Kean’s Union […]
UNION, NJ — Union Township hosted its weekly Food Truck Thursdays event at Biertuempfel Park on Thursday, April 13. Since Jan. 12, various food trucks from across the U.S. have gathered at this park in Union each week to serve new and returning customers in efforts to grow their businesses. The event runs through May […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Anthony Rodia, a first-generation Italian-American born and raised in Westchester, N.Y., came out of the womb making people laugh. In his 20s, he tried a few open mics, but ultimately took a different career path as a finance manager of a luxury car dealership. In 2019, Rodia returned to comedy and left […]
NEWARK, NJ — In celebration of Easter, Catholic school students benefiting from the archdiocese of Newark’s “We Are Living Stones” Catholic Tuition Assistance Program showed their gratitude by sending handmade Easter cards to Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark. The K-8 students, whose families received $1,500 in partial tuition assistance scholarships to attend archdiocesan […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University alumnus and contemporary fine artist Ricardo Roig, Class of ’08, will become Kean’s next artist-in-residence, following a unanimous vote by the university board of trustees this month. Roig, who developed his signature style of art as a student at Kean University, creates innovative, colorful hand-cut prints. As the artist-in-residence, he […]
UNION, NJ — A minivan crashed into Van Gogh’s Ear Cafe on Stuyvesant Avenue in Union at 8:35 a.m.on Tuesday, March 21. Police said the driver hit a parked car and then crashed into the cafe’s storefront door and windows, breaking the glass. No one was injured inside the cafe. The driver, who was alone […]
UNION, NJ — Union native Ray Liotta, who died last summer, has been back in the news recently, acting in the movie “Cocaine Bear” and having a star dedicated to him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Liotta was 67 years old when he died in his sleep on May 26, 2022, in Santo Domingo, […]
UNION, NJ — The Union County Saint Patrick’s Day parade will be on Saturday, March 11, in the township of Union. The parade will begin on Morris Avenue, at Commerce Avenue, and will precede east on Morris, making a right turn on Stuyvesant Avenue and then proceeding toward the Pearl Harbor Memorial at Stuyvesant and […]
UNION, NJ — Theatergoers from throughout North America will get to experience and participate in live theater—from home— as voters in The Theater Project’s prestigious THINK FAST short play competition, from Thursday, March 2, through Saturday, March 4. Eight plays, some submitted from as far away as Seattle, Wash., have been chosen as finalists in […]