Police participate in NJ Law Enforcement Torch Run

Police participate in NJ Law Enforcement Torch Run

UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Friday, June 9, police officers from the Union County Police Department participated in the annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run. The Union County Police PBA No. 73 sponsored the event, which raises money to benefit the Special Olympics of New Jersey. The Torch Run is a statewide event in […]

Union resident competing on Hulu’s ‘Secret Chef’

UNION, NJ — Imagine a reality competition with no judges and the identities of contestants concealed. The only thing exposed is what matters the most — the food. In Hulu’s ‘Secret Chef,’ chefs rate their competition’s dishes via blind taste tests. Ten contestants from all walks of life perform a series of cooking challenges. Joshua […]

Premiere Stages at Kean University announces 2023 Premiere Play Festival finalists

Premiere Stages at Kean University announces 2023 Premiere Play Festival finalists

UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional theater company in residence at Kean University, has selected its four finalists for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. Now in its 18th year, the festival is an annual competition for unproduced scripts that offers developmental opportunities to playwrights with strong affiliations to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania […]

Union County releases unofficial primary results

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 […]

Kean University has a festive graduate commencement

Kean University has a festive graduate commencement

UNION, NJ — Kean University celebrated its graduate commencement on Tuesday, May 16, in a joyful ceremony at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. A total of 653 students earned advanced degrees from Kean this year. The university also had undergraduate commencement on Thursday, May 18, at Prudential Center in Newark. Photos Courtesy of […]

Union hosts Memorial Day Parade

Union hosts Memorial Day Parade

UNION, NJ — The township of Union hosted its Memorial Day Parade and Encampment on Monday, May 29, with the parade beginning at 10 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on High Street. The parade featured music from the Uptown String Band, floats, show cars, military units and vehicles. The parade also featured […]

Veterans Memorial is a moving experience

Veterans Memorial is a moving experience

UNION, NJ — History came to the township of Union when The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial paid a visit from Thursday, May 18, through Monday, May 22. This half-size traveling replica of the actual Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., has been touring the country for more than 30 years. The Moving Wall arrived […]

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