UNION, NJ — In a world where marriages don’t seem to last very long, when a husband and wife have been together for 70 years, it’s remarkable. A Union couple is set to celebrate this milestone on Thursday, Aug. 19. Union High School Class of 1947 graduate Charles W. Sommer Jr. and his wife, Rose, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $35.6 million in grants to support more than 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The grants were approved at the arts council’s 55th annual meeting, held virtually. The awards are part of the largest state appropriation […]
UNION, NJ — National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 3, was a huge success in Union thanks to the participating sponsors and all of the residents who came out and joined the fun. The Union Police Department is already looking forward to doing it again next year. Photos Courtesy of Union Police Department
UNION, NJ — Families and groups of friends came out in droves to Union’s Fourth of July concert and fireworks celebration at Biertuempfel Park on Sunday, July 4, and Union Township’s superintendent of Recreation and the main organizer of this event, Robert Cowper, could hardly stem his enthusiasm. “Today, we have a concert with the […]
UNION, NJ — After last year’s virtual graduation, the 560 graduates of Union High School’s Class of 2021 were ready to kick things into high gear at the school’s 139th commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 26, on the UHS football field. The fact that it was a year unlike any other, one that relied heavily […]
UNION, NJ — The Theater Project, a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey performing artists, has received a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant for $10,000 to produce a virtual production of “Labor,” a dark comedy by noted playwright TyLie Shider. Gaining regional recognition for its ongoing projects during […]
UNION, NJ — Juneteenth, the June 19 holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, had only just become a federal holiday when Union Township hosted its first-ever Juneteenth Arts Festival at Rabkin Park. At the festival, residents enjoyed a multitude of activities, including entertainment, recreation, art and food. Ann-Margaret Shannon, president of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As one of the nation’s leading professional theaters and recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse — with leadership from Mark S. Hoebee, producing artistic director, and Michael Stotts, managing director — has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception […]
UNION, NJ — After a highly successful debut in 2020, The Theater Project’s Actors Reading with Kids Program — designed to have actors interact with children virtually and instill a love for reading — is returning this year. Operated in conjunction with Union Public Library on the premise that acting and teaching have much in […]
UNION, NJ — On Tuesday, May 18, Highland Park School District Superintendent Scott Taylor was chosen as the new superintendent for the Union School District, beginning this summer. “I was raised in a very creative environment,” Taylor said on Friday, May 21. “My father is a very well-known musician, my mother was an art teacher […]