UNION, NJ — Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small, front-yard book exchanges number more than 100,000 in more than 100 countries — from Italy to Brazil to Japan. Now, a new Little Free Library on Rahway Avenue in Union Township has joined the movement to create communities of readers through book sharing. […]
HILLSIDE / UNION, NJ — When the Hillside Public Schools and Hillside Innovation Academy student and staff members visited Kean University for a tour of the campus on Friday, Oct. 29, Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet made a surprise announcement that would reduce some of the pressures on the seventh- and eighth-grade students: On […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced $161.25 million in fiscal year 2022 municipal aid grants, with 541 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, according to an Oct. 26 press release. The competitive municipal aid […]
UNION, NJ — More than 2,000 community members and Kean students and alumni braved the chilly fall temperatures on Sunday, Oct. 17, for the inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean University, a free, outdoor concert launched by Kean President Lamont O. Repollet as a way to welcome people from across the region to […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University alumni, students, family and friends brought Cougar spirit to the Homecoming Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 16, enjoying games, music and a beautiful fall day as the university celebrated a festive return to campus after a year of remote learning during the pandemic. Crowds of students and alumni wearing Kean gear […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that grants have been awarded to 20 municipalities for improvements to recreation resources for children, through the Kids Recreation Trust Fund. In addition, 19 municipalities were awarded matching grants for planting new trees through the Greening Union County program. Both grant programs are […]
UNION, NJ — When the COVID-19 pandemic required people to stay in their houses in 2020, then 6-year-old McKenzie Rae Mitchell of Union Township, who attends St. Theresa School in Kenilworth, passed the time by drawing on the blank pages of booklets given to her by her mother, Takeyer Mitchell. Takeyer Mitchell had given the […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet was installed on Thursday, Oct. 14, as the 18th leader of the university in a campuswide ceremony attended by Kean faculty and students, state lawmakers, presidents of other colleges and universities across New Jersey, and family and friends. A Kean alumnus, former Kean trustee and the […]
UNION, NJ — Union High School coach Nicole Marie Placca brings something unique to the school’s students: the art of baton twirling. Teenagers and even younger children can now benefit from Placca’s teachings of a sport that may seem almost extinct. Placca, who hails from Kenilworth, is also a Spanish teacher for grades 9-12 at […]
UNION, NJ — Union Public Library has a lot of events coming up; register for all programs by going to https://uplnj.org/events/list/. For assistance or for more information, call 908-851-5450, ext. 3. • Meditation, every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Join Bindu Bhatt for a virtual meditation session. No experience necessary. Bhatt has practiced meditation for more […]