UNION — Union Township’s sixth annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration drew a large crowd of residents to enjoy zesty Hispanic foods, festive music and games with friends and family at Biertuempful Park on Winslow Avenue on Friday, Sept. 17. Live music was provided by Armando Son Jimenez y Orquesta, Son Milanes, a mariachi band, flamenco and […]
By Daniel Jackovino, Staff Writer UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional acting company in residence at Kean University, has resumed production after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus with the staging of “Year One,” a 90-minute one-act play by Erik Gernand. The play was directed by Glen Ridge resident John Wooten. “Year One” is about the […]
UNION, NJ — When the New Jersey School Ethics Commission found Union Board of Education President Ronnie McDowell in violation of school ethics, McDowell said his violation was human error. “I agree with the SEC’s final decision,” McDowell said on Saturday, Sept. 4. “Yes, I violated the School Ethics Act. Ethically, per the act, I […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University Senior Vice President for Research Jeffrey H. Toney has been named a fellow of Sigma Xi, the prestigious Scientific Research Honor Society. Toney, who is also a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one of 15 members selected for the 2021 cohort for “exceptional contributions” to society and […]
UNION, NJ — After more than a year of virtual schooling thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the return to school in Union for in-person learning was addressed with a back-to-school informational question-and-answer session via Facebook Live on Monday, Aug. 30. Discussing upcoming steps to keep children safe and answering questions that were emailed, phoned in […]
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 […]