UNION, NJ — Tina-Marie Lopez, Class of ’11, has always been intrigued by the experiences of newcomers adjusting to life in America, an interest that led her to a top role in the nonprofit sector. Since 2023, Lopez has served as the New York/New Jersey executive director of the International Rescue Committee, overseeing the resettlement […]
UNION, NJ — SJI – South Jersey Industries – has announced that Christie McMullen, president and chief operating officer, Elizabethtown Gas, a subsidiary of SJI, was recognized as the Woman of the Year by the Union County College Foundation. The Union County College Foundation honored McMullen at its 32nd annual Scholarship Gala on Wednesday, Oct. […]
PISCATAWAY, NJ — As the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team opened the season 4-0 with a historic Blackout victory over the University of Washington on Friday, Sept. 27, at SHI Stadium, 16-year-old Gabriel Soares of Union, a Children’s Specialized Hospital patient, was honored as the Shining Knight of The Game. A collaboration between Rutgers Athletics […]
UNION, NJ — Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 to 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Clerk’s Office has reported the following local election unofficial results as of Friday, Nov. 8, from the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. For all of these results, 100% of the districts are reporting. House of Representatives Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez of the state’s 8th Congressional District of […]
UNION, NJ — After hearing from PETA about how highly intelligent, social orcas and other marine animals suffer in SeaWorld’s tiny concrete tanks, Smarties Candy Company and Albanese Confectionery have just committed to not partnering with the shameful abusement park again. PETA is sending orca plushies in thanks. “The misery that animals endure at SeaWorld […]
UNION, NJ — Eleven first-generation Kean University students have been selected for fellowships with America Needs You, a national program that helps students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds build career skills for future success. The students, most in their sophomore year at Kean, are part of a group of 89 students from New Jersey named […]
UNION, NJ — The township of union was the site of a motor vehicle accident on Friday, Oct. 25, that resulted in more than two dozen people being injured. According to a report by the Union Police Department, on Friday, Oct. 25, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Union police responded to Stuyvesant Avenue and Pleasant Parkway […]
UNION, NJ — Kean Athletics recently retired No. 16, the jersey number of Hall of Fame member and MLB pitcher Kevin Herget. He is the first baseball player and the third athlete in Kean history to receive the prestigious honor. The campus community celebrated the 2015 graduate’s remarkable journey from Kean University to the major […]
UNION, NJ — The township of Union Recreation Department has announced the launch of the new “Challenger Soccer Program,” an inclusive soccer program designed to offer children and young adults of all abilities a fun and non-competitive environment to play soccer. This program builds on the success of the popular Challenger Basketball program, offering a […]