UNION — The Union Police Department is currently asking the public for help to locate a missing person. The woman, Carol Saunders-Corbin, is a resident of The Pointe Condos located on Rt. 22 on the eastbound side. She is a 57-year-old woman who went out for walk about 9:30, but did not return to her […]
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Christmas light display in Union is 20 years in the making
UNION, NJ — Ask him about any one of the hundreds of Christmas decorations carefully placed on his lawn, located on Braun Terrace in Union, and Royce Duran has a story for how it got there. Duran and his wife, Naomi, bought that reindeer more than 20 years ago, he says, back when they lived […]
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Union Police Department officers dress as costumed characters for local youths
UNION, NJ — Ana Solano of Union wanted her son, 13-year-old Allen, to take a picture with Santa Claus for the first time this Christmas. A month after visiting Allen decked out in their superhero costumes, Sgt. Michael Boll and more than a dozen other members of the Union Police Department made the Santa Claus […]
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CRANFORD — A weekend of celebrations began on Dec. 5 for Margaret Steiner, a fourteen year resident at Atria Senior Living in Cranford as this Harley Davidson motorcycle riding great-grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family. Four generations of family gathered in the Atria’s Country Kitchen including her son Ralph, daughter Judy, their spouses, […]
UNION — On Friday, Nov. 20, The Rotary Club of Union hosted its Annual Automobilia Night at a Rotarian’s a private museum in Hillside to benefit a 15-year-old boy from Union with Cerebral Palsy. Rotarian Herb Singe has graciously donated his museum for Union Rotary’s 5th annual event which benefits local residents in need of financial assistance. Guests […]
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UNION, NJ — Before the students at Union’s Franklin Elementary School begin to stream toward their usual lunch hangouts at 11:30 a.m., a handful of industrious fourth-graders set up shop in the kitchen and cafeteria space. They pour lemonade into dozens of cups, man the cash box and prepare for a wave of students who will […]
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UNION, NJ — Just before the doors at Unity Bank on Stuyvesant Avenue open on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, for the afternoon performances of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a Theatre Project production reminiscent of 1940’s radio shows, people will be encouraged to gather for a holiday sing-along and kindle a sense of holiday […]
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UNION, NJ — No other meadery in New Jersey feels quite like the 14-month-old Melovino Meadery, which has successfully made its home in Union at the Millburn Mall under the guidance of founder Sergio Moutela. Scratch that: There are no other meaderies in New Jersey. Before Melovino Meadery’s grand opening in September 2014, the state needed […]
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UNION, NJ — When the late Paul Mallery sparked life back into model railroading, establishing The Model Railroad Club in 1949 after World War II had put the production of model trains on hiatus, he couldn’t have foreseen what it would become: The modest group of hobbyists, which Mallery organized in his basement, has given way […]
By Anne Santos, Food Correspondent UNION, NJ — I have never had Mediterranean cuisine, but several months ago a new restaurant opened in Union which served this type of food. So, my food companion and I, always looking for an adventure and always interested in broadening our food horizons, decided to visit Kava. The restaurant has […]