CALDWELL — Caldwell University nursing student Nicole Grandeza of Union, was selected to present to nursing students from Japan at the TOMADACHI Johnson & Johnson Disaster Nursing Training Program in August. Johnson & Johnson hosted the event at its worldwide headquarters in New Brunswick for undergraduate students from Miyagi University in Japan. Grandeza, a senior and […]
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UNION, NJ — A record 300 participants walked, jogged and bolted across a brand-new course at the fifth annual Mayor’s Run on Sunday, Sept. 20, each finishing on the synthetic red track at Union High School. A handful of competitive runners were done in under 22 minutes, while others were still making their way around the […]
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UNION, NJ — In her nine years living in the township of Union, Republican Karen Slawson has enjoyed the diversity in local cultures and views. The township has got “a kind of vibrancy to it,” said Slawson, “and I want it to succeed.” But that sense of diversity has been missing from the five-person Township […]
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UNION, NJ — Of the candidates running for positions on the Union Township Committee, at least one will be a familiar face to voters. Manny Figueiredo, a six-year member and Democrat on the committee, and the current mayor of Union, is up for re-election this November, and his running mate, veteran city planner and first-time […]
UNION, NJ — The third annual Union talent show, Union’s Got Talent 2015, was held on Saturday, Sept. 26 to an enthusiastic audience. Presented by Connect One Bank, the event raised money for three non-profit organizations; Union High School Performing Arts Company, Township of Union Education Foundation, and Douglas Michael Krueger Scholarship Fund Inc. All […]
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UNION, NJ — The final round is set for “Union’s Got Talent,” which will highlight the best and brightest aspiring artists in Union on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to event organizers with the Union High School Performing Arts Company. Some of the remaining 16 performers have day jobs, including an engineer, while others are still […]
UNION, NJ — When Bed Bath and Beyond moved their corporate headquarters to Union in recent years, the company brought along much needed jobs. But it also brought with it too much traffic, and now the town has worked with the company to come up with a solution. The company’s headquarters are located on Liberty […]
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TRENTON — New Jersey Department of Transportation officials recently announced a project to replace the bridge deck of Route 22 over Burke Parkway in Union. The project will begin with a traffic shift this weekend to remove the curb and construct temporary pavement on both the left and right side of Route 22 westbound. Beginning […]
UNION — On Wednesday, June 10, The Rotary Club of Union hosted its Annual Eloquence Soiree to honor Union High School’s student winners of the Marvin Orella Speech Contest. Also honored that night were Ron Rago Supervisor of the Visual & Performing Arts of the Union Board of Education and Captain Scott A. Davis, Administrative […]
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UNION — A Union woman has been arrested and charged with stabbing her husband to death on Monday, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced. Julia Morris, 73, is charged with murder in connection with the death of 80-year-old George Morris. Members of the Union County Homicide Task Force arrived at the couple’s home on […]