By The New Jersey Department of Transportation When people see damaged vehicles and emergency responders on the road, they might say they saw a car accident. But the truth is, most crashes are not accidents, or something that was random and unavoidable. Instead, many of the incidents that cause fatalities or serious injuries […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — One of the most difficult things in high school sports in the Garden State is winning four games in a row to capture a sectional state championship. The Governor Livingston High School baseball and Arthur L. Johnson High School softball teams can now say that they not only did it this […]
WESTFIELD, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday, March 28, met with constituents whose lives would be negatively impacted by potential federal funding cuts to Medicaid – a federal-state insurance program that provides free or low-cost health care coverage and services to eligible low-income individuals and families, children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with […]
By The New Jersey Department of Transportation There were more than 600 crash-related fatalities on New Jersey roadways in 2023. We’re so used to seeing statistics that it can be easy to forget there are real people behind the numbers. So let’s reframe it. Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español In 2023, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Sunday, Feb. 18, Marilyn Hart, 98, and brother-in-law Joe Schott, 102, celebrated their joint birthdays, totaling 200 years. Marilyn had married David Hart, who had the same birthday as his sister, Nancy Hart, who married Joe. The two couples only had two birthdays between the four of them, so they […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Which boys basketball teams in Union County will see the ball bounce their way more often than not this season? We shall soon find out, as the 2023-2024 season will commence around the state of New Jersey on Thursday, Dec. 14. There was a bit of a “changing of the guard” […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union High School junior wide receiver Renick Dorilas hauled in 35 passes for 550 yards and five touchdowns, the longest one covering 80 yards. Linden High School senior middle linebacker Myles Hamilton was credited with 155 tackles, 36 of them solo and 119 assisted. To say he was all over the […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Recreation Department will host its 33rd annual Holiday Concert, featuring the Westfield Community Concert Band and the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers, on Friday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Edison Intermediate School, 800 Rahway Ave., Westfield. This free public concert culminates the band’s 111th anniversary concert season. The band […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — It’s time to put the 2023 Union County football season to bed with its two longtime Thanksgiving Day clashes this week. Roselle Park High School seeks its first win against Abraham Clark High School, Roselle, since 2017. A Panther victory against the Rams would also give Roselle Park its first winning […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The success of the sports programs in Union County this fall were about as spread out as they could be, which is a good thing. It shows that not just one school dominates all sports when it comes to capturing county championship crowns. Of the seven sports, not including football, six […]