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UNION, NJ — Caldwell Parsonage will present a program on Sunday, Feb. 28, from 2 to 5 p.m. about Eulace Peacock, a graduate of Union High School, Class of 1933, who was a United States track and field competitor on a par with Jesse Owens. Owens said of Peacock in 1935, “Eulace is a great […]
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Roselle Catholic boys' still seeking first crown
In what is annually the last week before the state tournaments commence, Union County basketball will continue its path toward crowning new champions. The boys’ and girls’ Union County Tournaments have now reached the semifinal stages, with the top 4 seeds advancing in both. The top 4 seeds making it on the boys’ side is […]
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UNION, NJ — Following its tradition of spotlighting local Union businesses, the Township Committee recently named Hollywood Florist and Greenhouse Inc. the January Business of the Month. “We are extremely proud to be called home by such a distinguished business,” said Union Mayor Manuel Figueiredo. “Not only are they family owned for almost 100 years, […]
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EDITORIAL Sen. Ray Lesniak likes to say that his door is always open to address any concerns of his constituents, but his door was decidedly closed when about 75 people marched back and forth in front of it, chanting, waving signs and calling for the firing of Kean University President Dawood Farahi on Martin Luther […]
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UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the officers’ Tree of Hope charity, is currently hosting a winter clothing and toy drive that will benefit Union County’s homeless and families in need, Sheriff Joseph Cryan announce recently. Officers are now collecting new and slightly used winter clothing and toys for […]
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The 2015 Union County football season will always be remembered as the year Cranford cemented 12-0 for the first time, Westfield captured its first state championship in 38 years – en route to a program-first 12-0 mark – and that Brearley came oh so close to joining Cranford and Westfield at 12-0, falling just one […]
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Goalkeeper Martinez posts fifth state tournament shutout in six games, comes up with several big saves
When it comes to Group 1, Brearley boys’ soccer is the best once again! For the second time in three years and for the third time in program history, Brearley captured the Group 1 state championship. This time the Bears bested a 21-1-1 Shalick team 1-0 in the Nov. 22 title game played at Kean University’s […]
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The Brearley boys’ soccer team is 80 minutes away from capturing the program’s third Group 1 state championship and second in three years. North 2 champion Brearley (12-7-2) came through again for the second time in three years in Group 1 semifinal play, this time blanking North 1 champ Waldwick 1-0 in overtime Tuesday at […]
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UNION, NJ — Union was recently awarded a $35,500 grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund to support and fund the renovation of Union’s VFW Teener League Field on Tucker Avenue. The renovation, which will begin in spring 2016, will include the regrading of the playing surface to address drainage issues. This will better accommodate the […]
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UNION COUNTY, NJ — With the summer coming to an end and September around the corner, Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County is switching gears. Registration for after school programs in Union, Elizabeth, Plainfield, Roselle, and Hillside is now open. Programs for youth ages 5 to 18 and cover a variety of subjects, including […]