The big football game in Union County this weekend is Saturday’s (Oct. 8) undefeated matchup featuring Union (3-0) at Westfield (4-0) at Westfield’s Gary Kehler Stadium. However, there are several intriguing matchups Friday night (Oct. 7), including a battle of 4-0 teams in Rahway. In Rahway’s first-ever game at its new turf field at Rahway […]
Westfield, which last won the championship outright 15 years ago, is the top seed for the 36th annual girls’ soccer Union County Tournament. The last three times the Blue Devils were crowned champs they shared the title with Scotch Plains in 2012 and 2006 and with Oak Knoll in 2002. Westfield has won the most […]
There are several entertaining and exciting Union County football matchups this weekend. On Friday, Sept. 23 Herm Shaw Field we have 2-0 Belvidere at 2-0 Roselle Park. Both teams have begun with two shutouts, Belvidere both at home and Roselle Park both on the road. On Satuday, Sept. 24 at Arminio Field we have 2-0 […]
Union, NJ — The Caldwell Parsonage has a long — and haunted — past. Located on Caldwell Avenue in Union, it is an important and indelible part of Union’s fascinating history and, according to some, the players in the drama — although gone for hundreds of years — continue to live on at the historic […]
Jamil Jackson, Class of 1989, was just hired as the new head football coach at Elizabeth, succeeding John Quinn, who was in charge for six seasons from 2010-2015. Jackson, who as a senior starred on Elizabeth’s 1988 North 2, Group 4 state championship team, is Elizabeth’s 17th head football coach. The Elizabeth Board of Education […]
A camaraderie between Roselle Park Mayor Carl Hokanson and and property owner George D’Agostino has been reported to LocalSource by residents as well as a local business owner. The mayor requests that any residents with complaints regarding Heart of Worship Church come to discuss it with him in person. He also stated that the lack […]
Union County seeks first win since 2012
The 7th annual Essex-Union Underclassmen All-Star Baseball Game is set to be played tonight – Monday, June 20 – at Kean University’s Jim Hynes Class of 1963 Stadium in Union. Two players have been added to the Union County roster, including pitchers Vin Doren of Governor Livingston and Tim Geissel of Scotch Plains. Doren, a […]
Central Jersey, Group 2 champion Crusaders will next face SJ, G2 champ West Deptford in June 7 Group 2 semifinal at Rowan University
The Johnson softball team added to its first Union County Tournament championship since 1981 and outright Union County Conference-Watchung Division title by capturing its first sectional crown since 1996. The third-seeded Crusaders defeated eighth-seeded Voorhees 6-2 in the June 2 Central Jersey, Group 2 championship game played at Johnson High School in Clark. Johnson, guided by head […]
Editor’s note: JR Parachini covered the 1996 softball Union County Tournament championship game at Linden’s Memorial Field, which turned out to be the agony of defeat for the Johnson Regional Crusaders and the thrill of yet another championship victory for the five-time defending champion Union Farmers. The Johnson softball team last won the Union County […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University’s Occupational Therapy Community Cares Clinic hosted “Paint Possibilities,” an event modeled around the popular “paint night” events. Opportunity Project, a nonprofit clubhouse for adults with brain injuries located in Millburn, took part in the program. Led by a Kean fine arts graduate student, participants were treated to an afternoon of creative […]