UNION, NJ — Hundreds of Union High School students marched to town hall as part of a nationwide demonstration against gun violence in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting that left 17 dead last month. Students stood on the high school football field around 10 a.m. on March 14 for 17 minutes of silence […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Nine high school business students are getting intense on-the-job training in their prospective field as they look to compete in an international career competition. And they’re learning the challenges of many businesses — raising funds. After initially qualifying via the state competition in Atlantic City, members of Abraham Clark High School’s Distributive […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Colorectal cancer isn’t a common topic for discussion and its symptoms are rarely noticed early. Those are just two of the reasons why advocates for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month are promoting recognition of the deadly disease via various events in municipalities throughout Union County in March, such as free screenings […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The show of support for mountain bike trails — and those who oppose them — is gearing up again less than a year after the freeholder board opposed a plan to allow the cyclists in Watchung Reservation. Far fewer advocates from both sides attended the March 8 freeholders meeting than last year. […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The local public library, closed for nearly three months, is slated to reopen at the beginning of April in its new temporary home, the former “upper church” rectory of the Church of the Little Flower at 110 Roosevelt Ave. A mid-December transaction between the library, township and church resulted in Berkeley […]
CRANFORD, NJ — When walking throughout town one may have noticed increased brightness illuminating from the Victorian-styled lamps that line the sidewalk and are dispersed within the many parking lots. This is due to the township having purchased 335 light emitting diodes, or LED, lamplights last year, that have since been installed. Cranford’s Downtown Management […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Mayor Carl Hokanson has added his voice to a growing list of of Union County mayors frustrated with NJ Transit about the condition of their local train stations. One of Hokanson’s main concerns is the lack of an elevator at the Roselle Park station, making the platform inaccessible to disabled riders. […]
UNION, NJ — Not even a nor’easter that slammed the area on March 2 could stop Kean-based volunteers from gathering over a thousand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to disperse to those in need across the state. Be the Change, a community service group that was created by a Kean health professor, has been distributing […]
CLARK, NJ — The Township Council has passed a redevelopment study for the former A&P supermarket and the Rice Bowl restaurant properties on Westfield Avenue, the first step in clearing the way for potential Mount Laurel housing. The council’s action instructed the Clark Planning Board to investigate the sites at 52 and 81 Westfield Ave. […]
CLARK, NJ — State Sen. Nicholas Scutari was elected chairman of the Union County Democratic Committee after several weeks of campaigning against Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr that exposed deep-rooted alliances and party divisions within the county. Scutari was elected 412-341 in a vote taken by paper ballot at the Gran Centurions in Clark on Feb. 21, […]