UNION, NJ — A Union High School senior has received the 2017 Union County School Board’s Unsung Hero Award. Tahjee Jean was recognized by the school board for his work in the Peer Ambassadors Leadership Program and the Empowerment Mentoring Group at UHS. The award, given each year to a high school junior or senior who […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The state Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Kean University’s Board of Trustees after a lower court ruled it violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act. A state Appellate Division in February ruled that the board, Kean’s governing body, should have sent Valera Hascup, a former Kean nursing professor, an official […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Tears streamed down Matt Ballister’s face as he cried out: “I loved her.” The 47-year-old Ballister, accused of killing and dismembering April Wyckoff nearly four years ago, collapsed under questioning by Union County Prosecutor Scott Peterson. “I didn’t mean to do it,” he said. “This wasn’t supposed to happen. I have made […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — As “The Watcher” house in Westfield goes back on the market, Superior Court Judge Camille Kenny is set to decide on litigation involving the notorious Dutch Colonial that has spanned two years. The six-bedroom, three bath, single-family home at 657 Boulevard was listed at $1.125 million on Oct. 9, and Kenny was set […]
UNION, NJ — British soldiers were swarming the villagers’ homes in 1780 when the Rev. James Caldwell left his wife, Hannah, and two of his children to join small group of 60 militiamen hoping to stave off King George III’s troops from destroying George Washington’s relatively rag tag band of armed American Colonists. Nicknamed the “the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The current candidates for Summit Common Council agreed on reducing taxes, not designating Summit as a so-called sanctuary city, and working with police to make streets and sidewalks safe for pedestrians at an Oct. 12 candidates forum sponsored by the Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Summit chapter of New Jersey’s League of Women […]
CLARK, NJ — Oak Ridge Park, which sits on the border of Clark and Edison Township, is scheduled to join the list of costly athletic fields administered by Union County. The 208 acres of parkland has undergone a history of changes, ranging from its pivotal role in the Revolutionary War — one of several skirmish sites […]
UNION, NJ — Union’s tax assessor plans to evaluate whether a new incarnation of a fine-dining restaurant on Kean University’s campus will continue to pay property taxes to the township. According to the Ursino Steakhouse & Tavern website, the restaurant is slated to open before the end of this year. Gourmet Dining, the parent company of […]
LINDEN, NJ — For Jean Perez, a Linden resident for 11 years, visiting her police department’s “Coffee with a Cop” event was about interacting with officers in person rather than through social media. “I wanted to put a face to the police officers,” Perez said outside the Starbucks in Aviation Plaza on Oct. 4. “I don’t […]
CRANFORD, NJ — There aren’t many elephants or water buffalo to care for in Cranford, so Samantha Colucci travelled 8,556 miles to get close to them. The Cranford resident is a second year student at Michigan State University studying animal science; she took an intensive two-week veterinary service trip to the city of Chiang Mai in […]