UNION, NJ – Michael McNany has always been proud of his Irish heritage and the values of family, community, service and generosity that come with it.  On March 14, the 24th Annual Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off onto the streets of Union with McNany as Grand Marshal.

"It's quite an honor to have been selected as the Grand Marshal of the 2020 Union ...

Recognized for Closing the Gender Gap in AP Computer Science Principles

ELIZABETH, NJ – John E. Dwyer Technology Academy has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. 

Out of the 20,000 institutions that offer AP courses, 818 achieved this important result during the ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ -- Four high schools in Union County rank among the Top 500 in Newsweek's 2020 List of Top STEM High Schools in America.

America is a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators, and our economic vitality and national security depend on our sustaining that vibrant culture. Science, technology, engineering, mathematics—these are the fields in which our children need ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Trinitas Health Foundation is among the list of winners announced this past week by Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for grant funding to establish nine hospital-based violence intervention programs across New Jersey.

The trio were joined by community leaders and grant recipients as they announced the awards at ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth man has been criminally charged in connection with a fatal stabbing that took place earlier this weekend, according to acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo.

Authorities say Javier Ramirez-Jimenez, 48, is charged with reckless manslaughter, a second-degree crime, for being responsible for the death of 67-year-old Carlos Ariza, also of Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH, NJ - An adult and a juvenile have been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place last month in Elizabeth.

According to acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Newark resident George Thompson, 22, and a 17-year-old whose identity is being withheld due to his age are charged with murder and related weapons offenses in connection with the death ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - An adult and a juvenile have been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place last month in Elizabeth.

According to acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Newark resident George Thompson, 22, and a 17-year-old whose identity is being withheld due to his age are charged with murder and related weapons offenses in connection with the death ...

UNION, NJ -- Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr and Elizabeth Councilwomen Patricia Perkins-Auguste co-hosted a breakfast attended by 200 women from across Union and Essex Counties to celebrate and acknowledge that women have only had the right to vote in America for 100 years on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Galloping Hill Golf Course.

The event attracted elected officials and their ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – Everyone has a dream, and for eight-year-old Marlon, it is to be a professional basketball player, “like Kobe Bryant.”

Marlon was waiting with his fellow Boy Scouts from Bernice’s Place, a program of the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, to perform the flag ceremony, at the 26th Annual Hoops to End Homelessness, February 6. The games pitted ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The fourth-seeded Piscataway High School wrestling team beat fifth-seeded Elizabeth, 40-33, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state tournament on Monday night.

Elizabeth (18-7) led 27-25 with four matches to go, but Piscataway (12-7) took three of the four for the victory. The dual started at 138 pounds.

“Winning the coin toss helped us out ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - It’ll be the Clash of the Basketball Ball Titans, Thursday, February 6, when two top-ranked Union County high school powerhouses face each other for a good cause at the annual 26th Annual Hoops to End Homelessness Charity Basketball Game.

The event, a fundraiser for the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, pits Elizabeth High School junior and varsity teams ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – Everyone has a dream, and for eight-year-old Marlon, it is to be a professional basketball player, “like Kobe Bryant.”

Marlon was waiting with his fellow Boy Scouts from Bernice’s Place, a program of the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, to perform the flag ceremony, at the 26th Annual Hoops to End Homelessness, February 6. The games pitted ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - It’ll be the Clash of the Basketball Ball Titans, Thursday, February 6, when two top-ranked Union County high school powerhouses face each other for a good cause at the annual 26th Annual Hoops to End Homelessness Charity Basketball Game.

The event, a fundraiser for the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, pits Elizabeth High School junior and varsity teams ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Trinitas Regional Medical Center has been recognized for the second consecutive year by the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) for instituting a mandate that all healthcare personnel receives the influenza vaccination every year. 

Trinitas has recently been accepted onto IAC’s Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Trinitas Health Foundation is among the list of winners announced this past week by Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for grant funding to establish nine hospital-based violence intervention programs across New Jersey.

The trio were joined by community leaders and grant recipients as they announced the awards at ...