NEWARK, NJ - NJ TRANSIT has announced a new partnership in a statement on May 4 to help get more New Jersey residents vaccinated. The partnership called VAXRide should help approximately 11,000 residents get free rides to both public and private vaccination destinations. 

Novartis, a NJ based healthcare company, is the program’s lead sponsor with a commitment of $120,000 for the ...

TRENTON, NJ -- With COVID-19 numbers trending decisively in the right direction and New Jersey progressing toward its adult-age vaccination goals, Gov. Murphy on Monday announced an additional easing of restrictions, including a removal of all percentage capacity limits for indoor and outdoor businesses, a lifting of the prohibition on indoor bar seating, and an end to the outdoor ...

NEW JERSEY -- Beginning today, walk-in vaccinations are open to all New Jerseyans age 16+ at all six vaccine mega-sites during select times, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, who announced the news in a tweet on Thursday, April 29.

Walk-up vaccinations are now available at the Middlesex County Mega-site, located at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Avenue, ...

NEWARK, NJ – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey kicked off an $84.2 million capital project this week to renovate and upgrade one of Newark Liberty International Airport’s major runways. 

The project is planned to generate more than $144 million in economic activity for the region and create 783 total jobs. The revamped 4R-22L runway at Newark Liberty will feature ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy at his COVID press briefing Wednesday announced that he would sign an Executive Order allowing for summer camps – both day camps and sleep away camps – to open for the upcoming season. The governor says that he is pleased with the way COVID numbers are trending downwards, which enables things to open up as the summer ...

NEW JERSEY -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised its masking guidance for fully vaccinated Americans on Tuesday, April 27. The new public health recommendations outlined instances in which fully vaccinated individuals can forgo wearing a mask. This guidance applies to COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use by the FDA: Pfizer-BioNTech, ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy said at his COVID press briefing Monday afternoon that effective May 10, indoor room capacities for private catered events -- including weddings and school proms, political events, funerals, memorial services, and performances -- will increase to 50% with a maximum of 250 individuals.

He also announced the easing of the following ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ - In recognition of Autism Acceptance Month, Union County residents of all ages are invited to participate in Paint in the Park, on Tuesday, April 27, at Mattano Park, located at 360-484 Fifth Avenue in Elizabeth.

This event is completely free and is sponsored by The Union County Board of County Commissioners, through the Office for Persons with Disabilities & Special ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - In the year of coronavirus, school district superintendent salaries increased 2.9% statewide to a median cost of $174,689, up from $169,689 the year before, recently released state Education Department data show.

Hillside Superintendent A. Robert Gregory makes $180,000 in 2020-21, statewide records indicate 

Enrollment increased this school year state data ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - Security improvements at the Hillside Municipal Building are some of the projects that this year’s Union County Commissioners Infrastructure Grant program will fund throughout the County.

In all, the Union County Board of Commissioners made awards to 21 municipalities as part of the seventh annual Union County Infrastructure Grant program.

The program was conceived by ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - Saturday will be a busy day in Hillside as three programs for residents will take place at the Community Center off Hillside Avenue.

The Health Department is offering free COVID-testing and a free Rabies shot clinic at the Department of Public Works garage. The Police Department is participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

"This is just another example ...

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced on Thursday that an alleged local leader of the Latin Kings street gang and eight inmates allegedly under his command in various correctional facilities—including Northern State Prison in Newark and New Jersey State Prison in Trenton—have been charged with forming a “hit squad” within the prison system to commit ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — County officials confirmed the prior suspicions of community leaders at Thursday’s Board of Commissioners meeting: the Union County jail in Elizabeth will close and inmates will be transferred to the Essex County Correctional facility in Newark.

The county is entering into a five-year memorandum with Essex County, which has an option for renewal. This merger will ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ-- The Seventh Annual Union County C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Action, Response, Education, Safety) Domestic Violence Symposium is scheduled to take place later this week, and those working in fields dedicated to serving victims are being encouraged to register and learn from a host of subject-matter expert speakers.

A joint presentation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office ...

HILLSIDE, NJ —The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), Mercer Street Friends, and NORWESCAP recently announced the selection of 292 partner food pantries, soup kitchens, and other local food assistance charities to receive grants through a $3.5 million investment in network capacity. Awards ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 were ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - The cleanup scheduled for last Sunday, April 25, was canceled, but community members showed up anyway, determined to clean up Conant Park. In under two hours, four volunteers collected 310 pounds of garbage from the forest and Elizabeth River. 

Much of the trash consisted of plastic bottles, plastic bags, various styrofoam materials, and mini liquor bottles.

TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy signed bill A5405, which will direct $10 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

This funding will be distributed to seven New Jersey food banks in order to continue providing families with food assistance during the ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - In honor of Earth Week (@njearthweek2021), @newjerseyclimatesave, the Hillside Green Team, and the @unioncountynj Adopt-A-Park program organized a clean-up in Hillside, New Jersey.

The clean-up was initially scheduled for Sunday, April 25, but was canceled due to unpredictable weather.  Despite it being canceled, four community members showed up anyway and collected 310 ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - The cleanup scheduled for last Sunday, April 25, was canceled, but community members showed up anyway, determined to clean up Conant Park. In under two hours, four volunteers collected 310 pounds of garbage from the forest and Elizabeth River. 

Much of the trash consisted of plastic bottles, plastic bags, various styrofoam materials, and mini liquor bottles.

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Don’t be alarmed if you start hearing piercing sounds and seeing the brown shells of insect bodies on the ground next month.

JD Stamler, a park naturalist at the Trailside Nature & Science Center in Mountainside, said some of the periodical cicadas in Brood X will emerge from the ground in Union County after 17 years in late May and early June.

“I ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - In honor of Earth Week, all Hillside residents are invited for a clean-up at Conant Park on Sunday, April 25, at 1 p.m.

According to The Ocean Clean Up, approximately 40,000 pounds of trash flows down the Elizabeth River every year. 

Since April 2019, New Jersey Climate Save has organized nine clean-ups in Hillside, and their volunteers have removed about 3,000 ...