Union County News
By KENNETH WEISS
June 25, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
CRANFORD, NJ – On June 26, the Summer Concert Series will kick off at Orange Avenue Pool with Cranford’s Alden Street Band. The pool closes at 6:00 and will reopen for the event, which starts at 6:30. You don’t have to be a member to swim and enjoy the show, which should last about an hour and ...
UNION, NJ - It's always a good time at Union's Girl's Night Out celebration. This year's event is scheduled for Friday, August 2, from 6 to 10 p.m. in Union Center. The event will include a photo booth, giveaways, a beer garden, workshops, a glitter bar, food tastings, and a live performance ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Union County Board of Commissioners announced its 2024 Family Fun & Flix events to be held this summer at Warinanco Park in Roselle, on the border of Elizabeth and Linden. Each event will show a different movie. Guests are encouraged to bring their own blankets and chairs.
WESTFIELD, NJ — Three fifth graders at Wilson Elementary School successfully petitioned to create McDonald’s Day at their school on April 19. The students, Reid Poller, Oliver Boorjian and Nick Sisto collected 221 student signatures before presenting a slideshow proposal to the Wilson Parent ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Alexander Liu said he was shocked when a cashier at Walgreens on North Avenue called him “ching chong ching” Thursday morning. Liu, a 48-year-old Westfield resident who is of Chinese Cuban descent, said that when he went to pick up a photo the cashier, who he recognized from his ...
CRANFORD, NJ — The Project Purple Pretzel 5K Run is coming to Nomahegan Park July 14. The inaugural 5K was created by a Westfield family, Erin and Mike Peters, in memory of their friend Jordan Shackelford, who died from pancreatic cancer in November 2022, and left behind a wife and three small ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Parents and caregivers have a new place to hang out with their little ones now that Small Town Play Café has opened on North Avenue. The café features locally made gourmet coffee and food that the adults can sit and enjoy while their young children explore the indoor play ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The window of an unlocked vehicle was broken and a purse was stolen from inside while it was parked in Tamaques Park last week, police said Tuesday. The incident happened on Thursday, June 13 at about 12:30 p.m., according to police. “The victim reported observing a broken ...
CRANFORD, NJ - On May 31, the Township closed and secured the pedestrian footbridge that connects Harold Johnson Place to Crane Parkway because of unsafe conditions. At the Township Committee meeting on June 11, Kathleen Miller Prunty, Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works, provided an ...
FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swimmer Clare Logan will compete in the 100 backstroke on Monday, June 17, at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fellow swimmers, coaches, friends, Scotch Plains Township officials and first responders, and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Runners are asking for answers after learning that what was billed as a continuation of the town’s popular Downtown Pizza Run will now take place in Clark on July 15. Alexander Kane, the race director with Winning Events Group, the company behind the race, put a positive spin on ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Station Café, which was damaged after its roof leaked during a storm on May 29, is set to reopen on Tuesday, June 11, said Eman Mobarak, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Ashraf Zaher. The restaurant on South Avenue known for its American diner and Mediterranean ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- On June 6, the country honored WWII veterans for the gift of freedom they gave the world on D-Day. Eighty years and one day later, Greg Ruffa, a 99-year-old Scotch Plains resident and a longtime advertising executive, proved that members of "The Greatest Generation" ...
CLARK, NJ — Though she may not be a household gymnastics name quite yet, Hehnly second-grader Natalie Kalinin is off to a pretty formidable start. The now reigning New Jersey state champion in bars, beam, and all-around is not yet eight years old. But she just earned herself five medals this past ...