Oh Brian's on the Green: St Patrick's Day Line-Up

Linda Yianolatos, Author of eight children’s books is teaching children valuable life lessons in her “Crystal City” children’s books series. In her new book, “The Fairy Trail Room”, four cousins are taken by Red Carpet to another Crystal City building.  There they meet the beautiful lady in the long white dress who takes them to the Fairy Trail Room.  Once in the room they meet fairies and gnomes ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce the launch of the new UC Night at the Theatre grant program for high schools. As part of Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados’s Moving Union County Forward initiative, the new program aims to help cover the costs of high school theatre productions and provide arts enrichment for the community at large.

“High school students ...

Union County residents seeking information about services for seniors age 60 and older can visit one-on-one with staff from the county’s Department of Human Services, Division on Aging, at five convenient locations in December as part of the ASK – Aging Services Kiosk program.

“The ASK program improves access to personal guidance and expert assistance for seniors, by bringing our experienced ...

Union County is in the midst of an opioid crisis. According to the latest data by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, there have been 267 overdoses and 79 overdose fatalities in Union County. These high numbers of overdoses and fatalities are why establishing narcan trainings and providing kits to Union County community members is so vital and important.

The effectiveness of providing narcan ...

In many cases here in America, the zip code you're born into may have the ability to determine your future. Sometimes these divisions exist mere miles from each other, in zip codes that are just one number apart. However, The Gateway Family YMCA believes everyone deserves the same opportunities, no matter who you are or where you’re from.

The Y is committed to helping bridge these gaps ...

Looking for some kid-friendly holiday fun this weekend?

On Friday, November 30, Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2, visit the Holiday Sound and Light Show, an extravaganza of HO scale model trains with easy viewing for all ages. Shows are running on all three days.

The event takes place at the A. Paul Mallery Railroad Center, conveniently located off Route 22 in Union ...

Susan G. Komen North Jersey held their first Pink Champagne Lunch & Fashion Show at Mayfair Farms in West Orange on November 7th. The event was led by Pink Champagne Lunch Committee members Sonia Best, Fine Lines Salon; Dorothy Goldberg, CWI Design; Sally Glick, Sobel & Co, LLC; Catherine Lee, CWI Design; Mary Jo Keller, Konica Minolta; Deborah Nelson, Budd Larner, P.C.; Michelle Ramirez, ...

The public is invited to join with the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America to honor the memory of the 26 children and adults who were murdered in a single act of gun violence at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.

The memorial ceremony will take place on Friday, December 14, from 7:00 p.m. to ...

This #GivingTuesday, The Gateway Family YMCA will celebrate giving by hosting celebrations at branches in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union, NJ highlighting donors who have provided support in 2018. 

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Following ...

Please join the Hanson Park Conservancy on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:00 PM at the Cranford Community Center as we welcome Garden Historian Lesley Parness for a very special presentation, “Josephine—The Empress Gardened.”  Ms. Parness will discuss how French Empress Josephine’s fine taste informed 18th and 19th century style, from couture fashion to interior design.  Likewise, she was influenced by ...