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

The mission of October’s perennial National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has traditionally been focused on a singular core message: awareness. The impetus of the month-long campaign has been that women (and men) need to be aware of what’s normal for them, know their family histories, and pay heed to the importance of getting screened regularly for breast cancer. But last year, the local North ...

On Saturday, October 27 Union County residents with unwanted guns in their possession can turn them in for up to $250 each at either of two locations, in Elizabeth and Plainfield. Anyone turning in a gun may do so anonymously.

“Gun buyback events have safely taken hundreds of guns off the streets and out of our homes and neighborhoods. Buybacks also help raise awareness about the risk of gun ...

Five local leaders honored for community achievement

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites the community to join the County’s first Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Sunday, September 23rd, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Union County Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving Street in Rahway. The Freeholder Board is partnering with the City of Rahway for the event, which is free ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce the first graduating class of the new Non-Profit Consortium Leadership Fellows Institute. The 44 graduates were recruited from local non-profit organizations in partnership with the Union County Non-Profit Consortium, with the goal of developing the next generation of informed, effective executives in the non-profit ...

Willow Grove Presbyterian Church invites everyone from the community to come to the Annual Fall Worship in a New Key and Picnic in the Park on Sunday, September 23. It will take place at the La Grande Park Pavilion. This informal contemporary church service begins at 11 am. Following service will be an afternoon of fun including a picnic lunch featuring Portuguese barbeque food provided by ...

The Gateway Family YMCA will join local groups across the country to celebrate the 17th Annual National Women’s Health & Fitness Day on September 26th, 2018. As an official host site, The Gateway Family YMCA will provide health and fitness information to local women, trial classes and information sessions.  For more information on event times at each branch, visit www.tgfymca.org.

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September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and while the dangers of childhood obesity are well chronicled, many families need support changing their families’ habits with the goal of overweight and obese children obtaining and maintaining a healthy weight. That is why The Gateway Family YMCA — a leading community-based organization dedicated to improving health—wants families to understand ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is please to present artwork from the “Art from the HEART” fine arts program, now on display at the Freeholders Gallery through September 28. The public is invited to visit the Freeholders Gallery any time during regular business hours weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m. It is located on the 6th floor of the Union County Administration Building, 10 ...

On September 29th, The Gateway Family YMCA branches in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union will celebrate a family-friendly wellness event, Family Fun & Fitness Day.  Y Branches in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union will be hosting events that are open to the community including free family group exercise programs, healthy snacks, nutrition and fitness games, community vendors and games.  Family Fun & ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is proud to partner with the Rutgers School of Public Health, Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) to host a free community forum, “HIV Prevention: U=U, PrEP and PEP-Knowing the Facts," on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue in Cranford.  Registration is requested ...