UNION COUNTY, NJ – Enrollment is now open for youth between the ages of 16 and 25 who wish to obtain a high school equivalency diploma (HSED), develop workforce skills and acquire community service experience. New Jersey Youth Corps of Union County has supportive instructors, staff and community partners who are ready to guide Corp members through every step of the process. Anyone ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library (RPVML) will have their end of summer reading party on Thursday, August 18 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 p.m. It will take place on the library lawn at 404 Chestnut St. There will be a DJ, ice cream truck, lawn games and water fun, so bathing suits and towels are encouraged.

RPVML started their summer reading program, Oceans of ...

CRANFORD, NJ - In a social media post around 3 p.m. on Juy 27, 2022, the Cranford Police Department asked for the public's help to identify an unknown man. 

Anyone who has information is encouraged to call Detective Ryan Gerrity at 908-709-7347 or through the Cranford Police Department app.

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Positively Roselle Park 24/7, a local volunteer organization, has announced the dates for their Porchfest event that will showcase local musicians. The event will take place on Saturday, August 13 from 12:30 p.m. until about 8:30 p.m. at various locations throughout the Borough. The rain date for the event will be on August 14.

Aspiring and seasoned musicians will perform on ...

New York, NY – Roselle Park teen, Isabelle Latorre, will be performing in the Off-Broadway show, Disney’s Camp Rock The Musical, with KOTA Productions. The show runs from August 18 through August 21, with Isabelle performing as Ella Pador on August 18 at 5:00 p.m. and August 20 at 8:00 p.m. This limited New York engagement will take place at Theatre Row in Theatre Four located at ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – Roselle Park celebrated National Night Out (NNO) on August 2 at Michael J. Mauri Park. Residents came out to meet First Responders, learn about Borough programs and participate in various activities organized by the town.

Adults and kids alike enjoyed seeing the ins and outs of emergency vehicles on display from Roselle Park Police and Fire departments. Activities such ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – The Borough has partnered up with Boom Local, a directory connecting customers with small businesses in their town, to make it easy to find and support them. The site is free to use for the business and the consumer. Businesses are searchable by over a dozen categories and can even be narrowed down to details such as woman-owned, veteran-owned and minority-owned ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – The Borough of Roselle Park has selected Costa’s Restaurant and Pizzeria as their Small Business of the Month for August. Costa’s, located at 120 Chestnut St., is a family-owned and operated restaurant that has been in business for over 50 years. Costa is well known for serving fresh, homemade Italian cuisine from pizza to seafood and everything in between.

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Roselle Park Environmental Commission (RPEC) members and volunteers are seeing the fruits of their labor pay off with lots of vegetables being harvested at the community garden. Ripe organic produce is being picked by the bagful and donated to the Casano Community Center for their food pantry participants. Hundreds of pounds of cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes and arugula were ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – On July 22, American Legion Post 60 held a ceremony to install new Officers. Joseph Verdun was sworn in as the next commander and will take over those responsibilities from Gregory Johnson.

Johnson served as the commander for two years and is credited with moving the Post in a positive direction. Michael Connelly, Post 60 Adjutant, says that in addition to providing ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – Rotary Club of Roselle-Roselle Park held a ceremony on July 14 at Costa’s Restaurant in Roselle Park for the installation of the club’s new President and President-elect for 2022-2023.

Courtney Washington, current President-elect, has replaced Gerry Russell as the new President of the Rotary Club. She will be serving as President for the club’s ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – NJ Transit received $814 million from the state budget surplus and has approved $27 million of that money for improvements to the Roselle Park station. The project will include platform replacement, repairs to access stairs, customer-facing upgrades and accessibility improvements which include the installation of an elevator.

This is a big win for Roselle Park since ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – The Borough has announced that the road improvement project for Walnut St. and Filbert St. is scheduled to occur between July 21 and August 10. Working hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The contractor will begin working on Walnut St. on July 21 beginning with concrete work. This phase includes spot removal, replacement of curb and concrete sidewalks and ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - There are two public meetings scheduled for the week of July 18. 

REGULAR MUNICIPAL LAND USE BOARD MEETING

Monday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.

Roselle Park Borough Hall - Council Chambers

110 East Westfield Ave, Roselle Park

Agenda for this meeting can be found by clicking here.

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL

Thursday, July 21, 7:00 ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – Residents who wish to run for a Board of Education seat had until July 25, 4:00 pm to file their petition with the County Clerk. There are four seats up for grabs on the Roselle Park Board of Education, three are 3-years term seats and one is a 2-year unexpired term seat.

The school board ballot position drawing will take place on August 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Elections ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a heat advisory for our area starting at noon on Wednesday, July 20. Heat index values are expected to range from the mid 90s to about 100 degrees for Wednesday and Thursday. The temperature is forecasted to be in the 90s for the rest of the week.

The Borough has designated the Casano Community Center as a cooling center ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county has moved to a “high” level of COVID-19 transmission and so people should wear masks indoors, according to state and federal data.

Union and 10 other counties in New Jersey have shifted from a “medium” level of COVID-19 to a “high” level of COVID-19 activity since last week, according to the state Health ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A volunteer-driven mental health crisis call center is preparing for the rise in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that is anticipated to come with the rollout of an easier-to-remember number for the hotline, 988. The new number goes live July 16.

Caring Contact Executive Director Mary Claire Givelber, whose nonprofit takes calls from emotionally ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – Roselle Park High School (RPHS) basketball players were busy this summer working on their game and staying fit. Both Varsity and Junior Varsity (JV) participated in a summer league, with Varsity also attended a team camp at Albright College. Their hard work and dedication paid off with wins and recognition from NJ Hoops.

RPHS Varsity players participated in the ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – Roselle Park High School football team will be holding a car wash on Saturday, July 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in front of the high school on W. Webster Ave. The football team will be raising money for the upcoming season and any donations are greatly appreciated.

Roselle Park Football, coached by Gregory Dunkerton, plays in the Big Central 1A Division. Their ...