TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

ROSELLE, NJ -  A mobile COVID-19 testing site is coming to Roselle, Mayor Atkins announced in his latest ‘Mayor’s Connection’ address.

The exact dates for the testing center have not yet been announced but according to the Mayor it should be sometime in late September or early October. The tests done at this site will be the newer saliva tests instead of the more ...

METUCHEN – With the school year starting in New Jersey amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans Friday to dedicate $250 million in funding from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide support to children and their families, as well as for thousands of child care providers with resources. These plans are highlighted in the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Officials are in the early stages of planning mass vaccination clinics for COVID-19, the director of the Westfield Regional Health Department said Monday.  Roselle Park is one of the towns served by the Department.

Director Megan Avallone, who serves as local health departments’ lead to the state Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccination task force, told ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

NEW JERSEY — For many New Jersey school districts, this week will mark the first day of class. 

While all have prepared — opting for in-person, remote or a hybrid of the two — new coronavirus cases are to be expected, state officials said Tuesday. 

“We have all the public health protocols and procedures in place to safeguard our children, our educators, ...

ROSELLE, NJ - The school year has begun for students in the Roselle Public Schools and to help the students and families who were having technical difficulties on the first day of classes, the district’s Supervisor of Instructional Technology, Evenide Fanfan-Vilcean, took to Facebook to provide technical support.

The three platforms being used by the district this year are Genesis, ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Under Governor Murphy’s proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year, Teen Guide Zone, a youth services program based in Abraham Clark High School, would be defunded.

Abraham Clark High School houses one of four programs run through Trinitas Regional Medical center, the other three operate in Elizabeth high schools. Agnes Brophy, the Director of Teen Guide Zone, said that the ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Roselle Public Schools are distributing devices for remote learning before school reopens on Tuesday.

Families who have registered for early distribution will be able to pick up their device(s) from their student’s school at 9 a.m. on September 3, 4 and 8. All other students who will need devices will have to pick them up during the general distribution time assigned to ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - For the first time in over thirty years Roselle Park Police Officers are getting new uniforms.

“The Roselle Park Police Department invests in the health and well-being of our officers. Studies have shown that the number one injury to a Police Officer is chronic back pain. The number one cause for the back pain has been shown to be constant pressure from the ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi has begun making arrangements to make sure that the mail-in ballot process works smoothly for the general election in November.

County Clerk Rajoppi posted a video to Facebook, the official election website and the Union County Votes app, with step-by-step instructions on how to vote-by-mail. The County Clerk’s office stated that the video ...

ROSELLE, NJ - In a virtual hearing held Friday, September 11, Superior Court Judge Karen M. Cassidy, invalidated the selection of the Democratic Committee's nominee for Mayor of Roselle and ordered a new meeting to be held to select the nominee for the November general election. 

In the case brought by Council President Denise Wilkerson, Judge Cassidy found that there were ...

ROSELLE, NJ - On September 9, Superior Court Judge Karen M. Cassidy signed an order agreeing to hear on short notice a case filed by Denise Wilkerson against Reginald Atkins in his capacity as Chair of the Roselle Democratic Committee for allegedly violating the Municipal Vacancy Law and the state statute governing procedures to fill a vacancy. Also named in the lawsuit is Nicholas ...

ROSELLE, NJ - United Way and Union County have introduced a program to help students and their families that are struggling with the economic and emotional impact of the pandemic.

The Family Support and Prevention program is open to all families that are Union County residents with a child under 18 in the home. The purpose of the program is to address health issues and/or help children who are ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Mayor Atkins and his wife, Dr. Cynthia Atkins, have announced that they will be providing rental and utility assistance to members of the community.

“There's no denying the financial toll the Coronavirus is taking on our community,” said Mayor Atkins. “We want to help ease the burden.”

Mayor and Dr. Atkins will be working with New Destiny CDC, a ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Roselle Park came together Friday evening in Kelly-Kaulfers Memorial Park to remember four of the Union County residents who lost their lives nineteen years ago on September 11, 2001.

Kelly-Kaulfers Memorial Park, located next to the fire station, is the site of Roselle Park’s permanent 9/11 memorial. Roselle Park Police officers, honor guard and firefighters were ...