Arts & Entertainment

CRANFORD, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new playground facilities at Nomahegan Park on Sunday.

“County residents have been anxiously awaiting the opening of these new playground facilities,” said Union County Commissioner Chairman Alexander Mirabella. “The Board of Commissioners is happy that the ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Rotary Club of Springfield, in conjunction with Jonathan Dayton High School PTSO, will be holding the first annual Springfield Food Truck Festival on Sunday, April 25.

The event will be held in the back parking lot of Jonathan Dayton High School from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost of admission is $5 per person with children under the age of 10 ...

CRANFORD, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners will cut the ribbon on new playground facilities at Nomahegan Park this Sunday, April 18 at 11 a.m. The park is located at 995 Springfield Ave.

“As the weather gets warmer, families look to our local parks to safely have fun while staying active,” said County Commissioner Chairman Alexander ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Free Public Library will no longer be quarantining returned items.

The library made the announcement on Monday, citing information released by the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) pertaining to the extremely low risk of contracting COVID-19 from contact with surfaces.

Since Wednesday, April 7, Springfield has 18 new confirmed positive COVID tests ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Splintered Sunlight, a Grateful Dead tribute band, will headline a free, live drive-in concert Saturday, April 17 at 6 p.m. at the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools campus, at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.

Opening for Splintered Sunlight will be The Sweater Pills.

The event is free, but registration is required online in advance to reserve a ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The upcoming summer will be the second one on which the COVID-19 pandemic has an effect on nearly all aspects of our daily lives.   

Pods, social distancing, masks, remote learning, hybrid schedules, cohorts, hand sanitizers, quarantining, capacity limits and Zoom are all words that have come to define children’s daily ...