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SUMMIT, NJ - Three iconic Hilltop City nonprofits -- The Connection, The Summit Free Public Library and The Summit Area YMCA -- will serve as voter registration locations on Tuesday, September 25 in honor of 'National Voter Registration Day'.

Locations and time include:  

The Connection, 79 Maple Street --  9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 3 - 7:15 p.m.


The Summit Free Public Library, 75 ...

St. Benedict’s Headmaster Fr. Edwin Leahy and Board Chairman William H. Connolly Jr. recently welcomed two new members to St. Benedict's Board of Trustees – Kevin Cummings of Summit and Eduardo Lara of Westfield.

Cummings is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Investors Bancorp and Investors Bank; Lara is Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Enrollment for Dreamcatcher's Adult and Teen Fall Improv Class is underway, with the Repertory Theatre Company hosting a six-week program beginning October 6 and continuing through November 10. The Open-Level class -- available to both beginners and student who have taken the Level 1 Class --- will be led by Improv expert Dave Maulbeck and be held on Saturdays, from 12:30 - 2:30 ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Demonstrating what Summit Police Department Chief Robert Weck describes as "out of the box thinking" to help limit use of the roadway and direct motorists to an adjacent, signal-controlled intersection at Passaic Avenue and Kent Place Boulevard, a section of West End Avenue in Summit will be shuttered during the daytime on September 22.

The thoroughfare will -- between Passaic ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit Fire Department is reminding area businesses that Carbon Monoxide detectors are required in all businesses and commercial buildings in accordance with recently modified Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and Uniform Fire Code (UFC).

“Carbon monoxide is primarily a concern in buildings with fuel-burning appliance,” said Summit Fire Chief Eric Evers. “If a building ...

On September 27, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., Imagine, a Center for Coping with Loss is offering a Bullies to Buddies training.

Bullying is a challenge for many students, but grieving children and youth are more likely to be bullied or become a bully.  The Bullies to Buddies method fosters resilience by showing how to respond to verbal aggression.

Children from third grade up, parents, school staff ...

SUMMIT, NJ - A Health Literacy Tote Bag initiative, a partnership between the Summit Free Public Library, Overlook Medical Center and the Libraries of Union County Consortium that offers books, CDs and-or DVDs and other informaton focusing on a specific health topic all packaged in an easy-to-check-out satchel, is now underway at the Library.

Health Literacy Tote Bags -- 'Health Totes' in the ...

Join us for an upcoming webinar on Tuesday, September 25, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EST, discussing: "The Dirty Little Secrets of Annuities."

We will cover issues regarding owning an annuity such as: liquidity concerns, fees, and tax complications to name a few. Click below to register!

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For more than 25 years, Point View Wealth ...

SUMMIT, NJ - While lacking perhaps the hype of a National Football League game held weekly on the same night, the Summit Common Council met on a Monday night, the unusual scheduling tweak a mere diversion to a meeting that featured reports on Summit's traffic signal network and water flow / disposal, a timely topic given the heavy amount of rain that has fallen in and on the Hilltop City.

City ...

“Para atras ni para coger impulso!” (Loosely translated to “don’t go backwards not even to gain momentum”).  These are words I heard over and over again in my home. Life is about moving forward, about learning and making decisions based on new information while rooted in values and integrity.  

As I look at my life in our beloved city of Summit, I have seen progress.  I also understand the ...