Union News
By KATHY CRYAN
May 28, 2025
UNION, NJ – The Union Board of Adjustment meeting last week featured a contentious discussion regarding a variance application for a property located at 1370 Morris Avenue. Several local residents attended the meeting to voice their concerns over the proposed renovation of an existing 2.5-story ...
UNION, NJ – It was a picture-perfect Monday morning when hundreds turned out for Union’s Veterans Alliance Memorial Day Parade on Stuyvesant Avenue, led by its grand marshal, Bob Johnsen."Memorial Day serves as a powerful reminder of the values we hold dear – courage, sacrifice and duty," said ...
UNION, NJ - Union’s newly built public library is set to open in just a few weeks, bringing with it a state-of-the-art building, expanded programming, and renewed opportunities for community engagement.To support these efforts, the Friends of the Union Library have launched a Donor Tree Campaign — ...
UNION, NJ – An Open House event, commemorating the 245th anniversary of Hannah Caldwell’s death during the American Revolution, will be held at the Caldwell Parsonage on Sunday, June 8.Hosted by the Union Township Historical Society, the commemoration will allow visitors to: --make their own ...
UNION, NJ – About 50 Union High School juniors and seniors took part in the Union Rotary’s annual Marvin Orella Speech Contest last week, showcasing their public speaking skills and personal reflections on this year’s Rotary International theme, “The Magic of Rotary.”The theme encouraged students ...
MANCHESTER, NH - Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students from Union on being named to the Spring 2025 President's List. The spring terms run from January to May.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above ...
UNION, NJ – On Friday afternoon, Union resident Rudolph Joseph Schasney celebrated a special milestone, marking his 100th birthday a few days early with friends, family, and local officials. The festivities included visits from Union’s mayor, a township committee member, and several firefighters, ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ – The Union baseball team, after upsetting a Morris County team on the road on Monday, nearly pulled off another upset in Middlesex County on Friday.The Farmers lost, 2-0, to highly regarded Middlesex on the road.Johnny Velez pitched a complete game for Union (5-19), allowing six hits ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ – Four men were indicted on a host of criminal charges, including first-degree carjacking and robbery, in connection with the violent home invasion of an elderly couple in Union last September, Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly and Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel ...
UNION, NJ – A recent book signing at Here’s The Story bookstore celebrated a powerful story of courage, sacrifice, and rediscovered history. The event spotlighted The Sons of Bitche, a new book by Joseph Militano, chronicling the World War II service of his father, Joseph Militano Sr., a Vauxhall ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ - Each year, Valor Award recipients are chosen from among police and fire departments in the 21 municipalities in Union County. This year, two police officers from Union, Officers Matthew Melody and Peter McTernan, were honored with a 200 Club of Union County Valor Award at the ...
UNION, NJ - The Disney movie ‘Moana 2’ will be the feature at the season's first ‘Movie Under the Stars’ event on Friday, June 6.Pre-movie entertainment begins at 7 p.m. with food trucks, a photo booth, a DJ, face painter, and lawn games. The movie begins at 8:15 p.m.The Union Recreation ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) marked a major milestone Tuesday with a celebratory ribbon-cutting to open its 60th Annual Spring Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.The Spring Conference is NJCM’s premier event, bringing together local ...
Elizabeth, NJ – A Union resident is among four volunteers sworn in as advocates with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Passaic and Union Counties. Union resident Chanita Massenberg-Medina will now be assigned to advocate for a child or sibling set in foster care. Her classmates and fellow newly ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – William Tate IV rolled into New Iberia, La., population 28,555 by last count, in a giant purple bus last year to check out the country’s oldest rice mill that’s so revered it stands out even in sugarcane country.Tate, the then-president of Louisiana State University who was on a ...
UNION, NJ – On Saturday, family, friends, employees of the bakery, and township officials gathered to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Union’s beloved Conca D’Oro Pastry Shop.“What a fantastic event,” said Union Mayor James Bowser.The celebration was a tribute not only to the bakery’s storied ...
UNION, NJ – In celebration of Police Week, the Township of Union Police Department held an awards ceremony last week honoring officers for acts above and beyond the scope of duty.“Today is truly an honor to stand before you as we celebrate not only achievement, but dedication perseverance, and ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Union built a seven-run lead by the middle of the fifth inning and held on for a 9-8 baseball victory over Morristown on Monday.Micah McDowell had two hits and two runs batted in and also scored two runs for Union (5-18), which scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to ...
UNION, NJ – Among the thousands of graduates who crossed the stage at Kean University’s commencement ceremony on Tuesday at the Prudential Center in Newark was a standout: Union resident Trudy Carpignano, a senior citizen who earned her degree summa cum laude.Carpignano, a wife, mother of three, ...
NEW JERSEY — Regular weekday NJ Transit train service will resume with the start of the service day on Tuesday, May 20, NJ Transit said in an email to customers Sunday night.Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri announced Sunday that a tentative agreement has been reached ...
UNION, NJ - The Union Municipal Band, under the direction of Howard Toplansky will present a Spring Concert on Monday evening, May 19. This outdoor concert will be held at Rabkin Park, 1 Swanstrom Place East, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed at the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 9-8 softballo victory over Union on Friday.Union (7-11) had scored two runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game, 8-8.Alessandra Silvestre went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for Union. Laila ...
NEW JERSEY - NJ Transit has an alternate service plan in place, should the rail strike continue.The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents roughly 460 engineers, went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, which was the deadline for a contract renewal between NJ Transit ...
UNION, NJ – The highly anticipated reopening of the Union Public Library next month will also mark the opening of the Arts and Entertainment section, which features the renowned Union Art Gallery curated by Les Malamut.The first exhibit to grace the newly renovated space will be "Genre" by artist ...
UNION, NJ – A group of 79 talented students from Union High School recently traveled to Orlando, Florida, to compete in OrlandoFest, a prestigious music and performance competition hosted by Universal Orlando. Their hard work and dedication paid off, earning them a total of five awards—including ...
UNION, NJ - “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride will be the topic of discussion at the Union Senior Center's June Book Club meeting on Monday, June 16.Participants are encouraged to attend the meeting and share their thoughts about the book. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. New ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Supratik Kar of Union was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Kean University.Kar is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni ...
Chatham, N.J. – On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Union resident Joseph David Quinn-Vitabile graduated from the Governor’s STEM Scholars, a year-long program of the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. Joseph was one of 111 high school and college students from all 21 counties across the state ...
UNION, NJ -- After giving up three runs in the first inning, Frank Dasti drove in three runs in the sixth.And, with his bases-loaded triple, Dasti made school history. It was his 125th career hit, a Dayton High School baseball record, highlighting the Bulldogs' 10-5, come-from-behind victory over ...
MANCHESTER, NH -- It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List. The spring terms run from January to May.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of ...