Union News
By ARI EDELMAN MASTRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
June 21, 2024
RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils are teaming up for the 8th Annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk while offering both live and virtual formats in 2024. The live 5K Run & Wellness Walk will take place on Sunday, November 3rd at Essex County’s South ...
UNION, NJ – Two Union schools are the beneficiaries of a Local Recreational Improvement Grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, provided to develop a safe and secure outdoor learning playground space. Washington and Livingston Elementary Schools will use the $67,000 grant to ...
UNION, NJ -- Two members of the Union High School softball team have been named to the Union County Conference All-Mountain Division First Team. Jenna Wakefield and Alessandra Silvestre of Union were both selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches. Wakefield, a junior ...
HEMPSTEAD, NY - Lyssah Nogueira of Union excelled during the spring 2024 semester at Hofstra, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List. Lyssah's major is Anthropology. Hofstra University's primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students in an ...
UNION, NJ -- Gabriel Gobbi, a senior infielder and pitcher for the Union High School baseball team, has been named to the Union County Conference All-Mountain Division First Team. Gobbi played second and third base for the Farmers, batting .275 with 20 runs scored and 12 stolen bases, both of ...
NEWARK — Survivors of domestic violence incarcerated because they attacked their abusers and people serving lengthy jail sentences because they exercised their right to trial, are among the categories of people who may be offered clemency under an executive order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame unveiled its Entertainment and Learning Center at American Dream on Tuesday, June 18, before a crowd of supporters, elected officials, including Gov. Phil Murphy and State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and inductees Tommy James, comedian Joe ...
READING, PA - Patricia Falar of Union is one of over 750 students to earn the honor of being named to Alvernia University's Dean's List for the spring 2024 semester majoring in Occupational Therapy. "Congratulations to all the outstanding students who have been named to Alvernia University's ...
UNION, NJ - With proud families, friends and well-wishers on hand on a warm Tuesday evening, the Union High School Class of 2024 took their final bow at their graduation ceremony at the high school football field. “Face everything you do with hard work, passion, selflessness, and resilience,” ...
HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Novelly Skyler Whitt of Union achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring 2024 semester, earning a spot on the Provost's List at Hofstra University. Novelly Skyler's major is Management. Hofstra University's primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students ...
UNION, NJ –– The voter registration deadline for the July 16 10th Congressional District special primary election is Tuesday, June 25. The election for the 10th Congressional District seat is being held to fill the vacancy created by the untimely passing of Congressman Donald Payne. The 10th ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Kenilworth Retro Fitness at 505 North Michigan Avenue is closing June 30, and company officials won’t say why. There has been no correspondence with patrons by phone or email letting them know that the gym would be closing. Only a sign when you walk in the front ...
June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to celebrate all the pollinators that play an important role in producing food, fiber, medicine, and more that we rely on. When you think of pollinators, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are likely the first that come to mind. But moths, ...
UNION, NJ – Three Union seniors were celebrated for their participating in the Union Police Explorers Club at a recent graduation ceremony. The three graduating Explorers are John Ramsey, Reydina Lawrence, and Connor Palestis. Explorers in good standing graduate from the program once they ...
SPRINGFIELD, MA- American International College (AIC) held its 139th commencement ceremony on May 11 at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, celebrating more than 600 graduates in the Class of 2024, including three from Union: Saleem Messiah of Union received a Bachelor of Arts degree in ...
UNION, NJ - The weather could not have been more perfect for Union's annual Juneteenth celebration which took place Saturday afternoon at Rabkin Park. Entertainment included performances by DJ Carvell, The National Association for Double Dutch Orgs, DJ Taj, M.A.D.E. Stars, DJ Wallah, Step Show, ...
OXFORD, OH -- Sean Beatty of Union was named to the Dean's list at Miami University for the 2024 spring semester. Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division for the spring semester 2024 have been named to the Dean's list ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Each year, athletic departments throughout Union County choose a male and female graduating senior athlete who embodies well-rounded excellence, through athletic and academic success. These students are the best of the best, movers and shakers both in the classroom and in the ...
UNION, NJ -- Less than a month after the departure of longtime head coach Lou Grasso Jr., the Union High School football team has begun summer sessions under interim head coach Jason Scott, who will head the program through at least the entire 2024 fall campaign. Scott was named to the position ...
UNION, NJ – A Union scout member in Troop 168 achieved her Eagle Scout award recently with a project that was near to her heart. As her Eagle Scout project, Kate Kepuladze, who attends David Brearley High School in Kenilworth, created a library box which sits outside the campus of her school. ...
UNION, NJ – A Union police officer brought home five medals from the United States Police & Fire Championships, held in San Diego earlier this week. Det. Lt. Kurt Carter participated in the United States Police & Fire Championships, originally known as the California Police Olympics, ...
Add long-lasting beauty and pollinator appeal to your garden with this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Jeana garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’). Selected for its tall sturdy habit and fragrant dense flower heads it is a welcome addition to perennial, meadow, and pollinator gardens as well ...
UNION, NJ – The Portuguese American Civic Association of Union held their flag raising ceremony on Monday evening in front of Town Hall in celebration of Portugal Day. Portugal Day is celebrated worldwide on June 10 to commemorate the death on June 10, 1580, of Luis de Camoes, a poet and ...
(June 09, 2024 - Millburn, New Jersey) Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee- Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts- Executive Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is pleased to release production photos for or Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, featuring a book by ...
UNION, NJ - The Union Municipal Band has set its schedule for the summer. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. All concerts are held on Mondays beginning at 7:30 p.m.: June 24 Rabkin Park 1 Swanstrom Place East July 8 Putnam Manor Plymouth Road ...
UNION, NJ – The competition was stiff, but Union Farmers rose to the occasion by earning 20 gold, 14 silver and four bronze medals at the Special Olympics State Summer Games competition this weekend. All 21 of the athletes who participated in the regional competition made it to the State games.
BOSTON, MA - Michelle Torres of Union earned Dean's List list honors from Emerson College for the Spring 2024 Semester. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Torres is majoring in Media Arts Production and is a member of the Class of ...
Suicide rates in the U.S. are on the rise, and it is an issue that faces people of all socio-economic classes, ages, and backgrounds. On May 25, PGA golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide at age 30 after being vocal on social media about this mental health struggles. “Grayson was a remarkable ...
UNION, NJ - Union older adults are invited to a meeting hosted by the Union County Division on Aging to discuss the needs and concerns of Union's seniors. The discussion will focus on available services for seniors and caregivers, the 2025-2027 Area Plan Contract, and how the Division on Aging ...
ADELPHI, MD -- Sebastian Vegarey of Union was named to the Dean's List for the spring 2024 term at University of Maryland Global Campus | UMGC . To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, ...