UNION, NJ – The school year is approaching fast and Union wants to help bridge the gap between what families can afford and what students need for their upcoming school year.

The Township has partnered with MLB Residential Lending, LLC for the 2017 Back to School Backpack & School Supply Drive. There are five collection bins around town and the Township is asking for school supply ...

UNION, NJ - Happenings in Union this week:

Monday, 8/14

•Lego Summer Camp: Intro to STEM, 9:00 a.m., Union Recreation Department

•Shoprite Kid Cuisnie, 11:00 a.m., Union Public Library

•Tech Support, 1:00 p.m., Union Public Library

•Build a Better World: "Adult DIY: Homemade Wreath", 1:30 p.m., Vauxhall Public Library

•Lego Club: A-Maze-ing!, ...

UNION, NJ – The Special Improvement District (SID) has cancelled their regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors set for Tuesday, August 15.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors will take place on Tuesday, September 19, at 8:30 a.m.

Questions can be directed to Fatimah Raymond, SID Director, at 908-851-5466 or fraymond@uniontownship.com.

HARRISONBURG, VA - Union resident, Janayah John, has enrolled at James Madison University for the fall 2017 semester. John's selected major isManagement - BBA

James Madison University offers each student a future of significance -- not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - A Roselle resident says that the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders guaranteed $59 million in bonds for a project that may not have a proper land lease.

Anthony Esposito, who formerly served on the Roselle Board of Education, has retained a lawyer who is preparing to challenge what he says are financial issues in the land lease for the Roselle Mind and Body Complex. The ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The County Clerk's office can help disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients in the county obtain documents to participate in a new statewide program that exempts them from paying at parking meters.

County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi said veterans' identification cards and copies of DD-214 honorable discharge forms can be obtained for free at her office, ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Investigators are requesting assistance from the public in locating Walter Sosa, a Plainfield man wanted for the aggravated sexual assault of a child, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Thursday.

Sosa, 33, a registered sex offender in neighboring Somerset County, is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual ...

UNION, NJ - Say Hi to Pancake.

Pancake was found in a resident's backyard.  According to the Union Animal Shelter, he was most likely let go by his previous owner. The shelter is looking for his forever home.

The Union Animal Shelter is located at 980 Jefferson Avenue (behind Rt. 22 Home Depot).  They can be reached at 908-851-5230 ...

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Long Beach Township Beach Patrol issued a note of warning on their Facebook page about digging large holes and ditches in the sand while visiting the shore.

 "You're here to relax and kick back,  leave the ditch digging to the pros. Usually out of view of lifeguards, we find a wild number of these projects when we are patrolling the ...