Milestones

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA -- A total of 472 students, including Bryant Gilliard from Union, will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the Winter Commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 15 at 9:45 a.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse. Gilliard will graduate with a B.S. in Criminal Justice.

There will be 422 bachelor's degrees, 46 master's degrees and four ...

NEWTON, MA - Gabrielle Miller, a Lasell College student from Union, is one of 19 Peer Health Educators (PHE) on the institution's Newton, MA campus.

Miller, a Elementary Education major, was selected as a PHE for the 2018-2019 academic year through an application process run by the College's Office of Health Education. Selected students are chosen for their interest in the program ...

MADISON, NJ - Kathleen Falcon, of Union, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ, has graduated with a BA in Psychology as of May 2018.

FDU's Florham Campus is located on the former Vanderbilt-Twombly estate in suburban Morris County. Its focus is on providing outstanding on-campus and residential living opportunities, hands-on-learning ...

UNION, NJ – A very special birthday celebration took place on Friday for 100-year old Louis Lamattima.

A resident of Cornell Hall on Chestnut Street, Lamattima was surrounded by family and friends to mark the special occasion.

Of Lamattima, his niece and goddaughter Joanne Vernon said, “he is just a sweet man with a heart of gold.”  Vernon said Lamattima’s ...

UNION, NJ – Retired Union Police Detective Lieutenant Joseph W. Dilginis passed away on Monday, Nov. 5.

According to a social media post from the Union Police Department, Dilginis, 61, spent his career with the Union Police, but “above all else he was a loving husband and father.  Everyone knew him as a family man who truly was a good person, selfless, and caring with a great ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Two Union students have been named to the summer 2018 Dean's List at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a "C" and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the summer of 2018.

Union's Justin George and Mark Pierre were among those ...

UNION, NJ – A 90-year resident of Union, surrounded by family members, enjoyed a celebration his 103rd birthday on Sunday.

Robert D. Wenz, was born in 1915, and has lived in Union for over 90 years.  Wenz graduated from Union High School, where was on the wrestling team and played the violin in the orchestra.  He and his father built the home in which he still lives on Bergen ...

MADISON, NJ – The following students from Union have been named to Fairleigh Dickinson University's Dean's and Honors Lists for the Spring 2018 semester.

Payal Iftekher

Kathleen Falcon

Nicole Fazendeiro

Breyonna Williams

Joshua Siniscal

Sofia Dos Santos

Amber Van Dunk

Marena Trusso

Abbas Qayyum

Gideon Boah

Sarah Osborne

Ashley Donaldson

Truc ...

SPRINGFIELD, MA - Cyriacus Ibezim, of Union, majoring in Biochemistry, has been inducted into the American International College (AIC) Athletic Director's 3.0 Club. The Athletic Director's 3.0 Club recognizes the student in student-athlete by celebrating academic achievement with the overarching goal that young men and women are recognized as academic role models and serve as an ...

OLD WESTBURY, NY - New York State Senator Elaine Phillips was the guest of honor at the September 12 NYIT School of Architecture and Design Friends Lecture at NYIT de Seversky Mansion. She spoke to students, alumni, and faculty about the architecture and design industry's impact on communities and the role government plays in the building process, including the changing of laws, modifying ...