RAHWAY, NJ — The Northfield Bank Foundation presented a generous donation to The Gateway Family YMCA in support of the Safety Around Water program. The $15,000 donation was presented by Diane Senerchia, Executive Director, Northfield Bank Foundation to Krystal R.…
The Gateway Family YMCA Seeks Assistance for Annual Support Campaign
UNION COUNTY, NJ – As 2019 comes to a close, The Gateway Family YMCA is asking community support to close the fundraising gap for their 2019 Annual Support Campaign. With a goal of raising $27,000 during December to support financial…
Winter Programs at The Gateway Family YMCA
UNION COUNTY, NJ – The Gateway Family YMCA Winter Program Session registration is going on now at YMCA branches in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union and online at www.tgfymca.org. Winter programs begin January 2nd and include family wellness programs, youth sports,…
Staff knew Trump order to halt Ukraine aid violated law
When President Donald Trump ordered a halt to aid to Ukraine last summer, defense officials and diplomats worried first that it would undermine U.S. national security. Ukraine is, as some of them later testified before Congress, on the front lines…
Bipartisan bribery back in scandal
Jersey City’s school board president, a former state Assemblyman from Bayonne, a former Mount Arlington councilman, the wife of Morristown’s mayor and a former Morris Freeholder John Cesaro were charged with bribery schemes involving a lawyer who asked the to award jobs…
Union janitors win $18/hr contract with benefits & sex protection
After months of negotiations and a unanimous vote to strike earlier this week, 7,000 32BJ office cleaners that work in 500 buildings have reached a tentative contract agreement with their employers. The new four-year contract is subject to ratification by…
Donald Trump is third president in US history impeached
President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote…
The race for president narrows to Biden vs Sanders
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders appear to be in a two-way race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. Biden and Sanders combined have support of about half of the most…
Pot got spot on ballot
Governor Phil Murphy promised to make marijuana legal in New Jersey but his legislative ineptitude may not be fatal to the idea. New Jersey voters may decide to amend the State Constitution to allow for personal, non-medical use of cannabis…
Staff quits on defecting Democrat
Nearly all of Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s Washington staff resigned over the weekend after Republican President Donald Trump urged the Congressman to switch parties, and he voted against an impeachment inquiry. Van Drew, a freshman Democrat from New Jersey,…
Barbarity stuns Jersey City
Two deranged people killed a Jersey City police detective and opened fire on a kosher deli, where they slaughtered three more victims before being shot dead by law enforcement officers at the end of a four-hour shootout. The man and…
Armstead innocent of councilman’s accusations
A municipal judge in Westfield dismissed charges against Linden Mayor Derek Armstead that were brought by a councilman after a stormy caucus meeting in 2018. Councilman John Roman said that he was assaulted by Armstead but the mayor was found…
Wisconsin students shot in separate incidents
Shootings a day apart at two high schools in Wisconsin have sparked a renewed debate over how to combat violence in American schools. An Oshkosh police department resource officer shot a 16-year-old student Tuesday after the boy stabbed him in…