During Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, it may be the best time to talk to kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes, the most commonly used tobacco product among both middle and high school students according to the Centers for…
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West Virginia senator running for president
West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda, who fell short in a batttleground district campaign for Congress, announced that he will be running for president in 2020. “I’m Richard Ojeda and I’m running for the President of the United States of…
Youth Volunteer Ayonna Chambers Honored by The Gateway Family YMCA
UNION COUNTY, NJ – The Gateway Family YMCA honored Ayonna Chambers, a dedicated YMCA Volunteer, as 2018 Youth Volunteer of the Year, at the 2018 New Jersey YMCA State Alliance 18th Annual Recognition Celebration on October 15th at the Hyatt…
100 years ago, WWI ended
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war ended one hundred years ago, on November 11, 1918. Contemporaneously described as the “War to End All Wars”, the conflict began July 28, 1914 and involved more than…
Census Bureau recruiting thousands of workers
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of workers for temporary jobs available nationwide in advance of the 2020 Census. The 2020 Census Jobs website allows applicants to apply for a range of positions, including recruiting assistants, office operations supervisors,…
The Gateway Family YMCA Kicks Off The Lunchbox Challenge at Healthy U Day
UNION COUNTY, NJ – The Gateway Family YMCA joins YMCA throughout New Jersey in celebrating the annual Healthy U Fall kickoff in its youth programs on October 25th. The Healthy U program is the result of a collaboration between The…
Marine vet kills 12 in California
A 28-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran killed 12 people in a Los Angeles area bar full of college students about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said Ian David Long, 28, walked into the Borderline Bar & Grill…
Democrats win most local contests in Union County
Angie Devanney has been elected mayor in Berkeley Heights. She is the wife of former Union County Manager George Devanney and a former Township Administrator in the typically Republican community. Devanney, a Democrat, defeated the GOP’s Robert Woodruff with 2,806…
Assembly protecting call center jobs
The state Assembly passed legislation supported by Communication Workers of America to protect jobs by ensuring that companies that offshore New Jersey call center jobs to overseas locations do not reap the rewards of taxpayer-funded grants, loans, and tax credits.…
Critics compare Divincenzo to pre-Civil War slave catcher at jail protest
About three dozen protesters assembled outside the Essex County jail on Doremus Avenue in Newark on a windy Saturday, to demand that officials end their collaboration with the Trump administration, which is paying millions of dollars annually to incarcerate immigration…