On April 11, 2006, Kevin A. Apuzzio and a team of well-trained, well-equipped firefighters entered a burning residence in search of one of the homeowners that was reported as being trapped inside. The Mayor and Committee of the Township of Union…
A fundraiser benefiting New Jersey’s only Recovery High School, the Raymond Lesniak Strength and Hope Recovery High School will be held at 6p.m. on February 6. The event will take place in the Kean University Stem Building, located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union. Tickets may be obtained…
Committeeman Manuel Figueiredo of the Township of Union was sworn into his third term as committeeman and his second year as Mayor on New Years Day. “It is not only my goal, but that of the entire committee, to make…
New Jersey Blood Services is asking for help to maintain an adequate supply of all blood types, but especially O-negative – the “universal” blood which can be transfused into anyone in an emergency. In addition, hundreds of additional blood drives…
A former Kean University student pleaded not guilty to making fake threats against fellow black students at the school. Kayla-Simone McKelvey, of Union Township did not comment Monday after she appeared at a brief court proceeding to face one count…
Many citizens complain about government but only a few ever reach out to elected leaders to let them know what things should be done differently. In a representative democracy, staying in contact with elected officials is as much as responsibility…
The Senate today passed a measure that environmentalists say would stop the Republican administration’s assault on water and flood protections and override these dangerous flood hazard rules. A Senate resolution sponsored by Senator Raymond Lesniak and Senator Bob Smith that…
The kids will love it…including the ones who haven’t really grown up yet: A train ride and a little history. When 27 historic sites and museums across the county open their doors to the public on October 17 and 18…
UNION — Kean University officials renamed its University Center as the Miron Student Center in a ceremony on Wednesday, October 7, attended by faculty, administrators, students, and family and friends of benefactor Diane Goldblatt Miron, a graduate of the Class…
State Transportation Commissioner James P. ‘Jamie’ Fox says he is leaving his state job to return to the private sector as federal investigators begin looking into his work as a lobbyist for United Airlines. “Being Commissioner of the Department of Transportation under…
