An unknown man allegedy abducted a young girl from a public park in broad daylight. Illustrating what may be every parent’s worst nightmare, New Jersey State Police issued an Amber Alert for 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alvarez of Bridgeton City. Detectives say…
Climate forum seeks to save a resistant world
World leaders will descend on New York for the UN Climate Action Summit on 23 September as millions of activists prepare for a global climate strike on 20 September and the media partnership Covering Climate Now launches its large-scale collaboration to increase…
Covering Climate Now signs on over 170 news outlets
More than 170 news outlets from around the world with a combined audience of hundreds of millions of people have now signed up for Covering Climate Now, a project co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) and The Nation aimed at…
Family Fun & Fitness Day At The Gateway Family YMCA
UNION COUNTY, NJ – This fall, The Gateway Family YMCA branches in Elizabeth, Rahway and Union will celebrate a family wellness event, Family Fun & Fitness Day. Family Fun & Fitness Day is designed with activities to engage both children…
Community Partners Support The Gateway Family YMCA
Joanne Rajoppi, Union County Clerk, Presents Donation to The Gateway Family YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign ELIZABETH, NJ — Joanne Rajoppi, Union County Clerk, presented a generous donation to The Gateway Family YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign at their Association Office in…
Bipartisan group seeks end to U.S. involvement in Yemen
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) led a bipartisan group of 44 lawmakers urging Congress to defund unauthorized U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen in the…
Bernie Sanders: Poverty is a death sentence
A groundbreaking Government Accountability Office (GAO) study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), released this week, provides a comprehensive picture of income, wealth, life expectancy, and retirement security among older Americans. The GAO found not only that the rich are…
Gabbard & Delaney should debate head to head
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) says being excluded from today’s debate shows that elite “gatekeepers” want to decide who is the party’s nominee. Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney, a former Maryland congressman who was born in New Jersey,…
Democratic presidential debate in Houston
Tonight, the leading 10 Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stage in Houston for the third debate of the 2020 primary, this time hosted by ABC News. The third presidential debate will put Democratic ideas for gun violence prevention…
5 Preliminary Measures That Can Make or Break a New Tech Product
Inventing a new tech product and bringing it into the world can be a challenging process that involves numerous steps which need to be taken before you can even facilitate your very first sale. In fact, many of the efforts…
The Gateway Family YMCA Swim Team Tryout Dates Announced
RAHWAY, NJ – The Gateway Family YMCA has announced upcoming try-outs for the 2019-2020 Rapids swim team, scheduled for September 12 & 13, 6:00-8:00pm at The Gateway Family YMCA – Rahway Branch, 1564 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ. “After a very…
The Gateway Family YMCA Joins Welcoming America in Celebrating New Americans During Welcoming Week
UNION COUNTY, NJ – This Welcoming Week, taking place September 13-22, The Gateway Family YMCA will join Welcoming America and hundreds of YMCAs and other organizations nationwide in hosting events to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to communities and bring together all…
Judge Anne Thompson appointed 40 years ago
Judge Anne Elise Thompson never had specific career goals, and never imagined she would be part of a historic class of women judges appointed to the federal bench in 1979. A theater arts teacher in her early years after college, she…