UNION – History repeats itself if we aren’t careful. But what if a person doesn’t know his own history? In the fascinating new two-act play Still by Benjamin V. Marshall now playing weekends at Kean University’s PremiereStages, threads of history and real-life anecdotes are woven together to give a ...

WESTFIELD — A new art installation that celebrates life’s quiet moments has been turning heads in Westfield where residents and visitors alike are invited to check out five different sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson.Mr. Johnson, who founded Hamilton’s Grounds For Sculpture in 1992, is kn...

AREA — The Tri-County Writers Group, a community of writers from Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties in New Jersey, is proud to announce the release of their first anthology, Lost Souls: An Anthology for the Living.The collection showcases a diverse range of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, pen...

WESTFIELD — The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route New Jersey (W3R-NJ) announces the 5th Annual March to Yorktown Day Commemoration & Encampment Festival in Westfield, on Sunday, August 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Mindowaskin Park. The event is dedicated to the 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalr...

AREA–The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to welcome The Little Mermen, a NYC-based Disney tribute band, along with The Fuzzy Lemons and DJ Mickey to the Summer Arts Concert Series on Saturday, July 20 in Oak Ridge Park from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.“A live, outdoor concert is the perfe...

CRANFORD – Cranford’s awardwinning Downtown was awarded $2.7 million in the New Jersey Fiscal Year 2025 state budget for revitalization and pedestrianization projects. This funding will directly support the Downtown’s public spaces. This tremendous support will allocate financial resources to enhanc...

AREA – Premiere Stages’ production of Benjamin V. Marshall’s play Still begins performances this week in Kean University’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.).Still was a recipient of the 2023/24 Liberty Live Commission. Directed by Marshall Jones III, S...

Ingredients1/2 cup balsamic vinegar1 teaspoon Dijon mustard2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped1 cup olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper2 green zucchinis, quartered lengthwise 2 yellow zucchinis, quartered lengthwise8 spears asparagus, trimmed14 cherry tomatoes1 red bell pepper, quartered and seed...

FANWOOD – Academy for Information Technology alumnus Ryan Agnello has been selected for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship Program. He is one of just 40 students chosen by Television Academy members from across the country for the 2024 Summer Internship Program. The Foundation ...

FANWOOD — Fifty years ago, 16-year-old Robert Schott was looking to complete his Eagle Scout project and was told that work was needed on a nature center being constructed in Fanwood.The young man decided that he wanted to construct a bench for a rest area for visitors at the new center, which is ce...