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Premiere Stages Seeks Submissions to Play Festival
Thursday, September 5, 2024
UNION – Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, is accepting submissions for the 20th annual Premiere Play Festival beginning Sunday, September 1. This yearly competition for unproduced scripts offers developmental and production opportunities to up to four...
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Union County To Host Fall Festival in Clark
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Union County To Host Fall Festival in Clark
Thursday, September 5, 2024
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is excited to announce that the Union County 2024 Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 14, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Oak Ridge Park, located at 136 Oak Ridge Road in Clark. Admission is free for all.“The Commissioner Board and I ho...
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Photography Exhibit: The Gallery-on-the-Boulevard
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Photography Exhibit: The Gallery-on-the-Boulevard
Thursday, August 22, 2024
KENILWORTH – The Gallery-onthe Boulevard, located in the Kenilworth Public Library, presents “Seasons” an exhibit of photographs by photographer Barbara Wirkus of Kenilworth.Although she has attended classes and work shops, Wirkus considers herself self taught and had a darkroom to process prints th...
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Sea Turtles Returned to the Wild at Point Pleasant Beach
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Sea Turtles Returned to the Wild at Point Pleasant Beach
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 22, 2024
AREA — Three endangered sea turtles were returned to the wild on August 13 after being rehabilitated under the careful ministrations of the Sea Turtle Recovery center, a nonprofit organization located at the Turtle Back Zoo.The turtles were released back into the sea just after sunrise in front of J...
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Town Book Store Celebrates 90th Anniversary
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Town Book Store Celebrates 90th Anniversary
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 22, 2024
WESTFIELD — Over the course of the past 90 years, the Town Book Store of Westfield has weathered more than its fair share of challenges. But despite major recessions, the switch to digital media and even the pandemic shutdown, the shop has always persevered.And while the bookstore has had multiple o...
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2024 Perry Award Nominations for Area Playhouses Announced
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2024 Perry Award Nominations for Area Playhouses Announced
By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTY 
Thursday, August 15, 2024
AREA – While the world has been watching competitions from the 2024 Paris Olympics, local theaters right here in New Jersey are basking in their own limelight of being recognized for their efforts by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT). No, they are not gold medals, but the awar...
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Whatever Happened to That Beloved Drama Teacher?
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Whatever Happened to That Beloved Drama Teacher?
By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTY 
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Have you ever wondered what became of a favorite teacher? Theater folks in Cranford specifically, and Union County and Middlesex County generally, might wonder about David Christopher, the former owner of The Acting Studio on North Avenue in Cranford that he originated and ran from 1977-1997. His la...
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Spaghetti & Clams & Braised Greens
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Spaghetti & Clams & Braised Greens
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Ingredients1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 8 garlic cloves, crushed 4 dozen littleneck clams 2 cups dry white wine 2 jarred roasted red peppers, drained 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 pound Swiss chard or collard greens, stemmed and chopped (8 cups) Kosher salt Pepper 1/2 pound spaghetti 3 Tbl unsal...
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Taylor Nation Coming to Oak Ridge Park August 17
Thursday, August 15, 2024
COUNTY–TheUnionCountyBoard of County Commissioners is excited to announce the final show of this year’s Summer Arts Concert Series: Taylor Nation, coming to Oak Ridge Park in Clark on Saturday, August 17, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This energetic Taylor Swift tribute band will bring the excitement of a ...
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Gallery Features Summer Reads By Local Writers
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 15, 2024
WESTFIELD — Writers, from novelists, cartoonists, children’s book authors and poets to journalists, playwrights and illustrators, have always, it seems, found a home in Westfield.Thanks to the efforts of the staff at the Center for Creativity at the Rialto, book lovers of all ages will have the chan...
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2025 Election Results
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2025 Election Results
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Updated Wednesday, November 5, 2025 ~ 11:30 a.m. ~ Unofficial Results * Denotes Incumbent, ☑️ indicates projected winner Westfield Mayor Jeremy Berman...
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Westfield Dems Sweep Election, Maintain Majority
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Westfield Dems Sweep Election, Maintain Majority
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 6, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Democrats celebrated a sweeping victory Tuesday night, claiming four open Council seats and securing another four-year Mayor...
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Cranford Mayor Calls For Order Following ‘Viral’ Meeting Stunts
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Cranford Mayor Calls For Order Following ‘Viral’ Meeting Stunts
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 13, 2025
CRANFORD — Mayor Terrence Curran, who was recently elected to a new term on the Township Committee, called for an end to what he called “disruptive be...
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Westfield High School Theatre Dept. Presents
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Westfield High School Theatre Dept. Presents
Thursday, November 6, 2025
WESTFIELD – The battle for equal access and respect is a story that echoes across centuries, and it takes center stage as the awardwinning Westfield H...
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Dems. Flip 21st District, Secure State Victories
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 6, 2025
AREA — New Jersey Democrats managed to wrest control of the 21st Legislative District for the first time since the early 90’s on Tuesday night.Vincent...
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