Daily Archives: April 20, 2012

Route 1&9 needs better signage, lighting and pedestrian safety measures, study finds

Route 1 and 9 in Union County needs better pedestrian safety measures and better lighting and flood management according to a recently-released study conducted by the county.

Elizabeth, N.J. - Route 1 and 9 in Union County needs better pedestrian safety measures and better lighting and flood management according to a recently-released study conducted by the county.
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Jorge Del Ray Rodriguez of Elizabeth wins Union County Tournament title

Jorge Del Ray Rodriguez of Elizabeth returns a shot during his title-winning victory at first singles in the Union County Tournament on Thursday. Photo Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger

Jorge Del Ray Rodriguez of Elizabeth turned in a stellar performance during the final round of the Union County Tournament on Thursday at Donald Van Blake Courts. After dropping the first set, Rodriguez rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the second and again in the third set for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over...
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Dwyer’s Cafe Makeover

Dwyer students in Cafe during lunch. As you can see, remodeling has taken place in both Dwyer and Halsey.  Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Public Schools

Elizabeth, N.J. – Dwyer students in Cafe during lunch. As you can see, remodeling has taken place in both Dwyer and Halsey. Dwyer students in Cafe during lunch. As you can see, remodeling has taken place in both Dwyer and Halsey. Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Public Schools. Elizabeth Board of Education members approved yesterday...
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Community Access Unlimited Awards Night Celebration, Kenneth Widgeon

Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (L), Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (R) and Community Access Unlimited (CAU) Executive Director Sidney Blanchard (2nd R) congratulate Kenneth Widgeon of Plainfield. Community Access Unlimited is a multi-faceted, human services agency that provides support services for at–risk youth and people with disabilities. Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union.

Elizabeth, N.J. -Congratulations to Kenneth Widgeon of Plainfield on receiving the Youth Advocate of the Year Award for his work at the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services at the CAU’s 28th Annual Awards Night Celebration in Mountainside. Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (L), Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (R) and Community...
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Brother Bonaventure Extended Care Center will host a 100th Birthday Party for Olivia Garcia

Brother Bonaventure Extended Care Center will hold a celebration for Olivia Garcia's 100th birthday on April 23.

Elizabeth, NJ- Olivia Garcia was Born in Cuba on April 23, 1912 to Jose Ordonez and Catalina Bauza. Brother Bonaventure Extended Care Center will hold a celebration for Olivia Garcia’s 100th birthday on April 23. She later married Fernando Garcia and together they raised two sons and a daughter in Havanna. Olivia continued in her...
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Community Access Unlimited Awards Night Celebration, Alfonsina Savino

Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (R), Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (L) and Community Access Unlimited (CAU) Executive Director Sidney Blanchard congratulate Alfonsina Savino of Berkeley Heights on receiving the Educator of the Year Award for her work at The Gateway School at the CAU’s 28th Annual Awards Night Celebration in Mountainside.

Union County, NJ – Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (R), Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (L) and Community Access Unlimited (CAU) Executive Director Sidney Blanchard congratulate Alfonsina Savino of Berkeley Heights on receiving the ...
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Community Access Unlimited Awards Night Celebration, Jamese Baker

Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (R), Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (L) and Community Access Unlimited (CAU) Executive Director Sidney Blanchard congratulate Jamese Baker of Elizabeth on receiving the Disability Services Employee of the Year Award at the CAU’s 28th Annual Awards Night Celebration in Mountainside.

Union County, NJ – Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (R), Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (L) and Community Access Unlimited (CAU) Executive Director Sidney Blanchard congratulate Jamese Baker of Elizabeth on receiving the Disability ...
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Union County National Community Development Week Celebration

Union County Freeholders join others for Community Development Week. Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union

Union County Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella (R) and Freeholders Angel G. Estrada (L) and Vernell Wright (2nd L) join U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and Diane Johnson, Field Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s New...
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Union County’s Mobile Document-Shredding Program
Will Visit Cranford

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Cranford, N.J. – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced its next mobile paper-shredding program for personal documents, on Saturday, May 5, at Union County College in Cranford as stated in a Union County press release. “Union County...
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Union County Freeholders, Plainfield mayor and local officials, pledge to increase New Jersey’s organ donor registry

Local mayors and Union County freeholders will join organ donor families and recipients and representatives from NJ Sharing Network to pledge their support to help increase New Jersey’s organ and tissue donor registry and participate in the first-ever National Donate Life Blue and Green Day,

Elizabeth, N.J. – Local mayors and Union County freeholders will join organ donor families and recipients and representatives from NJ Sharing Network to pledge their support to help increase New Jersey’s organ and tissue donor registry and participate in the first-ever National Donate Life Blue and Green Day, a campaign that aims to radically...
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