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Jazzy Sounds of Omar Sosa + Paolo Fresu on SOPAC Stage 2/1
January 22, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Six-time Grammy-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa and celebrated Italian trumpet and flugelhorn player...
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Calling Women to Be Queens for a Day
January 17, 2013Whippany, NJ, January 10, 2013 — Queen Esther has long been revered as the heroine of the Purim story. Women of all ages are inv...
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Experts to Share Tools to Counter Assaults on Israel’s Legitimacy at Advocacy Summit
January 16, 2013Whippany, NJ, January 16, 2013 — Back by popular demand, the Israel Advocacy Summit, a forum for learning tools to counter assau...
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Literacy Volunteers Raises $70,000 at 25th Anniversary Gala
January 16, 2013Literacy Volunteers of Union County celebrated 25 years of changing lives through literacy, and raised $70,000 in support of its free ...
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BIG READ-A-THON at Scotch Plains Public Library
January 14, 2013The public is invited to come to Scotch Plains Public Library on Monday, January 21, from 1 to 3 PM, to have fun reading or being read...
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Filmmaker JOHN WATERS to Perform at SOPAC 2/2
January 14, 2013The Prince of Puke, The Duke of Dirt, The Sultan of Sleaze… Entertainer/Filmmaker JOHN WATERS Comes to SOPAC for One-Night Only...
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SOPAC Appoints New Executive Director Mark Packer
January 10, 2013The Board of Governors of the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) today announced the appointment of Mark Packer as its new Ex...
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Liberty Hall Museum Offers Downton Abbey Fans the Perfect Day Trip
January 9, 2013UNION, NJ — Just days after its highly-anticipated season premiere was watched by a record 7.9 million people in the United...
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Kean University Announces New Date For Reading of Dustin Lance Black's Play “8”
January 7, 2013Less than one month after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear not one but two cases challenging legislation that seeks to restrict m...
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Learn about Abraham Lincoln at Lecture by Dr. Jonathan Lurie in Union County Courthouse, Feb. 7
January 4, 2013ELIZABETH, NJ – The Union County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee invites the public to hear a special lecture by Dr. Jonath...
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Ring in the New Year with 10 Recommendations for Cancer Prevention from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
December 17, 2012At the start of each New Year, 100 million Americans make resolutions, with top goals that include saving money, losing weight and dev...
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Photo Montages by Richard Earl of Westfield on Exhibit at Pearl Street Gallery
December 6, 2012The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to present an exhibit of photographic montages by Richard Earl of Westfield in...
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Liberty Hall Organizes Successful Food Drive
November 30, 2012UNION, NJ — As the home of the first non-royal governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, Liberty Hall Museum was proud to part...
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Free Watershed Presentations Offered by Union County and AmeriCorps
November 28, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2012 CONTACT: Sebastian D’Elia, 908-527-4419 &nb...
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Tips from the Behavioral Health Network at NBIMC for Reducing Holiday and Post-Holiday Depression
November 26, 2012According to the National Mental Health Association, the holidays and post-holidays may be a time of depression for some individuals. ...
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Union County Clerk Offers Access and Property Documents to Storm Victims
November 15, 2012Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi announces that free copies of property documents are available at her office in Elizabeth for Union ...
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CHoNJ has an on-site Pediatric Radiologist utilizing one of the few Low-dose CT Scanners Available for Children in New Jersey
November 13, 2012For some children, CT scans and other medical imaging tests can be life saving, but the successful imaging of pediatric patients requi...
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Photographs by Greg Cummings of Fanwood on Exhibit at Pearl Street Gallery
November 9, 2012The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to present an exhibit of photographs by Greg Cummings of Fanwood in the galler...
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Special Effort by Children’s Hospital of New Jersey Staff Saves Halloween During Hurricane Sandy
November 5, 2012Each year the employees at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey hold a Halloween Parade for p...
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County Clerk Extends Saturday Office Hours for Last-Minute Mail-In Voters
November 3, 2012Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi will open her offices in Elizabeth and Westfield on Saturdays, October 20, 27 and November 3, from 9...
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Power Up! SOPAC Offers Charging Stations and WiFi
November 1, 2012SOPAC has power and WiFi, and has opened up the SOPAC Loft, main lobby, and 2nd floor lobby for those needing to power devices and use...
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Union County Clerk Offers One-Stop "Vote-By-Mail" Service for Nov. 6 Presidential Election
October 31, 2012Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi announces that a “One-Stop” service is available for Union County voters at the Westfiel...
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Apply for Passports Now to Avoid Holiday Travel Snags
October 31, 2012Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds county residents to apply for their passports as soon as possible to avoid any complications...
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Warinanco Ice Skating Center Opens for Season, Oct. 20; Registration Begins for Skating Classes, Hockey Clinics, Oct. 25
October 28, 2012The Warinanco Ice Skating Center, a facility owned and operated by the County of Union, will open for the 2012-13 skating season on Sa...
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Mommies 24/7 to Launch New Social Networking Site in Summit, NJ
October 25, 2012Mommies 24/7, the new social network that has taken Hoboken by storm, is excited to announce plans to expand to nearby Summit. The new...