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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Seeking 'Best Dad on Wheels'
May 29, 2012SHORT HILLS, NJ – Christopher Reeve once said he became a better father after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed and...
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New Providence Honors Veterans and Remembers Fallen Soldiers
May 28, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - American Legion Post #433 and the Borough of New Providence hosted their annual Memorial Day Parade Monday mornin...
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Law Firm Agrees to Lower Fees for Area Towns Involved in Pollution Lawsuit
May 25, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The law firm that sought up to $4.5 million to represent the 11 towns that own and operate a wastewater treatmen...
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The College Report: Trinity and Summit's Megan Leonhard Capture Div. 3 Lacrosse Crown
May 23, 2012Trinity College of Connecticut won the NCAA Division 3 Women's Lacrosse Championship in Montclair on Sunday with an 8-7 victory ov...
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TRINITY AND SUMMIT'S MEGAN LEONHARD CAPTURE DIV. 3 LACROSSE CROWN
May 22, 2012Trinity College of Connecticut won the NCAA Division 3 Women's ...
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Atlantic Ambulance, MONOC Reach Agreement on Emergency Dispatch Transition
May 22, 2012SUMMIT, NJ - Atlantic Ambulance Corp. and MONOC today announced an agreement to transition all of Atlantic Ambulance’s CenCom em...
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Allen W. Roberts Students Help to Support the Bridges Program of Summit
May 22, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On Friday, May 18, students of AWR school spent time with their buddy classes to decorate and fill breakfast bags...
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Pioneers' Magical Ride Comes to an End in UCT Final
May 21, 2012There was no shoe this time for Cinderella as New Providence Softball saw their upset streak halted by top seeded Governor Livingston ...
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New Providence Police Department Receives Citizen of the Year Award
May 21, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Community Access Unlimited (CAU), a human services agency that supports people with special needs, has presented ...
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Here Comes the Sun: New Providence Students Wow Judges in Solar Car Competition
May 19, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Turns out Mother Nature is a big fan of New Providence schools. After days and days of rain, the sun came out...
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Our Lady of Peace Annual Country Fair Concludes Tonight in New Providence
May 19, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Residents continued to flock to the Country Fair Friday night, held at Our Lady Peace School in New Providence, c...
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Lady Pioneers Prepare to Face Governor Livingston in UCT Softball Final
May 17, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence High School Softball team will be counting on its determination and timely contributions withi...
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Our Lady of Peace Annual Country Fair is Underway
May 17, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The annual Country Fair at Our Lady of Peace School is underway, and residents are taking over the school grounds...
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The College Report: B.U. Defender Brittany Carlin of Summit Gets America East Nod
May 17, 2012Brittany Carlin (Summit, Jr.) of Boston University's women's lacrosse team landed a spot on the All-America East first team. T...
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New Providence Touts AAA Bond Rating
May 15, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Borough Council took a few moments Monday to celebrate the newly minted AAA bond rating that will lower...
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The College Report: Summit's Leonhard and Trinity Advance to Final 4 in Montclair
May 15, 2012Megan Leonhard (Summit, Jr.) scored three goals to shepherd Trinity (Conn.) into the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Lacrosse Tournament...
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Police Release Composite Sketch of Man Sought for New Providence Assault
May 11, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Police have released a composite sketch of the man being sought for assaulting a New Providence woman in her apar...
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The College Report: Arent and Johnson Post Dual Patriot League Track Wins
May 10, 2012Both Rob Arent (New Providence, Sr.) of Bucknell and Chris Johnson (Murray Hill, Jr.) of Colgate posted two victories at last weekend&...
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New Providence Earns AAA Bond Ratings
May 10, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings have both assigned an ‘AAA’ rating to the Borough of Ne...
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New Providence Planners OK Riverbend Homes
May 8, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – After tweaking the language contained in some of the conditions in the resolution, the Planning Board Tuesd...
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Police Seeking Suspect Who Assaulted New Providence Woman in Her Apartment
May 7, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Police are investigating a burglary and assault that occurred in a Springfield Avenue apartment complex late Satu...
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Local Businesses Offer a Variety of Mothers' Day Gift Ideas
May 6, 2012Mother’s Day is coming! Wait, you what? You haven’t gotten her anything yet? OK, don’t panic. Fortunately th...
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St. Andrew’s Holds Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser
May 5, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On a warm spring Friday night, many people go to restaurants or movies, but many residents of Union County had ot...
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The College Report: Chatham's Guida Leads Hopkins to Upset Win Over Loyola
May 5, 2012Rob Guida (Chatham, Soph.) scored a game-high three goals, including the gamewinner in overtime, as Johns Hopkins took down top-ranked...
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Three Hundred Pack Hilton Short Hills Ballroom for Center Stage Celebration Gala to Support Paper Mill Playhouse
May 4, 2012SHORT HILLS, NJ – Three hundred community and business leaders packed the Hilton Short Hills ballroom on Friday night for the Ce...