Condado de Union – La Junta de Legisladores del Condado de Union anuncia que la Tercera Cumbre Anual del Union County Means Business tendrá lugar el miércoles 13 de mayo, de 11:30 a.m. a 5:30 p.m. en el Galloping Hill Golf Course, en la ciudad de Kenilworth.
Todavía queda tiempo para inscribirse. Cientos de participantes ya han asistido a los dos primeros eventos diseñados para que las mujeres puedan crecer en el Mundo Empresarial, a través de redes sociales y negociaciones,
Este año la cumbre incluye un dia lleno de talleres que abarcan temas fundamentals en liderazgo, oratoria, y desarrollo de redes sociales. Kristina Hahn, Directora de productos envasados de consumo de Google, será la oradora esa tarde.)
El boleto para este evento tiene un costo de $40.00 que incluye el programa completo, almuerzo, una hora de cocktail y oportunidades para ganarse un pasaje de ida y vuelta en avión.
Para inscribirse puede visitar la página ucnj2.org/ucmb o llamar al 908-659-7412, si tiene alguna pregunta.
Oficiales del Condado de Union se reunieron con los voluntarios de Union County Adopt-a-Park (Adoptar un Parque) para celebrar los logros del año pasado, que incluye 5,501 horas de trabajo donado.
Condado de Union, NJ – Más de 1,000 voluntarios alcanzaron un total de 5,501 horas recojiendo basura, plantando arboles, arbustos y plantas, limpiando los árboles caidos, ramas y limpiando los senderos para caminar, removiendo la hierba mala y realizando todo tipo de trabajo para facilitar a los residentes la visita a los parques del Condado. Los voluntarios fueron honrados por sus esfuerzos en la octava ceremonia anual y cena del Condado de Union Adopte-Un-Parque, en el Maskers Barn en el Deserted Village de Feltville.
“Ya sea que usted done unas horas o se comprometa a convertirse en voluntario, la Junta de Legisladores valora a cada uno que dona su tiempo para que nuestros parques sean más agradables para que todos podamos disfrutarlos,” dijo el Presidente de la Junta de Legisladores Mohamed S. Jalloh. “Cada pedacito cuenta y juntos podrán hacer la diferencia.”
Los logros del 2014 incluyen:
20 escuelas, exploradores y grupos corporativos ayudaron a limpiar parques y senderos.
1051 voluntarios alcanzaron un total de 5,501 horas trabajando en los paques del Condado.
52 ayudantes de Adopte-un-Sendero trabajaron, recojiendo ramas, hojas, basura y hierba mala. Repararon y reemplazaron cercas, removieron graffiti y plantaron árboles, arbustos y plantas.
También removieron 160 árboles caídos en la Reservación de Watchung y otros parques.
Grupos que fueron voluntarios más de una vez en el 2014 incluyeron a:
Kean University Centro de Servicio y Liderazgo
Kean University School de Medio Ambiente
Merck
Comite del Dia de la Bandera Haitiana
Jersey Cares ha continuado trayendo a muchos negocios e individuos voluntarios a los parques del Condado para una gran variedad de proyectos.
The North Plainfield Shade Tree Advisory Board Ha estado adoptando una sección del Parque de Green Brook situado en North Plainfield por los últimos nueve años, manteniendo el area limpia de basura y de hieba mala.
Morgan Stanley y Phillips 66 Bayway ha donado $1,000 y $1500, para el flujo de flores silvestres en el Parque Warinanco para el (año 2015)
Amigos del Area de Battle Hill se unieron al programa en el 2014. Este grupo ha estado removiendo basura por muchos años en Union y en el Rahway River Parkway y continuarán su trabajo.
Los parques del Condado de Union también tienes programas de servicio comunitario. Los participantes de estos programas pasan un total de 90 horas trabajando en proyectos en el Parque de Green Brook y en Parque Warinanco..
Para unirse al programa Adopte-un-Parque, llame al Departamento de Parques y Recreación del Condado al, 908-789-3683, o visite la página ucnj.org.
Maskers Barn esta disponible al público para alquilarse para bodas u otros eventos. Para más información puede llamar al Departamento de Parques y Recreación del Condado de Union, al , 908-527-4900 o visitar la página ucnj.org.
(From left) Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh and Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Bruce H. Bergen congratulate Susan Anderson (2nd R) of Clark on winning first place in the professional category at the 14th Annual Union County Employee Art Show during the opening reception at the Elizabethtown Gas Company’s Liberty Hall Center in Union. The contest, co-sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and The National Arts Program Foundation, was open to Union County employees and their relatives. The exhibit will be open to the public weekdays until May 26, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Gas Company, located at Liberty Hall Center, 1085 Morris Avenue in Union Township. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
(From left) Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh and Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Bruce H. Bergen congratulate Ryan Frees (2nd R) of Clark on winning first place in the amateur category at the 14th Annual Union County Employee Art Show during the opening reception at the Elizabethtown Gas Company’s Liberty Hall Center in Union. The contest, co-sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and The National Arts Program Foundation, was open to Union County employees and their relatives. The exhibit will be open to the public weekdays until May 26, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Gas Company, located at Liberty Hall Center, 1085 Morris Avenue in Union Township. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
(From left) Union County Freeholders Angel G. Estrada, Vernell Wright, Alexander Mirabella, Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh, Bette Jane Kowalski and Linda Carter present Union County Chief of Police Daniel Vaniska, (5th R) with a resolution of appreciation for his diligent service to the people of Union County over a span of 42 years, to mark the occasion of his retirement during a celebratory dinner on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (Photo by Danni Newbury/County of Union)
Lifeguards are needed at the two Union County outdoor swimming pools for the summer from mid-June through Labor Day. Current lifeguard certification required and weekends are mandatory.
If you are interested, please call 908-298-7849 Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce Bergen, right, and Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski look on as Master Tree Steward Jerry Petz installs new signage in Echo Lake Park. The new signs link to a virtual field guide created by The Smithsonian, Columbia University and the University of Maryland, making it possible to learn about many of the trees in Union County’s Parks.
Welcome to a whole new way of learning about nature—or at least the trees all around you.
And maybe, just maybe, since it involves smart phones, it will appeal to the younger generation.
In many parks and botanical gardens it is not unusual to see signs identifying trees, giving their name in English and Latin.
Union County Parks is now offering that and much more. In cooperation with The Smithsonian, Columbia University and the University of Maryland, Parks has designed a new signage system that connects to a virtual field guide so that it is possible to learn just about anything one would want to know about a tree, from how it propagates to the region it inhabits, with a click of the phone.
“The photography used in this virtual field guide is absolutely gorgeous,” said Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, as she watched a group of volunteer Master Tree Stewards install new tree signage in Echo Lake Park.
ENGLISH, LATIN & QR CODING…make it possible to learn all about the trees in Union County parks. Master Tree Stewards have created “tree trails” in Lenape, Echo Lake and Nomahegan Parks, with a fourth planned for Briant Park.
The first of these new generation signs was installed two years ago in Lenape Park. In addition to Echo Lake, the tree stewards recently finished Nomahegan Park and plan to install a third trail this year at Briant Park.
“It really is amazing how this blends technology and nature in such a harmonious way,” said Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce Bergen.
“There was a time when you had to bring a field guide with you if you wanted to learn more about this kind of thing. Now you can just go for a walk, and when you see one of these signs, you can scan the QR code and immediately be viewing the information and illustrations about the tree,” Bergen said.
While the signs are beyond reach to thwart vandalism, because the QR boxes are so large, any phone with a free QR phone reader app can easily scan the code.
“It’s no secret that the volunteer tree stewards have a particular fondness for trees,” said Dean Talcott, who coordinates the effort to identify the trees and install the signage.
“We would just like to be able to share this knowledge with the public and enable them to learn more about what is all around them,” he said.
Several years ago, The Smithsonian and the two universities joined forces to create an online tree guide called Leafsnap. While the app was written for iphones, the project had insufficient funds to create the app necessary to work with android and other phones.
“The one thing we didn’t want is a system that only worked with one brand of phones and tablets,” said Freeholder Chairman Mohamed Jalloh. “Parks solved that problem by a incorporating QR codes into the signs. Now they work with all phones, regardless of the operating system.”
Many of the signs in Nomahegan Park in Cranford are on a trail that is part of the East Coast Greenway http://www.greenway.org/, a 2,950-mile lowland Appalachian Trail from Maine to Florida that weaves through nearly every major city along the East Coast.
TAKING A BREAK…from installing new tree identification signs at Echo Lake Park, Union County Master Tree Stewards pose for a group shot. The new signs link to an online virtual field guide that park users can access with their smartphones or tablets to learn more about the trees in the park. The Tree Stewards recently finished a tree trail in Nomahegan Park and plan to hit Briant Park next. Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, far right, watched the volunteers install the signs along the Echo Lake Path. The Tree Stewards, from left to right, are: John Zebrowski, Dean Talcott, Jerry Petz, Sandy Ciasco, Ann Sharlow, Clare Minick, Gail and Charles Moizeau
The signs in Echo Lake Park in Mountainside are located on a trail that connects Echo Lake to the Route 22 pedestrian overpass and the New Providence Road greenway that leads to the southern edge of the Watchung Reservation.
The tree sign identification is an offshoot of the Master Tree Stewards’ ongoing educational program. Volunteers visit youngsters in fourth grade classrooms to teach them about trees and to appreciate the importance of trees to the environment.
14th Annual Union County Employee Art Show during the opening reception at the Elizabethtown Gas Company’s Liberty Hall Center in Union. The contest, co-sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and The National Arts Program Foundation, was open to Union County employees and their relatives. The exhibit will be open to the public weekdays until May 26, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Gas Company, located at Liberty Hall Center, 1085 Morris Avenue in Union Township
(From left) Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh and Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Bruce H. Bergen congratulate Ryan Frees (2nd R) of Clark on winning first place in the amateur category
(From left) Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh and Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Bruce H. Bergen congratulate Susan Anderson (2nd R) of Clark on winning first place in the professional category
The Union County 4-H Dog Lovers Club participated in the annual County 4-H Public Presentation Night on Friday, April 24 at the Union County Vo-Tech Schools campus in Scotch Plains. Club members include (upper row, l-r) Lauren Lang of Berkeley Heights, Kiera Sethman of Linden, Jaxx and Jett Katsaros of Clark, (bottom row, l-r) Jasmyn Mall of Kenilworth, and Henrique Alveez of Hillside.
Union County, NJ – The annual 4-H Public Presentation Night is always full of surprises, and this year the rich imagination of Union County youth was on full display. The topics, all hand-picked by 4-H members in first grade through high school, ran the gamut from fish tanks and manga to optical illusions, dog rescue, penguins, and the Founding Fathers.
“4-H is a wonderful American tradition and Union County is very proud to support our 4-H members,” said Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh. “Congratulations to all of this year’s presenters for a job well done.”
Presentation Night is the culmination of an intensive project for the 4-H club members. They each pick a topic of their choice, research it, create a public speech, and rehearse it for their families and 4-H clubs before taking the stage and presenting to a live audience.
This year, Presentation Night included 72 4-H’ers and a panel of 20 judges, who awarded colored ribbons for Excellent (blue), Very Good (red) and Good (yellow).
Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, a former 4-H’er, was on hand to enjoy the presentations.
“The 4-H clubs encourage young people to explore their interests while building communication, leadership and civic skills,” said Freeholder Kowalski. “On behalf of the Freeholder Board, I would like to thank all of the 4-H presenters for making this extra effort to share their knowledge and their interests with the Union County community.”
4-H is a youth development program with roots in the rural public education programs of the 19th century. It was formally launched as a national initiative by Congress in 1914, through the same act that established the Cooperative Extension research system under the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In its present form, 4-H covers a wide range of contemporary topics while helping students develop important community and life skills represented by the four H’s — Head, Heart, Hands and Health.
Union County 4-H is run by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County, supported in part by the Freeholder Board. Union County 4-H clubs are open to students in grades 1-12 and cover many popular subjects including archery, Lego robotics, pet care, and more.
RAHWAY, NJ – Most teenagers daydream about singing or dancing on a stage before a live audience. That dream becomes reality for some Union County middle and high school students at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12th when they perform in the Teen Arts Showcase at the Union County Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving Street, in Rahway’s downtown arts district.
The Teen Arts Showcase is sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Union County Performing Arts Center. Teachers, fellow students, friends and family members of participating students are invited to attend the Showcase along with the general public. Admission is free.
“The annual Union County Teen Arts Festival is a wonderful opportunity for students to interact with professional artists while sharing their own talents with students from other schools,” said Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh. “Students appearing in the Teen Arts Showcase represent many of the performing arts disciplines and the municipalities that participated in the 2015 Teen Arts Festival.”
Instrumental groups, vocal groups, pianists, dancers, theater performances and visual artists were selected from the 3,500 students who participated at the 2015 Teen Arts Festival at Union County College in Cranford on March 19th and 20th. The annual Festival is sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and coordinated by the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs in the Department of Parks and Recreation.
The Teen Arts Festival is a two-day celebration of the arts where students and a staff of fifty professional artists participate in performances, critiquing seminars, master classes and workshops in every discipline – visual arts, music, creative writing, theater, media arts and dance. The Festival’s focus is not on competition but an opportunity for students to develop perceptual, intellectual and technical skills; gain cultural awareness and understanding; develop personal, aesthetic values; and learn self-discipline, critical thinking and problem solving through analyzing, interpreting and making judgments.
For more information, contact the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202. Telephone: 908-558-2550. NJ Relay Users dial 711. Or E-mail: Culturalinfo@ucnj.org.
Condado de Union – La Junta de Legisladores del Condado de Union anuncia que la Tercera Cumbre Anual del Union County Means Business tendrá lugar el miércoles 13 de mayo, de 11:30 a.m. a 5:30 p.m. en el Galloping Hill Golf Course, en la ciudad de Kenilworth.
