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Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli and Union County Undersheriff Dennis Burke joined Monmouth County Undersheriff Michael Donovan, Jr. in congratulating Union County Sheriff’s Officer Nelson Agurto and K-9 Ceasar, Blairstown Police Department Patrolman Richard Herzer and K-9 Caster, and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officer Devon Mockus and K-9 Harley as they graduated the Union County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Training Academy as part of  Classes 18-01 and 18-02 during a ceremony at the Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados and Freeholder Bruce H. Bergen, Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli and Union County Manager Ed Oatman joined Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky and Rabbi Avremy Kanelsky from Bris Avrohom in Hillside to light the menorah celebrating Chanukah at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Freeholders Bruce H. Bergen, Angela R. Garretson and Christopher Hudak, Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli and Union County Manager Ed Oatman joined Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky and representatives from Bris Avrohom of Hillside to light the menorah celebrating Chanukah in Phil Rizzuto Park in Elizabeth. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Bette Jane Kowalski and Freeholder Angel G. Estrada joined Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi and Union County Surrogate James LaCorte in congratulating newly sworn-in Deputy County Clerk Clara Fernandez of Elizabeth during a ceremony in Elizabeth. She was joined by her husband Dario Scholis. Ms. Rajoppi appointed her to serve as her Deputy County Clerk.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders last night welcomed Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe and coaches and players from the Rahway Youth Soccer Association to the Freeholders’ meeting in Elizabeth. The Mayor, players and coached attended to meeting to express their support for the county’s upcoming plans to construct 2 multi-purpose turf fields at Madison Ave Park in Rahway. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Freeholder Rebecca Williams presents a resolution to Jennifer Popper of Plainfield congratulating her on walking 802 miles from Union County to Maine over the summer to honor her late husband, Michael, and to raise awareness to the East Coast Greenway. He died in June 2016 in in a kayaking accident near Corea Harbor, Maine. Jennifer came up with the idea to walk to Maine to raise money for a good cause.  Her goal was $15,000, a thousand dollars for every year she and Michael were married. The money raised is being donated to the East Coast Greenway Alliance, as well as a New Jersey walking group called Freewalkers. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders recognizes the tremendous efforts Jennifer Popper has made to honor her husband; and further recognizes her courage and strength during a most challenging and difficult time. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Overnight lane and ramp closures necessary

(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the start of a resurfacing project that will require overnight shoulder, lane and ramp closures along an eight-mile segment of Route 35 in Sayreville, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Rahway.

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, until 6 a.m. the next day, and continuing overnight for several weeks, NJDOT’s contractor, Schifano Construction Corp. is scheduled to close shoulders and lanes on Route 35 in both directions, between Route 9 in Sayreville (Middlesex County) and Colonia Boulevard/Lincoln Highway in Rahway (Union County) for milling and paving. The overnight resurfacing will occur during the week and maintain one lane of traffic in each direction at all times.

Route 35 overnight lane closure schedule: (not including weekends)

• Mondays through Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day
• Fridays from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next day

No two consecutive ramps will be closed simultaneously, to help accommodate detours. Detours will be coordinated with state police. If work is completed earlier, the roadway will be reopened accordingly.

The State-funded Route 35 maintenance-repaving project will resurface approximately eight miles of Route 35 in both directions between Middlesex and Union Counties. Repaving is expected to be completed by the end of December 2018.

Variable message signs and detour signs are being utilized throughout the project limits to provide advance notification to motorists of all traffic pattern changes associated with the resurfacing project.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to bring a sensory-friendly performance of the dynamic, highly interactive and uniquely funny Bubble Trouble to the stage at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Sunday, January 27 at 2:00 p.m.

“The Freeholder Board is proud to present the sensory-friendly performance series, which is specially designed to increase access to the arts and provide opportunities for individuals of all abilities to experience the wonders of science in an inclusive and welcoming environment,” said Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados.

A bubble volcano. Bubble roller coaster. A kid in a bubble? Jeff Boyer takes bubbles to the max in this one-man bubble extravaganza. It’s the craziest, most creative bubble show around. Jeff juggles bubbles, sculpts and builds with bubbles, makes fog-filled bubbles and more. Mixing comedy, music and a unique level of community participation, he engages and delights audiences of all ages.

The Sensory Friendly Theatre series began in 2012 as an initiative of Freeholder Alexander Mirabella. It is designed according to guidelines that help reduce disturbances for children who experience heightened sensory sensitivity. It has been supported by the Freeholder Board every year since then.

For each of the Sensory Friendly performances, the environment at the Union County Performing Arts Center is adjusted to provide a sensory-friendly, comfortable and judgment-free space that is welcoming for all families.

Autism Friendly Spaces implements the supportive atmosphere at performance. For more information on what to expect at a Sensory Friendly Theatre performance, visit ucpac.org/sensory-friendly-theatre.

All tickets are $8.00 per person and can be purchased through the Union County Performing Arts Center at ucpac.org or by calling the Box Office at 732-499-8226.

The Union County Performing Arts Center and box office are located at 1601 Irving Street in Rahway.

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds residents that a recent change in state law provides for ballots to be sent automatically to Vote-by-Mail users, unless they have opted out.

Voters who have received a Vote-by-Mail ballot can opt out by completing a form and sending it to the County Clerk. To obtain a downloadable form, visit the County Clerk’s elections website, unioncountyvotes.com.

Voters who wish to use a Vote-by-Mail ballot can obtain a downloadable application form at unioncountyvotes.com.

“The Vote-by-Mail application includes different options for receiving your ballots, so please be sure to check off the option that works best for you,” said Ms. Rajoppi.

Voters can find the ballot options on the upper left-hand corner of the application form.

Vote-by-Mail is New Jersey’s form of early voting. Vote-by-Mail ballots are typically available five weeks prior to an election. Any eligible voter may cast a Vote-by-Mail ballot up until 3:00 p.m. the day before an election.

“The turnout for the General Election on Tuesday was very impressive. Overall, close to 60% of eligible voters in Union County cast a ballot, and that is close to number we normally see during Presidential election cycles,” said Ms. Rajoppi.

“It was especially gratifying to see a record setting number of voters use the convenience of Vote-by-Mail to ensure their voices were heard,” Ms. Rajoppi added.

The final tally of Vote-By-Mail ballots in Union County for the General Election on Tuesday, November 6 was 20,642.  The previous record was set in the 2008 presidential election, when the final tally was 14,448.

For more information on voting and elections in Union County, visit the County Clerk’s elections website, unioncountyvotes.com, or download the Union County Votes mobile app.

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Union County, NJ –The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is proud to join Union County College for a special screening of “Love Wins” followed by a discussion with filmmaker Robin Kampf, and “Love Wins” co-stars Jan Moore and Emily Sonnessa.

The event, free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, November 6 at 12:00 P.M. at Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue in Cranford in room N-4 as the final event of the college’s 2018 LGBTQ+ History Month celebration – the first in the college’s history.

“The Freeholder Board is proud to support Union County College’s LGBTQ+ History Month events, recognizing LGBTQ history and empowering our LGBTQ community to be heard,” said Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados. “Moore and Sonnessa’s story of hope and perseverance is a powerful reminder that we all have the ability to influence change in the fight for equality.”

“Love Wins” is a half-hour documentary that captures the union of Emily Sonnessa and Jan Moore through interviews and photographs. This couple, who have been together for over 50 years, unveil the realities of falling in love at a time and place when it was considered strictly taboo to do so.

The film is snapshot, often humorous, of how gay couples were once compelled to live double lives. They raised three children in a New Jersey suburb, all the while keeping their relationship hidden from colleagues, friends and even their children.

“Love Wins” is a ‘different kind of love story’ that succeeds in calling attention to the importance of marriage equality,” said Freeholder Alexander Mirabella, liaison to the Union County LGBTQ Ad Hoc Committee.         

This free events is presented by Union County College as part of their 2018 LGBTQ+ History Month events, and co-sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders in collaboration with the Union County Office of LGBTQ Services.

The Office of LGBTQ Services is part of Freeholder Chairman Granados’s 2018 “Moving Union County Forward” initiatives for supporting inclusion, individual empowerment and community engagement in Union County. For more information about the Office of LGBTQ Services contact the office coordinator Danni Newbury at 908-527-4742 or dnewbury@ucnj.org or visit ucnj.org/lgbtq.

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