Union County Freeholders Vernell Wright, Linda Carter, Bette Jane Kowalski and Alexander Mirabella congratulate the 10 recipients of the 2017 Women of Excellence Awards. They were joined by Union County Sheriff Joe Cryan, Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano.
The Union County Commission on the Status of Women honored the awardees at the 25th annual Women of Excellence dinner at the Clubhouse at Union County’s Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth.
The honorees for 2017 are: Arielle Cassidy of Garwood ( Health and Wellness), Sally Curci of Cranford (Special Needs Advocate), Maria C. Del Cid of Union (Government), Terri L. Freeman, Esq. of Westfield (Law), Amy B. Herber of Westfield (Lifetime/Education), Marianne Kranz of Fanwood (Volunteerism), Dr. Nell Maloney-Patel of Westfield (Medicine), Kelly Rieder of Rahway (Law Enforcement), Nakera Sherman of Plainfield (Children’s Advocacy) and Ruth Yablonsky of Cranford (Environmentalist).
The Commission on the Status of Women is sponsored by The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Each year, awards are given in different fields including education, health care, the arts, government, business, law, community service, technology, humanitarianism, public service, women’s advocacy, and lifetime achievement.
Bring the entire family this Sunday, April 2 at 1:00 P.M. to the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway to experience the majestic ballet performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Presented as part of Union County’s Sensory Friendly Theatre series, this this abridged, one-hour sensory-friendly ballet performance by American Repertory Ballet is adapted especially for children and adults with sensory sensitivities and other special needs.
Available now, all tickets are $8 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.
“Adapting productions to help reduce disturbances at live performances, the sensory-friendly series seeks to increase access to the arts for children and adults with sensory sensitivities,” said Freeholder Chairman Bruce H. Bergen. “The Freeholder Board is proud to help make this Shakespeare classic accessible to families with children and adults of all abilities and needs.”
Set to an enchanting score by Felix Mendelssohn, the ballet brings to life the wit and splendor of one of William Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. Featuring colorful choreography, costumes and sets, the story portrays the weaving tales of cunning fairies, quarreling lovers and a hilariously amateur acting group as their paths cross in a magical forest.
For each of the performances in Union County’s Sensory Friendly Theatre series the theatre 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 each of the sensory-friendly performances. For more information on what to expect at a Sensory Friendly Theatre performance visit ucpac.org/sensory-friendly-theatre.
For more information or to purchase tickets call the Union County Performing Arts Center, 732-499-8226 or visit ucpac.org. The UCPAC Box Office, located at 1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM and is also open late on Thursdays until 8:00 PM.
For information on additional Union County recreational programs for people with disabilities age five and up, call the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation at 908-527-4781 or visit ucnj.org.
La Junta de Legisladores del Condado de Union patrocinará el primer proyecto de reciclaje del 2017 el sábado 22 de abril, para que los residentes del condado puedan deshacerse de despercios domésticos de una manera segura a la vez que de gomas de automóviles . La recojida tendrá lugar en Union County Vocational-Technical Schools campus, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 2:00 p.m.
Todos los residentes del Condado de Union podrán participar sin costo alguno. Lo único que deben mostrar es prueba de que residen en el condado.
“Este programa de reciclaje es muy importante para los residentes del Condado de Union ya que de esta forma todos los materiales y productos domésticos dañinos a la salud y al medio ambiente se pueden botar si peligro alguno,” dice el Legislador Presidente Bruce H. Bergen. “El resultado es hogares sanos y un medio ambiente limpio de contaminación, para nuestras familias y vecinos.”
No hay necesidad de inscribirse para este evento. Todo lo que tienen que hacer los residentes es llevar en sus vehículos los artículos que desean reciclar, y los trabajadores del lugar se encargarán de descargarlo.
Los materiales reciclables incluyen pinturas de aceite, varnises, anticogelantes, latas de aerosol, químicos de piscinas, solventes, pesticidas, aceite de motor, filtros de aceite, gasolina, baterias, termóstatos de mercurio, extinguidores de fuego, aparatos de tomar la presión arterial y bombillos (enteros). Solamente se aceptarán aquellos artículos que se encuentren en su empaque original. No se aceptarán contenedores que pesen más de cinco galones.
Esta es una gran oportunidad de reciclar hasta ocho gomas de automóviles y botar contenedores que están ocupando espacio debajo del fregadero de la cocina, en el sótano, o en el garaje.
Una lista de todos los desperdicios que serán aceptados el 22 de abril está disponible en la página del internet www.ucnj.org/recycle
Para más información pueden llamar al Departamento de Servicios del Medio Ambiente del Condado de Union al (908) 654-9889
El Condado de Union patrocinará un evento de reciclaje para equipos electrónicos el sábado 29 de abril, para que los residentes del Condado de Union puedan deshacerse de computadores/ordenadores, televisores y otros equipos.
Este evento especial se llevaráa cabo de 9 a.m a 1 p.m. en el Union County Vo-Tech School situada en el 1776 Raritan Road en Scotch Plains.
Todos los residentes del Condado de Union pueden participar sin costo alguno. Hay un límite de seis artículos electrónicos por familia.
“Computadoes, monitores, televisores y otros equipos electrónicos contienen considerable cantidad de materiales peligrosos así como plomo, mercurio cadmio y es illegal botar estos equipos junto con la basura regular,” dijo Bruce H. Bergen Presidente de la Junta de Legisladores, “Hasta un 95% de los equipos electrónicos pueden ser reciclados. Esta es una forma responsable de mantener el medio ambiente libre de metales peligrosos..”
Los equipos que se aceptarán el 29 de abril son: computadores monitores, modems, teclados, impresoras, printers, escáners, vocinas, televisores, tabletas, video caseteras, máquinas de fax, teléfonos, placas de circuito, CD’s, DVD’s y videos..
Lo único que tienen que haceer es llegar al lugar con los artículos desechables y el personal les ayudará a bajar los equipos del auto. No se necesita inscripción previa; pero si prueba de residencia del Condado de Union.
Refrigeradores, lavadoras, secadoras, microhondas y aire acondicionados no son aceptados; pero si se aceptan en el Programa de Reciclaje de Chatarra Métalica del Condado de Union.
Una lista completa de los materiales que serán aceptados el 29 de abril encuentran en la página del Condado de Union Buró de Reciclaje y Planeamiento: www.ucnj.org/recycle.
La Junta de Legisladores del Condado de Union anuncia que la trituradora ambulante visitará la ciudad de Scotch Plains el sábado 1ero de abril.
“Este servicio ayuda a los residentes del Condado de Union a deshacerse de papeles viejos y documentos personales que a la vez pueden ayudarles a evitar el robo de identidad,” dice el Legislador Presidente Bruce Bergen. “También es una forma de ayudar al Condado en su esfuerzo de limpiar el medio ambiente y continuar con la Iniciativa de Go Green (Mantener Verde) el medio ambiente.”
El evento del 1ero de abril se llevará a cabo en el Union County Vocational Technical School en el 1776 Raritan Rd, en la ciudad de Scotch Plains de 9:00 a.m. hasta la 1:00 p.m
Todos los residentes del Condado pueden usar el servicio. Se les pide a los participantes que preparen los documentos antes de llevarlos, quitándole las precillas, los papeles que se encuentren húmedos no se aceptan. Por favor deben traer solamente lo que contenga información importante o confidencial. Las revistas y papeles sin importancia se pueden reciclar semanalmente en su municipalidad. Hay un límite de 4 cajas o bolsas plásticas de 10 libras cada una por persona.
Los documentos son puestos en contenedores de 96 galones que la compañia proveé. Luego se vacían en una cinta transportadora y pasan a la trituradora. Los participantes pueden quedarse a ver el proceso a través de una televisión de circuito cerrado. Los documentos destruídos son reciclados y enviados a los molinos de papel.
Los próximos eventos que tendrán lugar en el mes de abril, serán el viernes 7 de abril, en Warinanco Park, , y el viernes 28 de abril en el Cedar Brook Park en Plainfield.
Este programa ha sido pagado con fondos del Departamento de Protección Ambiental y Mejoras de Reciclaje. Para obtener más información pueden llamar al (908) 654-9889 o visitar la página www.ucnj.org/recycling.
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ–La Junta de Legisladores del Condado de Union patrocinará el primer proyecto de reciclaje del 2017 el sábado 22 de abril, para que los residentes del condado puedan deshacerse de despercios domésticos de una manera segura a la vez que de gomas de automóviles . La recojida tendrá lugar en Union County Vocational-Technical Schools campus, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 2:00 p.m.
Todos los residentes del Condado de Union podrán participar sin costo alguno. Lo único que deben mostrar es prueba de que residen en el condado.
“Este programa de reciclaje es muy importante para los residentes del Condado de Union ya que de esta forma todos los materiales y productos domésticos dañinos a la salud y al medio ambiente se pueden botar si peligro alguno,” dice el Legislador Presidente Bruce H. Bergen. “El resultado es hogares sanos y un medio ambiente limpio de contaminación, para nuestras familias y vecinos.”
No hay necesidad de inscribirse para este evento. Todo lo que tienen que hacer los residentes es llevar en sus vehículos los artículos que desean reciclar, y los trabajadores del lugar se encargarán de descargarlo.
Los materiales reciclables incluyen pinturas de aceite, varnises, anticogelantes, latas de aerosol, químicos de piscinas, solventes, pesticidas, aceite de motor, filtros de aceite, gasolina, baterias, termóstatos de mercurio, extinguidores de fuego, aparatos de tomar la presión arterial y bombillos (enteros). Solamente se aceptarán aquellos artículos que se encuentren en su empaque original. No se aceptarán contenedores que pesen más de cinco galones.
Esta es una gran oportunidad de reciclar hasta ocho gomas de automóviles y botar contenedores que están ocupando espacio debajo del fregadero de la cocina, en el sótano, o en el garaje.
Una lista de todos los desperdicios que serán aceptados el 22 de abril está disponible en la página del internet www.ucnj.org/recycle
Para más información pueden llamar al Departamento de Servicios del Medio Ambiente del Condado de Union al (908) 654-9889
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders present a Night Out with the New Jersey Devils for People with Disabilities.
Join us for a fun night out watching the NJ Devils vs. the New York Islanders on Saturday, April 8. Tickets are $30 and game starts at 6 pm at the Prudential Center, Newark. Tickets are limited, register today! Register and pay online at: www.ucnj.org/parks-reg/
Winter Browns at the Ash Brook Reservation will soon give way to the greening of Spring. As a way of introducing the public to parks they may know little about, Union County Parks & Recreation staff and volunteers will be leading walks, strolls and rolls in four county parks, and include everything from birding to a swamp trek.
Get ready, get set, and mark your calendar so you don’t miss the month-long series of Walks, Strolls & Rolls in Union County Parks in April.
As a way of introducing the public to parks they may know little about, Union County Parks & Recreation staff and volunteers will be leading walks, strolls and rolls in four parks, and include everything from birding to a swamp trek.
“The Union County Park system includes 36 parks, with well over 6,000 acres, scattered across the county. But there is a tendency for people to only know the parks near them,” said Bruce Bergen, Chairman of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
“We would like folks to experience some parks that they may know little about and learn more of what our wonderful Parks system has to offer, from miles of paved paths that can accommodate strollers and wheelchairs, to Nature’s unveiling of spring in the Ash Brook Reservation, where the plants are just beginning to poke their shoots through the ground,” Bergen said.
The April hikes, which will last about an hour, will be on different days and times, depending upon the park. No registration is required and there are no age restrictions. Participants should bring a bottle of water and dress appropriately.
So mark your calendars, and please note that walks are cancelled in inclement weather. For more information and detailed directions, go to ucnj.org/Aprilwalks or drop a note to parksinfo@ucnj.org.
Walks, Strolls & Rolls will be held at:
— Lenape Park, The Boulevard, Kenilworth. If you’ve ever considered taking up birding, or would just like to spend a morning seeing our winged friends, this is the perfect time of year because many species stop off in Lenape on their Spring migration north. Ed Zboyan, a member of the Friends of Lenape, will lead the walks, which will start from the parking lot at the old skeet range. Walks are scheduled for 9 a.m. and will be held on Saturdays at the beginning of the month, and Tuesdays later in the month, for folks who find their weekends already overloaded. The walks will be April 1,8,15,18,25.
— Watchung Reservation, Trailside Nature & Science Center, 452 New Providence Rd., Mountainside. Ever wonder what mysteries await in the Res? Join Trailside Naturalist Roslyn Dvorin on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. to find out. These walks are scheduled for April 1,8,15,22. Why no April 29? Because you are cordially invited to come the following day, April 30, for Wild Earth Fest and Touch A Truck, so it will be all hands on deck to get ready.
— Echo Lake Park, between Mountain & Springfield Avenues, Mountainside. While these Wednesday morning walks at 10 a.m. are open to all, these Stroll & Rolls are open to friends and family who use strollers, walkers, wheelchairs, or any other wheeled conveyance. The path through Echo Lake is paved and part of the County’s greenway system, so participants will get a chance to see some of the beautiful areas in the parks system that are so easily accessible. The meet-up for these walks will be at the gazebo and will be led by parks staffer Nicole DeAugustine, who works with the disabled, on April 5,12,19, & 26.
–Ash Brook Reservation, Raritan Road, Scotch Plains. Boots are advised because of the extremely wet ground in some areas of Ash Brook. The hikes will be on Thursdays, at 10 a.m. and are scheduled for April 6, 13, 20, & 27. Trail Steward Marc Grobman will lead the way through the undiscovered country and explain the amazing environment that also played a role in the 1777 Battle of the Short Hills.
Ash Brook Reservation may well be one of the county’s least-known and most natural parks. In just over a mile you’ll walk up and over forested Horse Hobble Hill, cross Ash Brook Swamp, and suddenly ascend strikingly different Red Hill, an arid meadow reminiscent of the South Jersey Pine Barrens.
Grobman, an Adopt-A-Trail volunteer, has helped maintain the trails here for years and will share much of what he has learned, including the berries that Civil War soldiers used to produce ink for writing letters, a tree once used to make root beer and is still used to make gumbo, and point out the skunk cabbage that produces such an awful, disgusting smell.
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For all Union County programs and services visit ucnj.org, call the Public Info Line, 877-424-1234, email info@ucnj.org or use the online Contact Form.
Union County Freeholder Chairman Bruce H. Bergen and Vice Chairman Sergio Granados present a resolution to Valerie Latona and Dave Contract of Westfield commending them on their effort to remind the community that even during divisive times the nation continues to be bound by love; love of country, love of friends and neighbors and love of communities.
In February, for Valentine’s Day, the couple invited friends and neighbors to post hearts on their fence, each with its own message of love, hope and inspiration. There are now more than 300 hearts, each with its own positive message, posted on their fence, a symbol of unity in the community and the nation.
The Freeholder Board noted its support and appreciation to Valerie Latona and Dave Contract and requested to add their names to the fence, to demonstrate their support and commitment to this project.
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders would like to remind you of several free recycling events coming up this month.
Union County will host three Mobile Paper Shredding Events in April. The first is Saturday, April 1st at the Union County Vocational Technical School located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains, followed by Friday, April 7th in Warinanco Park in Roselle in the skating center parking lot and then on Friday, April 28that Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield. All events run from 9 am to 1 pm or until the truck(s) get filled. Residents can bring up to four bags of confidential documents for shredding.
On Saturday, April 22rd, there will be a Household Hazardous Waste Program at the Union County Vo-Tech School located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains. The event will be held from 9 am to 2pm. Items for drop off include old pesticides & herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, oil-based paints and deck stain.
On Saturday, April 29rd, there will be a Computer and Electronics Recycling Event at the Union County Vo-Tech School located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains. The event will be held from 9 am to 1pm. Items for drop off include televisions, computers, monitors, printers, fax machines and DVD players.
Union County’s Scrap Metal Recycling program also starts up again this month. The events are the first Thursday and Third Saturday of each month so Thursday, April 6th and Saturday, April 22nd(this event was moved to the fourth Saturday due to the holiday). There are two (2) locations in Union County for residents to drop off their metal for recycling, one in Cranford and Rahway. All locations will be open from 9 am to 12 pm. Residents can drop off old appliances, microwaves, air conditioners, and metal lawn furniture to name a few.
