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Freeholders Angel G. Estrada and Sergio Granados present Portugal Day Committee President Carla Rodrigues with a check on behalf of the Freeholder Board at Friday’s flag raising.

Vice Chairman Bruce H. Bergen joined Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Christopher Hudak and County Manager Alfred Faella in honoring several individuals for the Boy Scout Lifetime Achievement Award including Union County employees Daniel J. Bernier, Merritt M. Duffy, Bruce D. Linger, Jonathan Phillips and Karen E. Positan. Photos by John Roman/County of Union.

Please be advised, U.C. Mosquito Control will be spraying for Adult Mosquitoes tonight, June 04, 2015 between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 12:00 A.M. (Weather Permitting).Please check below to see if your Town is on the list. If you have any questions or concerns please contact our office at 908-654-9834/9835.

• Berkeley Heights. – Kuntz St. Area
• Clark – Conger Way, Schwin Dr., Roberts Rd., Lance Dr., Rutgers Rd., Kincaid Pl.
• Elizabeth – Clarkson Ave and the Dike, Niles St., Spencer St., Palmer St.
• Fanwood – Fanwood Pl. (Fanwood DPW)
• Hillside – Harvard Ave., Cornell Pl., Revere Dr., Nottingham Way, Exeter Way, Gate Way, Surrey La., Haviland Dr., Masters Square, Windsor Way, Bradford Rd., Westminster Ave., Wilder St., Salem Rd. between Conant Ave. and North Ave.
• Kenilworth – Dorset Dr., Epping Dr., Water Co. Rd.
• Linden – Tremley Pt., Bradford Ave., Lexington Ave., Marion Ave.
• New Providence – Grove St. Area
• Plainfield – Rock Ave. Dump, Terrill Rd., Cushing Rd., Knollwood Ct.
• Rahway – Leesville Ave. Area, Church St., Central Ave., Donald Ave., Price St., Allen St., Jones Pl., Elizabeth Ave., Kearney Ave., Lincoln Ave., Whittier St., Scott Ave.
• Scotch Plains – South Ave. between Hetfield Ave. and Crossway Pl.Tussel La.
• Springfield – Layng Ter., Kemp Dr., New Brook La., Benjamin Dr., Diven St., Stiles St., Meckes St., Ruby St., Marian Ave., Warner Ave. Area.
• Summit – Kent Pl. Blvd., Mt. Vernon Ave., New Providence Ave.
• Union – Rahway Ave. Area, Brighton St., Gifford Ct. Dewey St., Hobson St.
• Winfield Park – Union County Parkway
• Town Parks – Memorial Field – Linden
• County Parks – Joe Black Field, Oak Ridge, Rahway, Snyder Ave. Ball Field, Warinanco, Watchung Reservation, loop Area and Museum Area.

Please travel with caution as flash flooding may occur on roads. Never drive your vehicle in areas where the water totally covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually deeper than they appear. Rainfall rates as high as 2 to 3 inches per hour are possible, which would cause flash flooding in urban and poor drainage areas.

Stay up-to-date on storm related information by visiting www.ucnj.org and by following the County’s social media – www.ucnj.org/connected

Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh (C) and Freeholders Alexander Mirabella (R) and Linda Carter welcome the crowd to Union County’s Rhythm and Blues by the Brook free outdoor concert at Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield. Rhythm and Blues by the Brook was headlined by the high energy funk of The Family Stone and the iconic R&B super group of the ’70s, War.

(Photos by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

The County of Union will be hosting our last Mold Remediation Workshop this Saturday June 6th at the Cranford Recreation Center from 10am to noon. So far we have educated over 200 residents about the mold cleanup process including how to recognize it and how to properly use the personal protective equipment included in the free mold remediation kits.

This workshop is sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. To register for this free workshop, please call 908-518-5630 or e-mail anavas@ucnj.org

Contestants, ranging from grades 4 through 8, had to prepare an original work in an effort to promote Arbor Day and creatively show the importance of trees in Union County. (Photos by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

   

Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce H. Bergen congratulates the 5th grade winners of the 2015 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. Maggie Sher (C) from the Kent Place School in Summit won first place. Georgia Rabin from the Kent Place School in Summit placed third. 

Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce H. Bergen congratulates the 6th grade winners of the 2015 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. (From left)  Jodi De Jesus from the Oak Knoll School in Summit won first place. Alessandra Serio from the Park Middle School in Scotch Plains came in second place. Trevor Pease from the Park Middle School in Scotch Plains placed third.

Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce H. Bergen congratulates the 7th grade winners of the 2015 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. Dovid Rozehzadeh from The Jewish Education Center in Elizabeth won first place. Rivka Shapiro from the Bruriah Junior High School in Elizabeth came in second place.

Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce H. Bergen congratulates the 8th grade winners of the 2015 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. Adina Pinsker (C) from the Bruriah Junior High School in Elizabeth won first place. Hannah Makasare from the Saint James the Apostle School in Springfield came in second place.

Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh (C) and Freeholders Alexander Mirabella (L) and Sergio Granados (R) presented a resolution to U.S. Army veteran Eric Peters of Clark thanking him for his efforts to bring attention to the problem of veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before the 1st Annual Walking in My Boots Walkathon in Warinanco Park in Roselle. They were joined by Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan (2nd L). The walkathon raised funds and awareness for veterans living with PTSD. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh and Freeholders Sergio Granados, Vernell Wright, Angel G. Estrada, Christopher Hudak and Alexander Mirabella joined Robert Jeans of the Kenilworth Veterans Center and VFW Post 2230 and Jim Daly of VFW Post 355 at the Graceland Cemetery in Kenilworth where volunteers placed American flags on the graves of veterans in honor of Memorial Day. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders supplied more than 30,000 flags to mark veterans’ graves throughout Union County. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Department of Parks and Recreation would like to invite residents who enjoy the miles of hiking and bridle trails crisscrossing the Watchung Reservation to celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6, by signing up to take a guided hike or by participating in a trail work project in the Watchung Reservation. Or you could do both.

National Trails Day begins at 8:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast for all pre-registered project volunteers. From 8:45 to 10:00 a.m., a Trailside Nature & Science Center naturalist will take hikers along one of many marked trails in the Watchung Reservation in search of wildlife sights and sounds, interesting plant life and animal tracks and signs along the way.

“National Trails Day is a wonderful opportunity for those who love to hike and ride horses in the Watchung Reservation to learn even more about the 2,060 acre forest preserve while learning new skills and meeting others who enjoy the park,” said Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh.

A trail work project from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will offer volunteers the chance to repair the trail bed and remove invasive plants along a section of hiking trail. Volunteers will learn new skills, meet other trail users and have fun while working in the out-of-doors. Tools will be provided. The event will be held rain or shine. Trail work participants must be seven years of age or older and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Participants may use the Deserted Village Parking lot just off Cateract Hollow Road and walk down to the Church/Store Building.  For directions, go to: htt://ucnj.org/parks-recreation/deserted-village/planning-your-visit/.