The exhibit will be on display until July 13 at Liberty Hall Center which is located at 1085 Morris Avenue in Union. Viewing times are from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
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Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh (L) and Freeholder Alexander Mirabella present a check and certificate to students Billy McGloin, Jessica McGloin and Melissa McGloin who are representing Union Catholic High School. Union Catholic came in first place in the 2015 Union County Student Training and Enrichment Program (UC STEP) challenge. They are joined by Guidance Counselor Jennifer Dixon.
“Donate to Educate”- Schools Supplying Schools, was the county-wide UC STEP community service challenge undertaken by participating Union County high schools in 2015.
UC STEP was created to provide high school students the opportunity to develop a countywide community service around a topic they feel is important, while teaching them leadership and personal growth skills and responsibility within their communities.
(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces that its next mobile paper-shredding program for confidential personal documents will be available on Sunday, June 28, at the Union County Vo-Tech campus in Scotch Plains.
“Union County’s mobile document-shredding service helps residents fight identity theft and eliminate clutter in their homes,” said Freeholder Chairman Mohamed Jalloh. “It is a cost-effective way to assist our recycling efforts and it ties in with Union County’s other Go Green Initiatives.”
The June 28th shredding event will take place at the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools campus in Scotch Plains, located at 1776 Raritan Road. NEXCUT Shredding of Elizabeth will be shredding documents at the site from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. The shredding event will end before 1 p.m. if the shredding truck reaches capacity.
All Union County residents are eligible to use the paper-shredding service. In an effort to accommodate everyone, there is a limit of four, 10-pound bags or boxes per person. Documents should not be bound. Please remove plastic binders and paperclips. Paper that is wet/damp will not be accepted. Residents should continue to recycle non-confidential papers and magazines with their municipal recycling program.
Documents are put into 96-gallon containers provided by the shredding company. The items are dumped onto a conveyor belt and shredded on site. Participants are welcome to view the shredding process via a closed-circuit television. Shredded documents are then recycled, shipped to paper mills and used as pulp. The next shredding event will take place Thursday, July 9, at Rahway River Park in Rahway.
The mobile shredding program is paid for through New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Enhancement Act Grant Funds. For more information about future events or directions please call the Union County Recycling Hotline at 908-654-9889 or visit us online at www.ucnj.org/recycle .
Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh (R) and Freeholder Sergio Granados (L) present a resolution to Nuno Pereira of Hillside congratulating him on receiving a Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. Pereira, a Union County College student, received a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. It is the largest private scholarship for students transferring from two-year community colleges to four-year baccalaureate institutions in the U.S. More than 2,000 community college students from across the country applied and Pereira was one of 90 to receive the scholarship. He plans on attending the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh (R) presents resolutions to The Leading Tones of Abraham Clark High School in Roselle congratulating them on winning The Voices of Meningitis “Boost the Volume” a cappella competition for the New York metro area to raise awareness about life-threatening bacterial infection. The Leading Tones performed alongside singer Lucy Hale, the star of “Pretty Little Liars,” at a health initiative concert. They were joined by Principal Rashon Mickens (L). (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Bruce H. Bergen (3rd L) and Freeholder Sergio Granados (2nd R) joined (from left) Dr. Lisa Hiscano, Director of Continuing and Professional Education, Victor M. Richel, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Union County College President Margaret M. McMenamin, Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage and Elizabeth Council President Patricia Perkins-Auguste in cutting the ribbon officially opening the Mobile Learning Lab parked at Union County College’s Kellogg Building in Elizabeth.
The six-ton trailer is outfitted with the latest in advanced manufacturing training equipment that will provide customized assessment and education to more than 500 local residents.
Union County College’s Industry Business Institute has connected with 16 employers that have expressed an interest in hiring the newly trained workers.
The classroom-on-wheels will remain at Union County College through the fall.
(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
Union County, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce the new 2015 Union County Library Grant for Children’s Programming and Materials. The new grant opportunity seeks to expand, create, and enhance programming offered to children by libraries within Union County’s.
“As a youth my library card was as good as any driver’s license. It gave me access to the world and I enjoyed spending hours there reading. In today’s world, advancement in technology has changed the way young people learn and utilize the library,” said Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh. “Through this grant program, the Freeholder Board hopes to support our public libraries in their efforts to offer programs and services that inspire learning in the ever-changing digital age.”
Public libraries engage children in many different learning opportunities that are crucial to social and educational growth.
“Libraries help to strengthen our neighborhoods by supporting the cultural lives of our diverse communities,” noted Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, who championed this new grant program. “Adding important value to our communities as cultural centers, libraries are a place for children to explore, interact, and imagine.”
Administered through a Trust Fund established with non-tax dollars, the grant opportunity is intended to provide assistance to Union County public libraries this year, and must be utilized in 2015.
Examples of projects eligible for funding through this grant opportunity include: technology upgrades; educational programming; purchase of books, videos, and audio tapes; creation or expansion of summer and fall programming; and planning documents.
The application deadline for this library grant opportunity is July, 3, 2015.
For additional information on the 2015 Union County Library Grant for Children’s Programming and Materials contact Victoria Durbin Drake, Trust Fund Administrator, at 908-558-2278.
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Union County, NJ – A big thank you from the Union County Freeholder Board to all the Adopt-a-Trail volunteers who came out to the Watchung Reservation last Saturday to celebrate National Trails Day, and to the organization Jersey Cares. The all-ages group of 25 strong enjoyed a quick breakfast and a nature walk before gathering up their pickaxes to tackle a big erosion control project at the Deserted Village. Thanks also to our volunteer chainsaw crew! For more outdoor adventure, come to Union County’s annual Bio-Blitz this Friday and Saturday June 12-13 in the Watchung Reservation, featuring games, giveaways, prizes and an insider’s look at the hundreds of plants and animal species hidden in the park. (all photos by Betty Ann Kelly/County of Union).
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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to announce a special program on butterfly gardening for adults, ages 18 and older, at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside.
The butterfly gardening program will be offered on Saturday, June 20th from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. The fee for this program is $10 for Union County residents and $12 for out-of-county participants.
Butterflies are beautiful and their lifestyles are amazing. Find out which butterflies are most common in this area and learn how you can attract them to your backyard.
Take a brief tour of our butterfly garden and meadow habitat and return to the Visitor Center to learn more about these incredible lepidopterans. Wear comfortable shoes.
“Learn ways to attract these beautiful creatures to your home and enjoy their graceful presence,” notes Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh.
For additional information about this lecture or other adult programs and upcoming events at Trailside, call 908- 789-3670 or visit ucnj.org/trailside.
Trailside Nature and Science Center is located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside and is a service of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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