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Union County Freeholder Linda Carter (L) congratulates Maya Nisani on being named the 2011 Municipal Volunteer of the Year from Springfield by the Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (LACADA) at the group’s annual volunteer recognition dinner in Clark. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org

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Union County Freeholder Linda Carter (L) congratulates Amy Reithel on being named the 2011 Municipal Volunteer of the Year from Kenilworth by the Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (LACADA) at the group’s annual volunteer recognition dinner in Clark. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org

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Union County Freeholder Linda Carter (L) congratulates Queen King on being named the 2011 Municipal Volunteer of the Year from Hillside by the Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (LACADA) at the group’s annual volunteer recognition dinner in Clark. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org

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Union County Freeholder Linda Carter congratulates the Rev. Manuel Donelson on being named the 2011 Municipal Volunteer of the Year from Linden by the Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (LACADA) at the group’s annual volunteer recognition dinner in Clark. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org

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Union County Freeholders Angel G. Estrada and Nancy Ward, and her daughter Josielee, met with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Union County Menorah and Tree Lighting Celebration during the 28th annual Holiday Nature Craft Show at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org
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Union County Freeholder Linda Carter presents a resolution to Tennyson Moore, 98, thanking him for his military service and recognizing him as Plainfield’s oldest living veteran. Moore is U.S. navy veteran who was in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked the American naval base there.  (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release.   Please join the County of Union online atwww.ucnj.org
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ROSELLE, N.J. – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces that the 29th Annual George T. Cron High School Hockey Tournament will begin Monday evening, December 5, at 6:00 p.m. at the Warinanco Ice Skating Center in Roselle. Seven of the best high school hockey teams in New Jersey will compete at the Warinanco rink, located in Warinanco Park, a facility of the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal.

The First Round schedule is as follows:

Westfield High School, the top-seeded team in this year’s tournament, has a bye in the first round.

The Second Round of the tournament will begin with one game on

Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:00 p.m.
and two games on
Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

The Semi-Final Round will be a single game on

Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6:00 p.m.

The Finals will be played on

Wednesday, Dec. 14, with games at 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Spectator admission to the tournament is $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for youths 17 years of age
and under.

The Warinanco Ice Skating Center is located off Thompson and Seventh avenues in Roselle and can also be approached from the St. Georges Avenue and Park Street entrances to Warinanco Park.
For further directions and recorded information about skating classes, hockey clinics and special events at the Warinanco Ice Skating Center, please call 908-298-7850.

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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org, on Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook, and
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Every holiday season for 14 years, Union County Sheriff’s Officers have set up their “Tree of Hope” in the courthouse seeking donations of toys and clothing for needy children throughout the county. Each year the response has been overwhelming.

The “Tree of Hope” was first planted in 1997 when officers approached Sheriff Ralph Froehlich and related troubling stories of children who were going to experience a less than happy holiday season. The children the officers encountered were homeless or living in shelters, were victims of domestic violence or medically fragile.  Their parents or guardians did not have the financial ability to provide holiday gifts.

Every year since the Sheriff and the “Tree of Hope” committee have erected a tree in the Union County Courthouse featuring paper ornaments. Volunteers make the ornaments and write a particular gift on each one.

“These caring officers do a tremendous job in helping these children,” Sheriff Froehlich said. “Even during tough economic and personal times, it is important not to forget those kids who are less fortunate.”

Monetary donations to help provide additional gifts are also being sought.

Contributions of money (tax-deductible), toys and clothing can be sent to: Union County Sheriff’s Officers Tree of Hope, Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, N.J., 07207. For more information, call the “Tree of Hope” hotline at 908-629-2158.

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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release.   Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org On Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook On Twitter athttp://twitter.com/countyofunionnj

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to offer a teacher-training workshop about schoolyard habitat enhancement entitled “WILD School Sites” for adults, ages 18 and older, at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“This program is one of a series of teacher-training workshops that qualify participants for NJDOE credits,” said Freeholder Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon. “The convenient location in the 2,065-acre Watchung Reservation provides the perfect classroom to have fun while learning about the environment.”

Teachers, students and wildlife benefit with schoolyard habitat improvements. These projects can sensitize students to the needs of wildlife and enable them to make a small difference right where they live, to benefit local species. Having an outdoor classroom enables teachers to take field trips without leaving school grounds. The stewardship skills that students develop for their outdoor classroom carry over into greater ownership and care for the entire school.

Participants in the WILD School Sites teacher-training workshop will receive six NJDOE professional development credits as well as a copy of the book, “ Homes for Wildlife: A Planning Guide for Habitat Enhancement on School Grounds.” In addition, participants will receive The WILD School Sites booklet, grant information, landscaping information and ideas for curriculum integration.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Light morning refreshments will be provided, but please bring a lunch. The fee for this teacher-training workshop is $30 per person. Doors open 15 minutes before the program starts. Please dress appropriately for outdoor weather in the event that part of the class is held outside.

For additional information on this workshop or for a brochure of Trailside’s adult workshops and teacher-training programs please call 908-789-3670 or visit our website: www.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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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org, on Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook, and on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/countyofunionnj .

Union County Freeholder Angel G. Estrada (4th L) and Union County Manager Alfred Faella (3rd R) welcome municipal government officials from Wenzhou, China to Union County. The delegation is making several stops in the U.S., including Kean University, which is close to final approval for development of a campus in Wenzhou.  (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release.   Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org On Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook
On Twitter at http://twitter.com/countyofunionnj