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March 8, 2024

SUMMIT, NJ - Easter spirit will be taking over the Village Green. The Summit Department of Community Programs and Summit Police Athletic League are hosting the 2024 Egg Hunt Race on Saturday, March 23 at 1:45 p.m. with a rain date of March 24. There will be three races separated by age; one ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Michael Greco of Berkeley Heights has committed to attend The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut beginning in the Fall of 2024. He will be majoring in Exercise Science/pre DPT program.  Greco, is a senior pitcher on the Oratory Prep baseball team in ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Boys Varsity Basketball Team finished the 2023-2024 season 14-12. Though it wasn’t how many on the team wanted things to go, head coach Tim Simo made clear that there were positive takeaways and lessons learned. “Anyone that is connected to our program, from our coaches ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Police Department is announcing its Home Security Assessment Program, a new initiative to provide property owners with professional, targeted recommendations on safeguarding against burglaries. Police officers certified in risk assessment will meet citizens at their ...

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UNION COUNTY 2024, NJ — The county social services director says efforts are underway to address housing instability as data is reviewed from the 2024 Point in Time Count, a yearly census of unsheltered and sheltered individuals. Seven teams made up of county staff, government officials and ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - For the Summit Boys Varsity Hockey Team, the 2023-2024 season was one of overcoming adversity. The Hilltoppers started the regular season without a full-time goalie and dealt with injuries to key players, but that did not stop them from giving their all. “When our record was 4-12 ...

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SUMMIT, NJ -  The Summit Girls Varsity Basketball Team bounced back in a big way during the 2023-2024 campaign after a four-win 2022-2023 season. “After a pretty disappointing season last year, coaches and players were determined to put 2022-2023 in the rear-view mirror,” said head coach Tom ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit school district is getting a raise, courtesy of Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy and Acting Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer visited Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School in Plainfield to announce $11.7 billion in funding to support equal access to education and ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Foundation awarded the City of Summit an $85,000 grant for the Mabie Playground Transformation Project. This project intends to create the city’s first inter-generational park and a fully ADA-accessible and sensory-friendly play space on the Village Green. “We are very ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Department of Community Programs in conjunction with Summit Youth Football (SYF), the New Providence Recreation Department, and the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League (NJSYFL) announced plans for a Girls Youth Flag Football league for girls in grades 4 through ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Each week, The Union County Conference recognizes a male and female athlete who displayed noteworthy athletic achievement. Indoor track star Shannon Palphreyman and star wrestler Sam Gouveia were the two Summit athletes to receive the honors this week. Each athlete has been an ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School students will be putting their own spin on the popular Broadway musical comedy “Guys and Dolls,” according to a recent news release. The musical is set in New York City during the 1930s. Gangsters and showgirls collide with missionaries and ...

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TRENTON, NJ — The Senate Education Committee has advanced a proposal to allow some school districts to ask voters to raise local property taxes over the current 2% cap to cover reductions in state support for the district. Districts facing cuts in state aid or spending below the state’s ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Police Department’s Summer Youth Academy is returning for its eighteenth season. The program provides students with an understanding of the role of a police officer in the community and is open to children 14 years of age or younger and entering grades 6, 7, 8, or 9 the ...

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TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a $55.9 billion budget Tuesday -- the largest ever -- that he told a joint session of the Legislature would "ensure New Jersey retains its proud reputation as the best place, anywhere, to raise a family." The spending plan for Fiscal Year 25 increases ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Summit resident Abigail Hsu, a junior at Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ, has made contributions to Mental Health research through her paper, “Quantifying Exam Stress Progressions Using Electrodermal Activity and Machine Learning.” Her work was published in the 2023 IEEE 23rd ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Hilltoppers Girls Varsity Basketball team emerged victorious in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament, defeating the ninth-seeded Randolph Rams 40-24. Summit’s senior captains came ready to play in this contest. Emily Demm continued her strong season with nine ...

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You’ve probably heard stories about  fortunate investors who “get in the ground  floor” of a new, hot company and quickly  make a fortune. But while these things  may happen, they are exceedingly rare and  often depend on hard-to-duplicate circumstances — and they really don’t represent a  viable ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Forty Summit High School National Merit Scholars presented their favorite teachers with books and posed with their teachers for a group photo at Thursday’s Board of Education meeting.  Each student selected a teacher and a book of their choice. Other business at the meeting included ...

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UNION COUNTY, NJ — Corporations responsible for the clubhouse at the Ash Brook Golf Course in Scotch Plains repeatedly failed at their duties, resulting in a falling stone veneer façade and safety hazards, according to a lawsuit filed by the county against the companies and architect of the ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Two ordinances were introduced at the February 20 Summit Common Council Meeting.   One seeks to designate the Summit Chief of Police as the Custodian of Records for the Summit Police Department, while the other would add two alternate members to the Rent Commission. Both ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit High School Performing Arts Program will be traveling back in time with the classic musical “Anything Goes.” Set in 1934, a group of passengers board the S.S. American to sail from New York to London. Their journey, however, is packed with quirky characters, crazy ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - A local non-profit is looking to help children in Summit who may need a little extra boost. The Other Fellow First Foundation donated 50 teddy bears last week to The Summit Rescue Squad and Summit Police Department, to give to children during times of crisis. “We are lucky to ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit is hosting a Women’s History Month event on International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Summit Community Center, located at 100 Morris Ave. The event is open to the public. The event will begin with a panel discussion on inspirational ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Gear up for a stylish day as Dress Express Boutique makes a splash at Embassy Suites by Hilton Berkeley Heights at 250 Connell Drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 3, 2024. Celebrating its fourth year, the boutique has not only thrived but has also experienced impressive ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty held its Annual Company Meeting/Awards, on February 14, 2024. Teams, Individual Agents Managers, offices, and Staff were recognized for all offices across Northern New Jersey. Summit’s office was among the brightest stars, being ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Playhouse’s rendition of John Pielmeier’s famous play Agnes of God is coming to the stage on Friday and will feature multiple performances up until March 9. The play follows Dr. Martha Livingston, a court-appointed psychiatrist sent to evaluate a young nun (Agnes) who has ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - Freshman Kennedy Sears has been named the 'Salerno Duane Summit High School Girls Ice Hockey Player of The Week' for her performance during the week ending February 12.  With a short-handed goal to open scoring for the Hilltoppers and tie the game at 1-1, Sears helped lead the team to ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Hilltoppers Girls Basketball Team triumphed over Hunterdon Central on Thursday for their 16th victory of the season. "The coaching staff could not be prouder of these tremendous young women," said Summit Head Coach Tom Kenny.  Freshman Charlotte Yarnall and senior ...

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FINANCIAL FOCUS® :  When should you take Social Security?  One of your important sources of retirement income will likely be Social Security — but  when should you start taking it?  You can start collecting Social Security benefits at 62, but your checks will be  considerably bigger if you ...

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