Union County News

Summit Common Council highlights affordable housing updates, 180 River Road, traffic ordinances, and 2026 capital financing. Read news.

Heat advisory issued for Summit, NJ through Wednesday. Read cooling center locations, health safety tips, and city emergency contacts.

Summit Police Department issues traffic alert for active road work closures and detours this week. Read street listings, delay notes, and contacts.

Summit launches a community survey on school bus transportation policies and route changes. Read survey details, district context, and notes.

Summit Street Sounds brings live outdoor music to downtown Summit this Friday evening. Read performer locations, event hours, and business details.

The Brooke Healey Foundation launches a T-shirt fundraiser in New Providence to support pediatric cancer families. Read order details and campaign info.

Summit power restoration progresses as JCP&L addresses remaining localized outages. Read municipal relief and charging station updates.

Summit power restoration continues for nearly 1,400 customers as officials warn of flood threats. Read municipal relief and utility updates.

Summit residents face multi-day power outages and cleanup efforts following severe summer storms. Read utility restoration and municipal updates.

More than 1,300 Summit customers remain without power as JCP&L crews repair lines. Read outage updates, safety tips, and municipal resource locations.

Summit girls soccer moves to 2-0 with a 1-0 shutout victory over Union Catholic, anchored by Cameron Horev’s first-half goal and Ava Hogan’s seven saves [sports].

Summit Police announce rolling daily street closures on Broad Street, Mountain Avenue, and other roads for PSE&G milling from September 8 to September 11.

Congregation Beth Hatikvah welcomes Rabbi Lesley Pearl as new religious leader. Reconstructionist synagogue in Summit serves inclusive Jewish community.

Summit football defeats Colonia 23-21 in a season opener. Jackson Marx returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. Colonia rallied but fell just short.

Meredith Warmington, a Washington Elementary School educator for 34 years, died July 28 at age 56. She led the school's STEAM program development in Summit. (156 characters)

Netflix's 'The Whisper Man' premiered Aug. 28 and features Summit's train station. The production spent approximately $30 million in New Jersey. (142 characters)

Road work is scheduled in Summit Sept. 1–4 at five locations. PSE&G and Tiffany Electric operations may cause delays and detours. Check affected roads.

New Jersey AI Data Center Tax Credits eliminated. Governor signed Macurdy bill. $250 million in uncommitted incentives removed, CoreWeave award protected.

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit breaks ground on a $70 million surgical expansion, adding 6 operating rooms and a new 50-bay recovery unit over 3-4 years.