Union County News

UNION, NJ – Union scored six runs in the first inning and held on for a 7-5 baseball victory over Dayton on Tuesday.The decision completed a split of the two-game, two-day series between the teams after Dayton had rallied in the bottom of the seventh

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — A new water line will soon serve both the planned Springfield Dog Park and the adjacent community garden, administrator John Bussiculo announced during the April 28 Township Committee meeting.“We’ve contacted the water company,” Bus

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Adam Lieb, director of the Springfield Recreation Department, reported on the status of pool readiness, playground improvements and summer programs during the April 28 Township Committee meeting.Lieb announced that Springfield has b

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Mayor Harris Laufer confirmed during the April 28 Springfield Township Committee meeting that a developer is actively pursuing plans to bring a Starbucks to the Bank of America property on Morris Avenue — a site previously slated fo

PRINGFIELD, NJ — The Union County‑led reconstruction of Caldwell Place remains on schedule, with Springfield officials reporting that the project is now roughly one‑third complete. Springfield administrator John Bussiculo briefed the Township Co

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Julianna Santangelo pitched a two-hitter to lead Dayton to a 4-0 softball victory over Livingston on Tuesday.Madison Tarrant hit a double and drove in a run and Aubrie Cantagallo had a single and an RBI for Dayton (6-9), which score

LINDEN, NJ – Jackson Babiarz pitched a four-hitter to lead Dayton to a 4-0 baseball victory over Linden on Tuesday.Babiarz struck out 13 batters in seven innings. He walked two batters and threw 107 pitches.It was a 1-0 game until Dayton (5-9) scored

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Board of Education voted Monday night to approve contracts for two major facilities upgrades, authorizing new turf field installations at both Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School and Jonathan Dayton High School.The t

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Board of Education approved a series of personnel changes at its April 27 meeting, including multiple staff appointments for the remainder of the current school year and for 2026–27, as well as two resignations and o

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Board of Education voted to adopt the final 2026–2027 School Year Budget following its public hearing on April 27 at Jonathan Dayton High School. The new budget represents an increase of $4.1 million over the pr

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Dayton mounted a 10-hit attack and got shutout pitching from two arms in a 6-0 baseball victory over Brearley at TD Bank Park on Friday night.Marcus Garrod pitched 5 ⅔ two-hit innings with three strikeouts. Aidan Ferguson allo

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton baseball team collected only three hits, but that was enough to support the pitching of Jackson Babiarz on Thursday.Babiarz pitched six innings, scattered five hits, struck out four and walked four. Both of the runs again

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Detectives from the Springfield Police Department on April 9 received a report of a customer failing to pay for services at a Morris Avenue spa. As a result of a follow-up investigation, a 65-year-old Springfield woman was cha

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Springfield police officers responded to a Route 22 music store on April 1 on a report of an individual attempting to sell a suspected stolen guitar. As a result of an on-scene investigation, the suspect, a 40-year-old Newark

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Township Planner Michael Mistretta briefed the Springfield Planning Board at its April 16 meeting on the status of the township’s ongoing master plan update, outlining next steps for board members and explaining a late development a

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Township Committee unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026‑05 at its April 14 meeting.The ordinance removes the permit‑parking requirement on the east side of Profitt Avenue. The restriction was originally created decades