Union County News
Hyperlocal stories from all 21 Union County municipalities.
CommunityTAPintoSummit Officers Join Police Unity Tour Ride Honoring Fallen Detective Matthew Tarentino
SUMMIT, NJ — Two members of the Summit Police Department began a several-hundred-mile bicycle ride to Washington, D.C. this weekend as part of the annual Police Unity Tour ahead of National Police Week.Officer Keith Kwiatek and Officer Sean Thompson
CommunityTAPintoMayor Fagan Proclaims May Mental Health Awareness Month in Summit
SUMMIT, NJ — Mayor Elizabeth Fagan officially proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month during last week's Common Council meeting, highlighting Summit’s participation in the regional “Paint the Town Green” campaign led by the NJ Cross-Town Ment
CommunityTAPintoTraffic Alert: Construction Crews to Impact Major Summit Roads Through Friday
SUMMIT, NJ — Drivers across Summit should expect delays, detours, and road closures throughout the week as a wave of utility and milling projects hits several major residential and commuter corridors beginning Monday, according to the Summit Police D
CommunityTAPintoSummit Baseball Rallies Into Union County Quarterfinals
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Summit High School Hilltoppers erased a late two-run deficit Friday and stunned New Providence High School Pioneers with a three-run fifth inning to secure a 5-4 road victory in the opening round of the Union County Tournament.Tr
CommunityTAPintoSummit Boys Lacrosse Reclaims Union County Crown
CLARK, NJ — One year after its Union County reign was interrupted, Summit High School Boys Lacrosse made sure the trophy returned home Sunday night.After falling behind early against first-time finalist Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Boys Lacrosse
CommunityTAPintoSummit To Hold Annual Memorial Day Parade And Ceremony May 25
SUMMIT, NJ — The City of Summit will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony on Monday, May 25, honoring the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military.The parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at 25 Deforest Ave
CommunityTAPintoSummit Storms Into Union County Championship With 14-1 Victory
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Hilltoppers continued their dominant spring Thursday, overpowering New Providence Pioneers, 14-1, in the semifinal round of the Union County Tournament at Johnson High School.Fresh off an impressive interstate victory over Lin
CommunityTAPintoHow My Mom Found Her Strength (and Routine) at The Daily Pilates
SUMMIT, NJ – As Mother’s Day approaches, it feels like the right moment to reflect not just on motherhood, but on the strength and balance that come with it. For my mom, Gemma, that strength has taken shape through her time at The Daily Pilates.From
CommunityTAPintoSummit Mayor Fagan Set To Name Three New Board Of Education Members
SUMMIT, NJ — During her mayor’s report at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Elizabeth Fagan reflected on the process of appointing Summit Board of Education members, calling the role both a responsibility and a privilege for the city.Fagan said
CommunityTAPintoUnion County HEART Grants Awarded To Several Summit Arts, Cultural Organizations
SUMMIT, NJ — Local artists, historians and community organizations in Summit are among dozens of Union County recipients receiving funding through the 2026 HEART Grant Program, a countywide effort supporting cultural and educational projects that sha
CommunityTAPintoDeadlines Near As Summit Voters Prepare For June 2 Primary Election
SUMMIT, NJ — With deadlines approaching and polling places set across Summit, residents are being reminded of key dates and options for voting in the June 2 Primary Election.Voter registration closes Tuesday, May 12, and the City Clerk’s Office at 51
CommunityTAPintoSummit Council Spars Over Outdoor Dining, Approves Maple Street Closure
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Common Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to advance an ordinance authorizing the seasonal closure of Maple Street for outdoor dining, capping a lengthy and sharply divided meeting that centered on statutory authority, traffic ce
CommunityTAPintoSummit Boys Tennis Moves to 14-0 With Dominant Win Over Oratory Prep
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit boys tennis team kept its perfect season rolling Tuesday with another dominant sweep, shutting out Oratory Prep 5-0 to move to 14-0 on the year and 7-0 in UCC–Watchung play.From the first serve, Summit never let up.Ben Levkov
CommunityTAPintoWho Let the Dogs Out? Summit’s Pop-Up Park Is Back on the Village Green
SUMMIT, NJ — A new round of temporary dog park pop-ups has landed on the Village Green across from the post office, kicking off the City’s latest push to test where a future permanent dog park might best fit.The fenced-in space, now open, will shift
CommunityTAPintoSummit Boys Tennis Reaches 13-0 as Coach Vinnie Turturiello Earns 500th Career Win in Milestone Sweep
SUMMIT, NJ — The milestone didn’t arrive like a finish line so much as it arrived like something inevitable — built slowly over years of teaching, coaching and relationships that long outlast any single season.With a 5-0 sweep of Scotch Plains-Fanwoo
CommunityTAPintoSummit Golf’s Grit Shows In Third-Place Sectional Finish
SUMMIT, NJ — With the fairways tightening and the pressure rising at Francis Byrne Golf Course on Monday, Summit’s lineup didn’t blink — grinding out a tie for third at the NJSIAA North Group 3 sectional, just a few strokes off the lead, and proving
CommunityTAPintoHe Smashed, He Stole — He Didn’t Get Far: Summit Police Make Arrest In Bike Theft
SUMMIT, NJ — “Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?” wasn’t just a TV refrain — it played out in real life on Springfield Avenue as a thief smashed through glass in the dead of night, grabbed a $5,000 e-bike, and sped off into the dark, only to be tr
CommunityTAPintoPublic Comment Expected As Summit Council Takes Up Outdoor Dining Ordinance
SUMMIT, NJ — A proposed plan to close a portion of Maple Street to vehicle traffic this summer will take center stage Tuesday night as the Summit Common Council holds a public hearing on the ordinance at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, a move officials say i
CommunityTAPintoTraffic Alert: PSEG Work to Snarl Roads Across Summit Through Friday
SUMMIT, NJ — Motorists should plan for delays across several areas of Summit this week as utility work is scheduled on multiple roadways, according to city officials.From Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8, road work conducted by PSEG is expected to
CommunityTAPintoTension to Triumph: Summit Boys Tennis Turns Late Match Chaos Into County Title Glory
SUMMIT, NJ — The pressure was building on the tennis courts, the kind of late-match tension that usually decides a season’s turning point.Instead, it may have defined oneSummit boys tennis continued its dominant run with a 4-1 win over Westfield in t