Articles

  • Take the 2020 Census – Help shape your community’s future
    The Union County Freeholders remind you to help shape your community’s future – It’s not too late to complete your 2020 Census form. Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities each year – funding for healthcare, education, housing, transportation and more. Responding to the Census is safe and easy. It takes just a … Read more
  • America Strong flyover 4/28/2020
    This 40-minute joint flyover by the Navy’s Blue Angels and Air Force’s Thunderbirds is a salute to frontline COVID-19 responders. Times are subject to change. Residents should observe the flyover from the safety of their home-quarantine and should refrain from traveling to see the flyover. Social distancing should be practiced at all times. Stay home … Read more
  • Earth Day 2020 – At Home and Online Activities
    Earth Day at Home webinar series presented by Rutgers Environmental Stewards Original article – https://envirostewards.rutgers.edu/EarthDayatHome2020.html In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Rutgers Cooperative Extension announces its webinar series “Earth Day at Home”. This series will focus on steps everyone can take to protect the environment. We can all do our part to take … Read more
  • Come to your Census 2020
    2020 Census Timeline Most households in the country will receive invitations to complete the 2020 Census beginning in mid-March. For the first time, you can choose to respond to the census online—in addition to responding by phone or by mail. In May 2020, census takers will begin following up with households that haven’t responded on … Read more
  • ‘9 pm routine’ promotes crime-prevention habits
    Even a casual observer of news reports will have noticed recent stories about motor vehicle break-ins, sometimes repeated incidents in the same neighborhoods. While these incidents are vigorously investigated, local Police Departments are convinced there is more that residents can do to protect their vehicles and home. What started out as a local Florida effort … Read more
  • Report an Accident or Construction on Google Maps
    If you are aware of an accident or construction zone creating a lane or road closure, you can report it on Google maps. This will help ease traffic around the scene as Google will re-route people away from the affected area. Not everyone uses Google Maps, but those that do will thank you. (I always … Read more