Month: June 2018

Westfield Community Band Celebrates 106th Anniversary Summer Concert Series

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Submitted by Barry E. Rosenberg The Westfield Community Band has been a centerpiece of Westfield’s cultural arts for more than 100 years. Since 1918, the band has been performing on the gazebo in Westfield’s historic Mindowaskin Park, entertaining area residents…

6th Annual Berkeley Heights Summer Festival and Street Fair

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

JoeRenna Posted in Springfield Patriot

The annual Suburban Chambers of Commerce Berkeley Heights Summer Festival and Street Fair will take on a down-home, local flair when the sixth edition kicks off on Sunday, June 24, 2018. This year’s festival, expected to draw nearly 20,000 people,…

Leo Graf, Union’s Memorial Day Grand Marshal 2018

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

JoeRenna Posted in Spirit of Union

Leo Graf served as the Grand Marshal of Union’s 2018 Memorial Day Parade. Graf was born in 1944 in Germany. He came to the United States in 1960 at the age of 16 at which time he worked as a…

The History of Union’s Route 22 at Union Public Library

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

JoeRenna Posted in Springfield Patriot

Submitted by Barbara La Mort Back by popular demand! Come cruise with us; figuratively speaking. Put the top down and rev up the engine! We’re going out on the highway for a history of Route 22 (formerly Route 29), businesses…