Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards was created in 1996 to encourage and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production of New Jersey high school musicals, and provides a unique opportunity to showcase high school musical arts programs on a statewide level. Of the 118 public, private and parochial high schools that entered their 2024 theatrical productions to the Paper Mill Playhouse for consideration, Summit HS received the most nominations (12), in addition to two honorable mentions. The nominees and honorable mentions for Summit High School...

As part of Union County’s expanded reusable bag recycling program, the City of Summit Division of Public Works is announcing a new collection bin for reusable bags has been placed at the Municipal Transfer Station at 40 New Providence Avenue. GOATote, Inc. will pick up the bags from the collection bin, clean and sanitize them, and deliver them to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside. From there, the bags will be distributed to local food pantries in need. Summit residents with a Transfer Station permit can drop off gently-used reusable bags in the bin, located on the lower level...

While his day job is a dream job for anyone who loves sports, working as a TV Host for CBS Sports, Resident Adam Zucker finds his additional sports passion through a fast-growing game across America — Disc Golf. Also known as “frisbee golf,” Zucker has been “hooked” on the game for quite some time, and nowadays finds himself playing Disc Golf in Summit, having just participated in “Glow Night” at the Muni. He recently spent time with the publisher to chat about the sport. Tell us about Disc Golf. What is it and how did you get involved with it? Disc golf is a great way to spend an hour...

The Summit Board of Education welcomed Mr. J. Carlos Mahecha as the newest member of the Board during the Reorganization meeting on Monday, May 13, 2024. Mr. Mahecha will serve on the Policy and Communications Committees. In addition to welcoming a new member, Ms. Walidah Justice was appointed as President of the Board of Education, and Ms. Melanie Cohn was appointed as Vice President. The Board of Education thanked Mr. Michael Colón for his six years of service on the Board, as his two three-year terms concluded. “Guided by our shared mission, I am humbled to step into this role as President...

Members of the Interfaith Council at Glenside Ave soccer fields The City of Summit and the Summit Environmental Commission would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who volunteered at the annual Earth Day clean-up on Saturday, April 13. 242 residents and members of different community groups and clubs came together to help clean up 10 public sites around the city. Volunteers collected approximately 1,200 pounds of trash and applied 10 yards of wood chips to the trails at Martin’s Brook Park and Wilson Park. Cub and Boy Scouts at Martin’s Brook Park To learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities...

Summit, N.J. – With Arbor Day fast approaching on April 26, St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Summit will soon plant 40 evergreen trees within its cemetery as part of an ongoing initiative to install a total of 500 trees on its properties. The parish created its tree-planting program in 2021 to support “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical that calls on Catholics to better protect the environment. Since its launch, the initiative has led to approximately 200 trees getting planted on the parish’s church, school, and cemetery grounds. Its goal is to reach 500 trees within the next five years,...

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) is proud to announce the hiring of Lisa Butler as its new Director of Development & Communications, effective April 15. Butler will join the staff of VACNJ after serving as an Art Center trustee from 2014 to 2022. During her time on VACNJ’s Board, she served in a number of capacities, including as Board Chair and as a member of the Development Committee. Prior to that, she worked as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley, in New York City, and as a lawyer for Davis Polk & Wardwell. LLC. She currently volunteers as a hand-holder in the recovery...