Brief News

Ballet Show at Union County Performing Arts Center

Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados joined County Commissioner Vice Chair Hudak and tons of excited spectators to watch a “sensory friendly” theatre production of Cinderella, performed by the Ballet NJ Theater Company of New Jersey at the Union County Performing Arts Center.

Kearny Scout Book Drive – “Scouting Unit 305”

The Bear Den of Unit 305 did their best when they coordinated a book drive recently that exceeded expectations and made a positive difference in promoting literacy.  The brainchild of Bear Den Leader Diane Rodrigues, she along with her scouts spearheaded the collection of 500 new and gently used books for this year’s community service project.

It was designed as part of the Fellowship and Duty to God Adventure requirement to put into practice what the Bears learned about their faith.  Scouts strive to be reverent and do this by helping others.

The Bears worked together to create collection boxes of books donated by fellow scouting families and others in the community through a request on the Unit 305 Facebook page.  Leaders, scouts, and parents sorted the books by age and reading level and donated them to five organizations, all with different literary missions.

Scouting Unit 305 was organized in 1933 and provides scouting for boys and girls, including service projects, skill development, and overnight camping.

More inforation at www.KearnyScouts.com

Jersey Shore – 1,000 pound great white shark

A 1,000-pound great white shark has been recorded swimming off the New Jersey shore, according to  OCEARCH tracker.

The shark, tagged with the name “Ironbound”, was pinged 150 miles in the waters off the coast of New Jersey.