Some years, it’s too hard to coordinate the family’s schedules or take too much time away. Other times, it’s a budgetary decision. Whatever your reason, we’ve compiled a list of 2 weeks worth of day trips you can easily take from Union County. Atlantic City – walk the streets that ...
Continue ReadingWarninanco Park is a beautiful park oasis. We enjoyed walking through the winding trails filled with endless flowering magnolias and cherry trees. There is also a bicycle path and playgrounds with plenty of space for picnics. In the summer, young ones can play in the spray ground. Older ...
Continue Reading1500 Easter eggs will be filled with goodies and prize tickets and then hidden at Forest Road Park on Saturday, April 8th for Fanwood’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Children can meet the Easter Bunny and guess how many chocolate eggs and jelly beans there are. Bring your own decorated egg and ...
Continue ReadingHappy Pi Day! Pi, of course, is the Greek letter Л. Do you remember learning that the circumference of a circle is Л time the radius squared? Л is an infinite number beginning with the digits 3.14. Today is 3/14, so we celebrate Pi Day! Today is only Pi day to ...
Continue ReadingPretty super, if you’re in to statistics. Not so super if you’re expecting a dramatic celestial event. Here’s why. The Moon orbits the Earth in an ellipse. So twice a month, every month, it is relatively close to the Earth – between 356,400 and 370,400 kilometers away. We call that Perigee. ...
Continue ReadingThis past Saturday, October 1st was a grey and dreary day, but thankfully the rain held off and the Homecoming Harvest Festival went off without a hitch! The event was planned by members of the Frazee House, the Scotch Plains – Fanwood Community Garden and the Fanwood – Scotch Plains ...
Continue ReadingThere is a peregrine falcon nest on the roof of the Union County Courthouse in midtown Elizabeth. A pair of falcons started building a nest in 2005 but were not successful because of windy conditions. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection suggested adding something to act as a wind shield so ...
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