NJ News Update – June 18, 2026

June 18, 2026

Summit High School’s production of “Big Fish” won two Rising Star Awards at Paper Mill Playhouse. The pit orchestra won for outstanding performance, while Senior Ainsley Valerio received a Student Achievement Award for her behind-the-scenes work.

An emu was found wandering in the woods near Waterloo Road in Byram. The township is working to identify the bird’s owner.

Congratulations C. Vivian Stringer, longtime head coach of the women’s basketball team at Rutgers University. She recently received the Betty F. Jaynes Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Trenton Ironhawks hockey team announced Chuck Weber as its first-ever head coach. Weber previously served with the Trenton Titans as assistant coach during the 2001-2002 season.

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Sean Thrunk
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Sean Thrunk is an award-winning multi-media journalist and graduate of Montclair State University.
He serves as ONNJ’s main editor and as a news producer for ONNJ Mornings with Ken Rosato!