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Merck to Close Summit Campus, $10K Sustainability Grant Awarded Top Local News

John Halligan, whose son Ryan took his life after years of being bullied by peers, spoke to middle schoolers and parents Thursday.

Merck to Close Summit Campus, Cut 8,500 Jobs Amid Restructuring


Pharmaceutical giant Merck announced plans Tuesday to close its Summit campus amid a top-to-bottom restructuring that will slash as many as 8,500 jobs companywide, according to Fox Business.com.

Summit Awarded $10K Sustainable Jersey Grant


The Summit Free Market is about to get a permanent home courtesy of the Sustainable Jersey small grant program which has awarded the City of Summit $10,000 to put toward creating a space to house items offered at the city's Free Market.


Dad of Late Bullied Teen: Be an Upstander Not a Bystander


In a powerful and poignant 90-minute presentation at Lawton C. Johnson Middle School Thursday, John Halligan shared the story of his son Ryan, who took his life in 2003 at the age of 13, following years of bullying by peers.


$400K To Go Toward Glendale Road Home For Disabled Adults

The Summit Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening in favor of releasing $400,000 from its Fair Housing Trust Fund to put toward the purchase of 43 Glendale Road by Our House, Inc.

Thefts From Unlocked Vehicles Continue


Thefts occurred between Sunday and Monday afternoons.


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