Official County & Municipal Web Sites and other County Specific Resources
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United States Census Bureau County Profile, QuickFacts, QuickLinks and Tiger Map
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USGenWeb Project Genealogical Information for Union County, New Jersey
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Important Seasonal Information
New Jersey Drought Information (NJDEP) – 1-800-4-ITS-DRY (448-7379); outside of New Jersey, call 1-609-633-0560

Business & Economic Development Resources

• Business & Industry Resources
  Associations and Organizations
  New Jersey Association of Woman Business Owners (NJAWBO)
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  New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA)
  New Jersey Commerce Commission (NJCC)
  New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology (NJCST)
  New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC)
  Research & Development Council of New Jersey (RDNJ)
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  Development and Reference Information
  Innovation Garden State
  New Jersey...Open For Business
  New Jersey Business Resource Center (NJBRC)
  New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC)
  

• Chambers of Commerce
  Suburban Chambers of Commerce – Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Summit
  Central Jersey Chamber of Commerce (CJCC)
  New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC)
  

• Economic Resources
  Elizabeth Development Corporation (EDCNJ)
  Union County Alliance (UCA)
  Union County Economic Development Corporation (UCEDC)
  New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
  Economic Development Association of New Jersey (EDANJ)
  Northeast Economic Developers Association (NEDA)
  

Commuter and Transportation Information

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)
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New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
· TransOptions Commuter Services Transportation Management Association (TMA)
· NJ Commuter.com and Northern Region Construction Updates
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
· Commuter Choice and Transit City USA of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Educational Resources

Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) of Union County – Scotch Plains
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Trinitas School of Nursing, a cooperative program with Union County College (UCC)
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Union County College (UCC) – Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield & Scotch Plains
Kean University – Union
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Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County – Cook College + New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station (NJAES)
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New Jersey Professional Education Port (NJPEP) – New Jersey Core Curriculum Development Resources
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Q and A NJ-Educational Queue – inter(net)active educational search assistance
by the education specialists of the Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC)
· Monday, Wednesday & Friday : 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. · Tuesday & Thursday : 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)

Employment Resources

Union County One Stop Career Centers of the Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network (WNJPIN)
New Jersey Technology Jobs presented by Innovation Garden State & jobcircle
New Jersey Department of Labor

Health Resources

Children's Specialized Hospital (CSH) – Mountainside
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center (MRBC) of Solaris Health System (SHS) – Plainfield
The Overlook Hospital of Atlantic Health System (AHS) – Summit
Rahway Hospital – Rahway
Runnells Specialized Hospital (RSH) – Berkeley Heights
Trinitas Hospital – Elizabeth
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Saint Barnabas Health Care System (SBHCS) – Toms River
· Union Hospital (UH) – Union
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HealthyNJ – University Libraries@University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
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New Jersey FamilyCare – 1-800-701-0710 – Health Insurance for Uninsured Children and their Parents
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New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Topics of Interest:
· Bioterrorism Preparedness Information
^*Monday to Friday^* · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 609-588-7500 ^*All Other Times & Days^* · Emergency Use Only 609-392-2020
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· Frequently Asked Questions, about Influenza (FLU) and the current surveillance statistics
· New Jersey Quitnet, a To Quit Smoking Resource – 1-866-NJSTOPS (657-8677)
· NJ EASE – 1-877-222-3737 – Toll-Free Information for the Division of Senior Affairs and Division of Senior Benefit Management
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New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES) – 1-800-222-1222

Informational Resources

• Library Resources
  The Library of Union County College (UCC) – Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield & Scotch Plains
  The Nancy Thompson Library of Kean University – Union
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  The CyberDesk of the New Jersey State Library – Electronic Publications & Govermental Information Services
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  New Jersey Nightline (FAQ) After-Hours Toll-Free Reference Desk – 1-800-922-2233
  · Monday thru Thursday : 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. · Friday thru Sunday : 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  ... This service will be retired on Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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  Q and A NJ – 24/7 inter(net)active search assistance powered by the New Jersey Library Network (NJLN)
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  Regional "Library to Library" Resources
  Eastern New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (InfoLink) – Piscataway
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  Statewide "Library to Library" Resources
  Multi-Lingual Materials Acquisition Center (Multi-MAC) – Newark
  New Jersey Statewide Reference Center (njref) – Voorhees
  New Jersey Union List of Serials (NJULS) – Mays Landing
  New Jersey Library Development Bureau (NJLBD)
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  New Jersey State Library (NJSL) – Trenton
  

• Science & Technology Resources
  · Astronomical · Communications · Computer Science
  · Environmental · Meterological · Topographic · Transportation

Trav·el·er(s) & Vis·i·tor(s) Guide(s)

Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs' Cultural Connections Calendar
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Guide to Central New Jersey
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Gateway Tourism Council – 1-877-428-3930
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The New Jersey Visitors Network presents Union County of the Gateway Region
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The Gateway Region of the New Jersey Office of Travel & Tourism – 1-800-VISIT-NJ (847-4865)

New Jersey County Almanac Index
In(ternet) Search (of) New Jersey
New Jersey Subject Catalog