LINDEN, NJ — Things were a little different last week at the Linden Municipal Airport, when Hollywood decided to pay a visit. “On Wednesday, May 11, it was truly Hollywood comes to Linden,” said Paul Dudley, the airport director, in an interview with LocalSource on Friday, May 13. “It was quite the circus. They had […]
LINDEN, NJ — Matt Koziol was always destined to be a musician. He even remembers the first performer to get him curious about music: Elvis Presley. “Elvis was like the pinnacle. I thought I wanted to be this guy,” said Koziol in an interview with Union County LocalSource on Friday, May 6. Elvis wasn’t the […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — The lawsuit by a Hillside police officer against the township has come to a conclusion, at least for now, although attorneys from both sides of this case have said they don’t believe it’s really over yet. Former Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Mark Epstein found no cause for action on Monday, March […]
CRANFORD, NJ — After a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cranford hosted a Rahway River Cleanup event on Saturday, April 16, at various sites along the river as it passes through the township. According to information disseminated by the Cranford Jaycees, one of several organizations involved in the cleanup, collection locations included Kenilworth […]
UNION, NJ — When Union businessman Samuel Casternovia and his daughter, Samantha, heard reports of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to neighboring Poland with nothing but the clothing on their backs, they decided to do something about it. “My father and I, we were watching the news, and we saw that a lot of people had gone […]
CLARK, NJ — Although Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso had been denying recent accusations that he had made racist and sexist statements, last week he did an about-face and admitted his culpability on video, all the while downplaying his guilt. Bonaccorso’s dirty laundry was made public when transcripts of the recordings made by former Clark police […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — There is a problem in Hillside, one that Councilman Gerald “Pateesh” Freedman has said is hardly new: litter and trash on the township’s streets. For Freedman, who has served on the Hillside Township Council for 24 years and is now in his sixth term representing the 4th Ward, this is a situation […]
UNION, NJ — Marylee Martin is a survivor of covert childhood abuse, a type of abuse that happens far more frequently than most people realize. Covert childhood abuse is also known as covert incest, which the American Psychological Association defines as “a form of emotional abuse in which a parent turns to his or her […]
On a heavy night of state basketball involving teams from Union County, Rahway, Dayton and Plainfield advanced on the boys’ side Tuesday, while the Dayton, Governor Livingston, New Providence and Cranford girls’ advanced. All of the above winners will play again Thursday in their respective sections. Union County teams that were ousted Tuesday included the GL, Summit, Cranford […]