LINDEN — On April 13, the Linden Police Department received a complaint from New Jersey 101.5 FM radio of a ‘pirate radio station operating in the city. The station manager told police in a letter that the station conducted its own investigation and determined the source of the illegal radio transmission was coming from a […]
WASHINGTON — On April 15, Tax Day, U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) issued the following statements in support of S. 155 and H.R. 25, the FairTax Act of 2015. A proposal to remove all aspects of the current income tax code and replace it with […]
TRENTON — Two Essex County men were each sentenced to 130 months in prison for robbing a Target Store in Union, on “Black Friday” in November 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Lavell Jones, 29, of East Orange, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson to an indictment charging him with one count of Hobbs […]
Fred Baruchin, former Superintendent of Schools for grades K-8 in Springfield, died on Sunday, March 29 at 82. Originally from the Bronx, Dr. Baruchin was a proud graduate of City College and earned his Doctorate in Education from SUNY-Albany. He specialized in elementary curriculum and became supervisor of elementary education for the NY […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — With the snow and cold weather in the past, cyclists’ thoughts are now turning to a signature annual event—the Tour de Elizabeth. On Sunday, May 17, the City of Elizabeth, in cooperation with Groundwork Elizabeth, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders HEART grant program, local representative governments, non-profit partners, and businesses, […]
ROSELLE — A former mayor of Roselle has been sentenced to 90 days in county jail for committing insurance fraud in connection with a motor vehicle accident that took place a little more than four years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Garrett Smith, 53, also will serve a period of three years’ probation, according […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Friends of the Union County Child Advocacy Center, a nonprofit group whose mission is to provide support for the facility at which local victims of physical and sexual child abuse receive treatment and needed services, is hosting a 5K fundraiser, Race 4 the Children, on Sunday, April 19, in Elizabeth’s […]
Irene T. Itri (nee Szyszlo) of Berkeley Heights passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 01, 2015 at the age of 90. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation on Saturday, April 4th from 2-6 PM at Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial, 646 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights. A Funeral Service will […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit is announcing the date of its 9th Annual Earth Day Clean-up on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. The rain date is Sunday, April 19. Members of the community, individuals and groups, are invited to pitch in and help beautify Summit’s parks and open spaces. The clean-up is sponsored […]
TRENTON – The former owner of two New Jersey defense contracting businesses yesterday admitted that she conspired to send sensitive military technical data to India, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Hannah Robert, 49, of North Brunswick, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson to Count Six of a superseding indictment, which charged her with conspiracy to violate the […]