TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that two New Jersey men were sentenced today for operating a fraudulent 9/11 charity using a pickup truck painted with the Twin Towers and the names of police and firefighters who died at Ground Zero. They collected thousands of dollars by selling T-shirts and soliciting donations at […]
PLAINFIELD — A Plainfield man has been sentenced to 21 years in state prison for a violent sexual assault that took place in 2011, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Edwin Chimilio-Calletano, 32, also will be under parole supervision for life, according to the terms imposed Friday morning by state Superior Court Judge Joseph Donohue. Following […]
TRENTON—On Tuesday, March 11 at noon, the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife will release an adult bald eagle that has been rehabilitated from injuries sustained in a territorial fight with another eagle to highlight the remarkable resurgence of eagles, falcons and ospreys in the Garden State. The eagle will be released from a […]
CRANFORD — A suspicious person call in a residential neighborhood resulted in three burglary arrests by the Cranford Police Department yesterday. Police credited an alert neighbor who witnessed two suspects attempting to enter an unoccupied home on Morse Street. The resident notified police, who immediately responded to the area with multiple patrol and detective units. […]
LIVINGSTON — On Saturday, March 22 the Livingston Symphony Orchestra, led by its internationally acclaimed Principal Conductor and Music Director Istvan Jaray, will perform “A Salute to Women Composers.” The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Livingston High School Auditorium in Livingston. The orchestra will perform Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman […]
UNION COUNTY — Seventeen years after the first Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade stepped off on Morris Avenue the tradition continues on Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. sharp with thousands of marchers and spectators gathering to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. This year’s Grand Marshal, Robert E. Jeans Sr. of Kenilworth, will […]
NEWARK – To celebrate the upcoming 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, the New Jersey Devils are hosting local athletes from Special Olympics New Jersey on March 8 when the Devils take on Carolina. SONJ athletes and the 2014 USA Games, which are taking place in New Jersey this June, will be recognized throughout the game […]
LINDEN — School No. 5 in Linden celebrates ‘Read Across America’ with crazy hat day. Back row, from left: Teachers Jayme Perezluha, Nanci Koblaryz and Katiusca Schoenfelder, Librarian Janice Harvey, and Acting Principal Michelle Rodriguez. Front row: Students Christina DaVilme, Samantha Roman, Samantha Vasquez, Kiara Jorge, and Nazir Mack.
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man who was arrested for possession of crack cocaine on the eve of his sentencing date for an armed robbery late last year received a combined term of eight years in state prison on Friday, said acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park. Laquan Shirley, 29, must serve at least 85 percent […]
ELIZABETH — Two Elizabeth police officers have admitted to claiming pay for security work they never performed, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Christopher Flatley, 44, and Michael Tropeano, 50, each pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of third-degree theft by deception. Complaints against the two officers were signed Tuesday, following the conclusion of a six-month […]