NEWARK – New Jersey consumers who believe they are entitled to restitution under a recent multi-state settlement with Sirius XM Radio Inc., must file their complaints with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs by May 3. The settlement, announced in December, resolves allegations that the satellite radio company violated consumer protection laws through a […]
KENILWORTH — For Earth Day, Kenilworth Boy Scout Troop 83 cleaned up Kenilworth Public Library. They cleaned out leaves and weeds and put down new mulch. The mulch was generously donated by the Hartman Family of Jersey Landscape & Garden Supply.
UNION COUNTY — The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced 50 nominees in five categories – Arts & Letters, Enterprise, Performing Arts, Public Service, and Sports. Public voting is now underway online at www.NJHallofFame.org/2015-nominees. The 8th class of inductees will be announced early this summer. This year’s induction gala is expected to return this October […]
ELIZABETH – With the renewal of spring, romance blooms anew as couples holding hands stroll through warm evenings and feel their love renewed. Each spring there also is a very special celebration of love as people with disabilities who are in committed relationships come together to honor their love at the annual Couples Night celebration of Community Access Unlimited. […]
UNION — The Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of a shooting last evening in Union in which a state trooper fatally shot a man who was driving a carjacked vehicle. According to the preliminary investigation, troopers in the New Jersey State Police Interstate Theft North Unit were investigating […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, April 29, the Senior Citizens Council of Union County will hold a special program at L’Affaire in Mountainside. The theme of the event is trust and how to protect interests as they relate to medical and financial concerns and control issues with children and the government. The doors for […]
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 […]
