WESTFIELD, NJ — A green heron was saved from a painful end in Lenape Park on April 15, when Union County volunteers and personnel came to the rescue and freed the bird from an errant fishing line. “Thanks to the quick thinking of our citizens and county employees, this graceful bird can continue to enrich […]
ELIZABETH – This weekend firefighters and citizens from Elizabeth were honored at the New Jersey State Firefighter’s Mutual Benevolent Association Valor Awards Banquet. The event was held at Pines Manor and hosted by Tony Caputo who described the event as “honoring the bravest of the brave.” Firefighters Oscar Barreto, Dean Melachrinos and Brendan McConway were awarded the 2015 […]
TRENTON – A Middlesex County, lawyer and certified public accountant was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison for conspiring with a New Jersey mortgage broker to extort and defraud victims by falsely representing to them that they were the subjects of criminal investigations, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Thomas G. Frey, 55, of Edison, previously pleaded […]
SUMMIT — Nolan Asch, a lifelong student of history, will speak to the Old Guard of Summit at its Tuesday, May 12 meeting. He will speak on “Winston Churchill, the Early Years.” Asch is a member of several historical societies and has been a consultant for a coming Broadway show on historical themes. He will present […]
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fanwood-Scotch Plains UnitedHealthcare Health Bee took place this past Tuesday at the Fanwood Scotch Plains YMCA. In the first picture from Tuesday’s event, Seventh grade students from Kumpf Middle School cheer after correctly answering a question in the second annual Health Bee at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA. The Kumpf Middle School […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Police officers will once again represent the township’s police force on the upcoming Police Unity Tour bicycle ride to honor the sacrifices of police officers killed in the line of duty. Officers from around the United States will converge on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. on May 12. […]
LINDEN, NJ — The Linden High School senior class participated in the Linden Intoxicated Driving Prevention Program on April 24. This program culminated with a drunk driving accident simulation coordinated by the Linden Police Department, and kicks off several weeks of activities focused on preventing underage drinking and drunken driving. Linden Fire department and Office of […]
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that a medical doctor from Union County pleaded guilty today to illegally distributing the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone. He was arrested in January on charges he conspired with a drug dealer and others to distribute thousands of high-dose oxycodone pills by writing false prescriptions for individuals he […]
PLAINFIELD — Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park has announced one of the two men responsible for the 2010 robbery and murder of a Plainfield taxi driver has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for the crime. Jonathan Morgan, 28, must serve at least 85 percent of that term – a total of more than […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 27: WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools) 1-Cranford (6-1) 2-Governor Livingston (5-2) Scotch Plains (5-2) 4-Elizabeth (3-4) 5-Westfield (2-5) 6-Union (0-7) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools) 1-Johnson (5-1) 2-Dayton (4-3) 3-New Providence (2-3) 4-Linden (2-4) Union Catholic (2-4) VALLEY DIVISION (5 schools) 1-Roselle Park (4-0) 2-Summit […]