By Robert C. McNair Some 150 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote: “The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” Today, America’s financial well-being is threatened by its continued reliance on an antiquated regimen of tax laws and regulations to […]
UNION — Union County Sheriff’s officers and Union Police officers acting on an outstanding warrant, arrested Randy Lydon, 24, of Union, who attempted to flee his Walker Avenue apartment by jumping off the fire escape of the building and into a bush of thorns, where officers apprehended him while he tried to scale a backyard […]
SPRINGFIELD — Rhonda Denet and the Silver Fox Songs Trio will return to Springfield Free Public Library to perform “Mostly Motown” on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. “Mostly Motown” is a review of the classic rhythm and blues and soul of the 1960s and 1970s. You’ll hear songs made famous by artists like Aretha Franklin, Martha and the […]
ELIZABETH — A woman allegedly wielding two knives was shot by an Elizabeth police officer responding to a domestic incident early yesterday morning, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park said. Patrol units rushed to an apartment on Elm Street in Elizabeth shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday to encounter the woman, who allegedly reacted aggressively to the presence of […]
UNION COUNTY — Union County Freeholder Chairman-elect Christopher Hudak will announce his chairman’s initiatives during County Government’s Reorganization at the County Courthouse on Sunday, Jan. 5 which will begin at noon. Those scheduled to be sworn into new terms include: Sheriff Ralph Froehlich, Freeholders Sergio Granados, Linda Carter and Bette Jane Kowalski. Mohamed S. Jalloh is […]
UNION COUNTY — A Newark man and woman arrested late last week and charged in connection with a bank robbery in Parsippany-Troy Hills have been additionally charged with being responsible for a recent bank robbery in Springfield, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Quiama S. Harris, 29, and Avery Spotswood, 33, are being held at the […]
LINDEN — On Dec. 24, at 4:20 p.m. police responded to the Home Depot in Aviation Plaza, on a report of a shoplifter fighting with security personnel. Arriving officers had to separate the loss prevention officer, male, 32, and the suspect, later identified as Kenneth V. Iacone, 43, of Staten Island. Iacone was observed on […]
PLAINFIELD — A homicide in Plainfield is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. The victim, 25-year-old Rashad Daye of Green Brook, was pronounced dead Wednesday morning at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Several hours earlier, at approximately 5:33 a.m. Wednesday, a Plainfield police officer heard multiple gunshots fired in the area of […]
IRVINGTON — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Irvington Police Director Joseph Santiago announced yesterday that the Irvington Police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigation a shooting incident. Five males were shot — three fatally — at Slicks go-go bar on Nye Avenue & 21st Street in Irvington […]
ELIZABETH –A West Orange man who once managed a Cranford-based law practice has admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from half a dozen clients, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced Tuesday. Appearing Monday before state Superior Court Judge Robert Mega, 41-year-old Sergio Pastor pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree theft by failure to make […]