LINDEN, NJ — The Linden Fire Department held a Promotional Ceremony on Jan. 30. Before a crowd of family, friends, coworkers and Linden dignitaries, Provisional Fire Chief Joseph Dooley, right, welcomed Michael Hreha promoted to the rank of deputy chief, Anthony Principato promoted to the rank of captain, and Brian Pericone and John Principato both promoted […]
CLARK, NJ — Science teams from Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark captured first place honors in Biology I, Biology II, Chemistry and Physics. The competition, held at Cranford High School, is the first of four science league competitions. In addition to Mother Seton Regional High School, district competitors included Arthur L. Johnson High […]
SPRINGFIELD — An instructor who formerly worked at a Springfield martial arts academy has admitted to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old enrollee there, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Appearing before state Superior Court Judge William Daniel, George Mendoza-Valentino, 28, of Saddle Brook pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of second-degree sexual assault. Mendoza-Valentino had been […]
SUMMIT — Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional theater in Residence at Oakes Center in Summit, is producing the New Jersey premiere of Catherine Trieschmann’s The Most Deserving. This comedy recently played Off-Broadway at The Women’s Project, after having made its debut at the Denver New Play Summit. The Most Deserving plays Feb. 12 through March 1, with […]
RAHWAY — Winter storm alerts got you down? Lace up your culture boots and jump into a fresh pile of original theater Feb. 2 to 8 at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway as Fearless Productions presents the inaugural “Kicking & Swearing Festival of 1-Acts.” The festival features a total of 18 new 10-minute plays by writers from […]
MOUNTAINSIDE — The public is invited to Tuesday Night Movies in the Community Room at Mountainside Public Library in February. Weekly movies are mostly selected from recent, first-run, critically acclaimed movies selected from the library’s catalog of DVDs. This month’s selection includes on Feb. 3 the Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture, The Grand Budapest Hotel, […]
CRANFORD — Speed The Plow, written by the celebrated American playwright David Mamet, opens on Feb. 6 at CDC Theatre in Cranford. Located at 78 Winans Ave., CDC Theatre is the oldest community theater in New Jersey. A satirical dissection of the American movie business in Hollywood, Speed The Plow focuses on two high-powered Hollywood executives who have come […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Roselle Mayor Jamel Holley was officially appointed Wednesday, Jan. 21, to fill an open seat in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 20th Legislative District. He was unanimously chosen by the elected members of the Union County Democratic Committee from the 20th Legislative District municipalities of Elizabeth, Hillside, Roselle and Union. […]
ELIZABETH — A third suspect has been identified, arrested, and charged in connection with an attempted robbery that resulted in the death of a Brooklyn man in Elizabeth last fall, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced Monday. Travis M. Picou, 36, of Paterson turned himself in to members of the Union County Homicide Task Force on […]
TRENTON – A New York man admitted on Monday, Jan. 26 to participating in armed robberies of electronics stores in New Jersey, including armed robberies in Linden, Paramus, and Woodbridge, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced . Eric Williams, 34, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson in Trenton federal court to a superseding information that […]