ELIZABETH — Union County Sheriff’s Officers arrested John Lopez of Elizabeth on a cold case parole warrant in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Lopez, 33, was wanted by New York State Division of Parole for parole violation and had been a fugitive since 2008. The Cold Case Division of the New York State Parole Board […]
OBITUARIES: • AMMANN — Richard, of Kenilworth; Dec. 29. Ullrich Copper retiree, father. • BARNES — Ralph Frederick, of Hillside; Dec. 25. Exxon retiree, father of two. • BAUER — Fritz Karl Heinrich, of Scotch Plains; Dec. 30. Held two Ph.Ds. • BENSON — Mary Kane, of Berkeley Heights; Dec. 16. She was 93 years […]
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 […]