By editor on ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS
ELIZABETH, NJ — An Elizabeth man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal stabbing and kidnapping that took place Saturday morning, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced. Saloman Rosendo Gomez-Serpas, 23, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, and a second-degree weapons offense following the death of 30-year-old Mario Ortiz of Elizabeth. […]
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ELIZABETH, NJ — A Plainfield man has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison for beating his mother to death in the home they shared a little more than three years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced. John Quackenbush, 47, was sentenced Friday morning by state Superior Court Judge Regina Caulfield. In February […]
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ELIZABETH, NJ — A Union County jury has returned a guilty verdict against an Elizabeth man who robbed a security guard of several hundred dollars in 2014, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced. Carl Dixon, 27, was convicted of second-degree robbery and simple assault after several hours of jury deliberation spread over two days following a […]
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ELIZABETH, NJ — An Elizabeth resident is accused of killing his girlfriend in her home on Easter Sunday, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced. Arturo Alomas, 33, is charged with a single count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 26-year-old Trenice Johnson. Police responded to the Mravlag Manor housing complex in Elizabeth […]
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TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Department of Transportation officials announced that the Pulaski Skyway is scheduled to be closed in both directions this weekend and next weekend to install deck panels as the rehabilitation of the historic 83-year-old bridge advances. Beginning at 10 p.m. tonight, through 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, NJDOT’s contractor, CCA Civil […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, SUMMIT
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit has scheduled a public meeting on a proposed Wilson Park restoration project on Monday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Whitman Community Room at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to share information with neighbors and other members of the community on the proposed project. There will an opportunity to review […]
SUMMIT, NJ — This Earth Day, why not gather your friends together for a rejuvenating yoga and meditation session on the beautiful and peaceful grounds of Reeves-Reed Arboretum? Claire Daid, of the American Yoga Academy Studio, will demonstrate mantra meditation, breathing techniques, chakra toning, and the six directions. These powerful breathing techniques help to purify and cleanse your lungs, which […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, SUMMIT
SUMMIT, NJ — Joseph Macasek, chairman of the Canal Society of New Jersey, will speak at the Tuesday, April 19 meeting of Summit Old Guard. He will talk about the important role played by Morris Canal during the 19th Century. Completed in 1831, this 102-mile long canal was built to transport anthracite coal, iron ore […]
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TRENTON, NJ – Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in “Operation Safeguard,” a joint operation by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and ICE Homeland Security Investigations that targeted offenders who used an online file-sharing network to download and distribute child pornography, including videos of young children being […]
By editor on HEADLINE NEWS, RAHWAY
NEWARK, N.J. – A California CPA was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for abusing his positions at a worship center in New Jersey and a non-profit in California to steal more than $4 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Donald Gridiron, 51, of Pomona, California, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty […]