By Yael Katzwer, Managing Editor West Orange Chronicle UNION COUNTY — The Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control unanimously agreed at its April 24 meeting to recommend to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove the proposal of a detention basin in the South Mountain Reservation from its list of possible solutions to stem flooding […]
NEWARK — A man allegedly responsible for a three-county New Jersey bank robbery spree faces a federal charge today following his arrest yesterday, after the rush hour robbery of a Rahway Savings Institute in Colonia, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Jason Novello, 35, of Elizabeth, is charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery […]
SUMMIT – Summit has announced that it will begin renovation of its Promenade Park located at 424 Springfield Ave. on Monday, May 5. The project is expected to take approximately four to six weeks to complete and will include the installation of lighting, seating walls, landscaping upgrades, decorative walkways, and replacement of a drinking fountain. […]
NEWARK – Two Elizabeth women were each sentenced Tuesday to prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud by depositing more than half a million dollars in counterfeit checks into different TD Bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Latisha White, 29, was sentenced to 26 months in prison and Synethia Bland, 30, was sentenced to 24 […]
LINDEN — A Linden man has been arrested and charged with exposing himself to no fewer than three children during the course of five months, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Franklin Parin, 69, is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and three counts of fourth-degree lewdness. Bail for Parin was set […]
NEWARK – A former attendance liaison officer for the Elizabeth Board of Education today admitted obtaining by fraud more than $5,000 by working a second job during hours when he was supposed to be tracking down truant students, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Scott J. Farley, 45, of Cranford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge […]
OBITUARIES: • BIHLER — Therese Ann, formerly of Elizabeth; April 16. Retired bookkeeper, 86. • BODINE — Shane W., of Clark; April 21. ALJ and Rowan University graduate, 26. • BORYS — Michael T. Jr., of Hillside; April 24. Boy Scout leader, Air Force veteran. • BUCZEK — Samuel Francis, of Summit; April 18. UCC […]
Lions improve to 3-8, while Indians move to 5-5
The Roselle Catholic baseball team scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning on Monday to register a 7-6 victory against Rahway at Warinanco Park in Roselle. Senior Matt Rembish ripped a two-run double and sophomore Alex Beato plated classmate Kenny Matta with a sacrifice fly to end the game. Sophomore Tom Kelly, RC’s starting […]
While defending champion and top-seeded Westfield will have to wait until Monday to play its first-round game – at home vs. 16th-seeded and 7-1 Roselle Catholic – Roselle Park, Union, Johnson, Cranford and Governor Livingston all advanced to Friday night’s quarterfinals at Linden with first-round wins on Saturday. Three of the eight first-round games were […]
Defending champion Cranford, top-seeded Governor Livingston and lower-seeded Roselle Park – sparked by standout senior Luis Amaro – advanced to the baseball Union County Tournament quarterfinals with first-round wins on Saturday. The quarterfinals are scheduled to be played at the higher seeds Wednesday, with Thursday as the rain date. Cranford, which has won the UCT […]