LINDEN — On May 3, at 1:13 a.m., police officers Javier Perez and Michael Olbrys observed a Nissan Altima travelling on Grier Avenue with heavily tinted windows. After the vehicle was stopped by the officers, the driver got out and started to walk away from the car. The officers ordered him to stop and return […]
OBITUARIES: • BONNER — Ella Mae, of Elizabeth; April 23. Great-great-grandmother, was 90. • BUNNELL — Beth Lynn, of Scotch Plains; April 28. She is survived by a son. • CADMUS — Kenneth B., of New Providence; April 28. Musician, husband, 49. • CERILLO — Thomas D., of Kenilworth, formerly of Elizabeth; April 24. Veteran. […]
ELIZABETH — A Hillside man has been charged with first-degree attempted murder in connection with a shooting at a fraternity house last month, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Shaquan Landrum, 25, additionally is charged with second- and third-degree weapons offenses, third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance which was cocaine, third-degree making terroristic threats, […]
FLORHAM PARK — On April 4, the Florham Park Police Dept., assisted by numerous law enforcement partners, culminated a two month investigation into the theft of auto parts –on multiple dates — from new vehicles parked at Royal Cadillac, located at 334 Columbia Tpke. in Florham Park. On Jan. 26, Jan. 27, and Feb. 2, Royal Cadillac […]
Friday will be a special day for the Johnson High School baseball program. The 1974 team, which captured a sectional title, will be honored. As many as 11 members of the 1974 squad, along with head coach Louis Peragallo, will be attending. A pre-game ceremony will take place prior to Johnson’s scheduled 4 p.m. Union […]
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 […]