SPRINGFIELD – The New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center and Springfield Free Public Library have partnered to bring TBBC’s no-cost services to the library. TBBC’s services, known as the “Outspoken Library,” serve New Jersey residents who cannot read standard print or who cannot hold a book or turn the pages of a […]
ELIZABETH — Gary S. Horan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Board of Directors of Trinitas Health and Trinitas Regional Medical Center has announced six changes in the institution’s management and organization. The senior leaders hail from communities throughout Union and Monmouth counties as well as nearby New York state. “The Boards and I are […]
UNION — Motorists in New Jersey and throughout the nation are being asked to join a day-long effort on Oct. 10, designed to increase awareness about safe driving behaviors and keep the State’s roadways fatality free for one-day. Known as Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day, the national initiative was designed to unite the country […]
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Free Public Library will present the second film in its Fall lunchtime series, “Even More Recent Hits!!” on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. The series will continue on Monday, Oct. 28 and will conclude on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Admission is free. Patrons can bring a brown bag lunch to the program, and […]
ELIZABETH — A Plainfield man has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the beating death of his infant son, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced yesterday. A Union County grand jury returned the indictment against Michael Bell, 35, on Friday. Bell’s 4-month-old son, Zion, was found seriously injured in a […]
UNION COUNTY – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has announced a new class called “Preserve the Harvest,” conducted by experts from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County. “With New Jersey’s rich tradition of home gardening, Preserve the Harvest is a great opportunity for Union County residents to learn the basics of safely […]
Daniel H. Bobis, 95, of Scotch Plains, NJ died on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ. Mr. Bobis was a Patent Attorney at Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP in Westfield, NJ. Among his many associations with Patent Law organizations, he was President of the New Jersey Intellectual Property Association […]
UNION COUNTY — From left: Union County Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski, Vernell Wright and Bruce Bergen listen as Union County Undersheriff Vincent DeTrolio, a Vietnam Veteran, speaks during Union County’s annual remembrance ceremony honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action outside the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed each […]
OBITUARIES: • AKLONIS — Jean D., nee Curzenski, of Clark; Sept. 11. Owned pharmacy. • BALASIA — Mary T., nee Conlan, of Clark, formerly of Rahway; Sept. 12. • BUCHANAN — Evelyn, nee Faulds, formerly of Union; Sept. 19. Was 81. • BUTKA — Maria Muller, of Elizabeth; Sept. 16. Leaves husband of 60 years. […]
UNION — At about 9:55 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, Carlos Gonzalez Ospina, formerly of Elizabeth and currently a Washington State resident, was thrown from his motorcycle on North Avenue in Union near the Elizabeth border, according to Union Police Lt. Robert Christie, who is coordinating the investigation. Ospina, 30, was pronounced dead at the […]