By editor on HEADLINE NEWS, PLAINFIELD
TRENTON –The Christie Administration yesterday announced the approval of five projects to be added to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority’s Capital Portfolio that will remedy the needs of students in some of the state’s neediest districts. The projects, approved at the Jan. 2, SDA Board of Directors Meeting, became part of the portfolio following […]
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NEWARK – A Russian national living in New York was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to hack into retail brokerage accounts and execute sham trades, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced yesterday. Petr Murmylyuk, 33, of Brooklyn, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an […]
By editor on ARTS / EVENTS, COUNTY NEWS, KENILWORTH
UNION COUNTY — The 2014 Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee announced yesterday that Robert E. “Bobby” Jeans Sr. of Kenilworth has been named Grand Marshal of the 18th Annual Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Jeans, a decorated Vietnam veteran and retired Kenilworth Police Department lieutenant, has been involved with the Union County St. […]
By editor on OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES: • ARKEL — Anne, nee Eyre, of Westfield; Jan. 8. Native of England, a nurse. • BAUMANN — Lorenz “Hans” J., of Union; Jan. 17. Oil company supervisor. • BENTON — Kenneth F., formerly of Roselle; Jan. 20. Insurance manager, father. • BROWN — Ben G., of Linden; Jan. 11. Army veteran of Vietnam […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS, LOCAL BUSINESSES
ESSEX COUNTY — On Dec. 5, 2008 Norman Woolley of Maplewood’s Woolley Fuel made state history by becoming the first to offer Biodiesel to the public. The public supply is made possible by the installation of a blending system and a retail fuel dispenser. The blending dispenser is capable of fueling diesel-powered vehicles with a […]
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UNION COUNTY — With more than a decade of community college experience in student services, Helen Castellanos Brewer is a welcome addition to Union County College. During the Jan. 28 Board of Trustees meeting, the College approved Brewer as the new Vice President of Student Development. She will join UCC on Feb. 10 and manage the […]
By editor on ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth woman has admitted to stealing approximately $100,000 from more than two dozen undocumented immigrants by making empty promises to help them obtain citizenship papers, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Maritza Chavez, 45, pleaded guilty yesterday to two separate indictments containing a total of 26 counts of third-degree theft by deception. She […]
By editor on HEADLINE NEWS, UNION
ELIZABETH — A pair of Newark men have been sentenced to a combined 12 years in state prison for their roles in two robberies that took place on the same day last year, including one that occurred in a Union High School parking lot, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Dwayne Chester and Elijah Bonilla, […]
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TRENTON — The New Jersey Human Trafficking Task Force within the Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families today co-hosted a statewide program for more than 200 people to mark “Human Trafficking Awareness Day” and to educate the public about the dangers of human trafficking and New Jersey’s anti-human […]
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NEWARK — A federal jury returned guilty verdicts late yesterday, against a former contract employee for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for stealing hundreds of immigration forms from the warehouse where he worked and selling them for ultimate use as part of a criminal enterprise, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Martin Trejo, 47, of Rialto, […]