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TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced today that eight people, including a former bank teller, have been charged with participating in an identity theft ring that used account information stolen from customers of TD Bank to steal more than $150,000 at bank branch offices in New Jersey. The eighth defendant was arrested today. […]
UNION COUNTY — A Union County, N.J., man was sentenced last week to 33 months in prison for pretending to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer to defraud illegal aliens seeking to apply for legal status in the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Ruben Alvarado, 28, of Elizabeth, previously pleaded guilty […]
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By Debbie L. Hochberg, Correspondent Take your seat, relax, and allow yourself to be transported to 19th century London for an entertaining holiday-season evening as the Paper Mill Playhouse presents the classic musical, “Oliver!” Based on the Charles Dickens’ novel, “Oliver Twist,” the story tells the tale of a young orphan’s search for love and family […]
By editor on OBITUARIES
Mildred T. Sabo, “Millie”, 97, of Union passed away peacefully at Cranford Health and Extended Care on November 30th. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at the Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park on Wednesday, December 11th at 10:00am. Entombment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Friends and family […]
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OBITUARIES: • ALVINO — Emma V., nee Miele, of Kenilworth; Nov. 26. Retired secretary. • BARNES — James Edward, of Union; Nov. 23. USPS retiree, Air Force vet. • BELFORD — Joseph Price, of Roselle Park; Nov. 23. Owned Union tire shop. • BELMONT — Robert A., of Elizabeth; Nov. 24. Funeral home owner, was […]
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LINDEN — Navy Seaman Ashley A. Casimir, daughter of Marie J. Casimir of Linden, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL. During the eight-week program, Casimir completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and […]
By editor on ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS, IN THE TOWNS
ELIZABETH — A police officer is recovering from injuries sustained after being shot in Elizabeth, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. The 32-year-old officer with the South Plainfield Police Department, who was off duty at the time of the incident, was rushed to a local hospital at approximately 2 a.m. after being shot outside the Jersey […]
By editor on ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS, IN THE TOWNS, LINDEN
LINDEN — On Nov. 28, at 7:18 p.m., officers assigned at the Wal-Mart in Linden were alerted to a dispute in the parking lot between two women. An on-duty Linden Fire Department captain on scene monitoring the crowd situation told an officer that one of the women was allegedly in possession of a stun gun. […]
By editor on CLARK, IN THE TOWNS
CLARK — Seventh graders in Suzanne Hamilton’s Language Arts classes at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark recently reviewed story elements using a short story that they read in class. While reviewing the elements of a story, Hamilton would call out an element and the students would jot down a part of the story that they felt best […]
By editor on ARTS / EVENTS, IN THE TOWNS, UNION
UNION — Local author Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi will discuss her new book, “New Brunswick and the Civil War: The Brunswick Boys in the Great Rebellion” on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at Union Public Library. Hear fascinating stories based on the actual letters of “The Brunswick Boys” who enlisted out of a sense of Patriotism coupled with […]