WESTFIELD, NJ — Robotics and other technology are routinely coming under more scrutiny for their societal impact, and what some see as the next generation in automated banking is coming to Union County. Interactive teller machines, which are essentially remote-controlled, ATM-like kiosks virtually guided by a banker, will make their appearance in Westfield in early […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A Roselle Park police officer and a firefighter dragged a man to safety from a burning car after residents reported the parked vehicle on fire, police said. The 42-year-old male occupant, who was not identified beyond having a last known address from Everett, Wash., did not suffer any visible injuries, according […]
RAHWAY, NJ — A lawsuit filed by a female city employee alleges former Mayor Samson Steinman resigned in December from his post the same day her accusations of sexual harassment reached the city council’s president at that time, Raymond Giacobbe Jr. Denise Rolong, managing director of the city’s Gallery Space, filed a civil complaint in […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A Superior Court judge who was convicted in February of defiant trespass in a dispute with her daughters’ Catholic grade school regarding one of the girl’s desires to play basketball on the boys’ team has been formally charged by a judicial board with five ethics violations. The action by the Advisory Committee […]
RAHWAY, NJ — A local metalsmith and two musicians first met while applying in December for the city’s first low-income housing that caters to artists. Amanda Mikulewicz, who graduated from university two years ago and now makes engagement rings for a living, was second in line to apply for a coveted apartment at The Willows […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Schools Superintendent Richard Corbett has announced he will resign from his post less than one year into his contract, the latest in a series of top officials who have left or plan to leave the district this year. School board member Arthur Rice resigned in January, followed by board Secretary Dorian Timmons […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Concern about removing funding for armed security guards pushed the local board of education on May 3 to adopt a more costly $59.9 million budget — with a 2 percent tax levy increase — over a leaner spending plan. In an April 26 budget hearing, the proposed spending plan included six armed […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — The Kenilworth school board has approved a paid leave of absence for Superintendent Thomas Tramaglini following his May 1 arrest for defecating at the athletic field of Holmdel High School in a case that has drawn international attention. The board’s action came during a special meeting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county freeholders introduced a preliminary budget of about $483.7 million on April 26, which would raise the county tax levy by 1.75 percent on an average house. An early version of the 2018 executive budget totalled about $489 million, but was reduced after an ad hoc efficiency committee reviewed the […]
ROSELLE, NJ — The borough council introduced on April 25 a preliminary $32 million budget, which could result in a $15 increase for a local home assessed at $140,000. The proposed tax levy would be a .12 percent increase over last year, said Chief Financial Officer Judith Curran. Overall, the budget rose by about $3,800 […]