KENILWORTH, NJ — An elderly woman died in a three-alarm fire that swept through the upper floor of a two-family home in Kenilworth on Monday, Jan. 8, Kenilworth Police Chief John Zimmerman confirmed. Emma Gordon, 68, was found dead inside her apartment at 223 North Ninth Ave., from smoke inhalation, Zimmerman said in a Jan. […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Mayor Tom Hannen took the oath for his second term in office at the Township Committee’s reorganization meeting Jan. 2, with an audience that included senior state and county officials. In addition to a large contingent from the Cranford police and fire departments, Republican state Senate minority leader Tom Kean, of the […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Angela Garretson, who was mayor of Hillside and has since been sworn in as a Union County freeholder, was not issued a summons for driving with an expired license when she rear-ended another car last month, police records show. An Elizabeth police officer responded to the scene of the minor accident at 582 […]
UNION, NJ — A proposal to certify online discussion groups by Union officials appears to have intensified a rift between the moderator of a popular internet forum for residents and the township administration. Union Mayor Suzette Cavadas suggested the certification program in her 2018 reorganization meeting address on Jan. 2, in an effort to target social […]
You might not think that the dead of winter is a perfect time to find a summer camp for your child, but indeed it is. Would your child be interested in a horseback riding camp or a travel camp or learning Spanish? How about a sports or an adventure camp? Are you looking for a […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — With real estate transactions complete between Berkeley Heights and Church of the Little Flower, the township is clear to move into the next phase of its $28 million municipal complex redevelopment project. The transfer of Little Flower’s “upper church,” associated buildings and surrounding land near the intersection of Roosevelt and Hamilton avenues […]
RAHWAY, NJ — On Jan. 8, the Rahway City Council chose as mayor one of their own to replace Samson Steinman, who submitted his resignation Christmas Eve. Council President Raymond Giacobbe Jr., who represents the 6th Ward, was chosen as interim mayor in a unanimous vote by the council. Giacobbe will lead the town on an […]
LINDEN, NJ — The Linden City Council in December approved a $950,000 bond ordinance to make capital improvements to the city’s train station, but without a signed agreement from NJ Transit to pay the city back for the work. The city’s decision to finance improvements to the station has been discussed for months, pending NJ Transit’s […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — The losing mayoral candidate in Hillside has filed a lawsuit contesting the results of the town’s December runoff elections, claiming voter impersonation and miscounts by county officials. Jorge Batista filed suit Dec. 27 in Union County Superior Court and called for an invalidation of the results of the Dec. 5 runoff for both […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The temperature is down, way down, and the number of water main breaks across New Jersey is up significantly, according to New Jersey American Water. It’s almost a daily occurrence to see police blocking a road or street so construction crews can rip up the asphalt and repair the water line beneath. Within […]