LINDEN, NJ — After a rough couple of years at the Linden Police Department, Linden will be getting a new chief of police. With the retirement of outgoing Chief James Schulhafer, Captain Jonathan Parham will be taking over as Linden’s new Provisional Chief of Police and will be sworn in today. Parham, 47, came to the […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Roselle Mayor Christine Dansereau, along with some borough sponsors, has launched the second “New Beginnings” school book bag drive for families in need. The borough is collecting book bags filled with water bottles, small boxes of crayons, No. 2 pencils, marble composition books, washable markers and pencil cases. The goal of the “New […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Police Director James Cosgrove and several members of the Elizabeth Police Department find themselves in the midst of another lawsuit. Elizabeth Police Sgt. Todd Kelly filed a suit last week in superior court against Bollwage, Cosgrove, the city of Elizabeth, The Elizabeth Police Department, and Elizabeth Chief of […]
ROSELLE, NJ — As students and parents gear up for the beginning of the school year, expenses can really pile up. New clothes, shoes and a laundry list of school supplies can be a financial stress for many parents. And let’s not forget about those back-to-school haircuts — a necessary expense that is often forgotten amid […]
LINDEN, NJ — After more than a year of unsuccessful attempts by workers at Laminated Industries, located in Linden, to negotiate a fair contract with Laminated owner Mendel Schwimmer, workers, community leaders and union representatives took to the streets in a labor rally Friday, Aug. 19, in support of the workers. Linden Mayor Derek Armstead, Union […]
LINDEN, NJ — After 39 years with the Linden Police Department, Linden Chief of Police James Schulhafer is bidding farewell to his beloved police force. Schulhafer spent his entire career in law enforcement with LPD. Hired in 1977 along with 15 other recruits, Schulhafer made rank quickly and was promoted to sergeant in 1981, lieutenant in […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Work Ready Hillside, a six-week summer internship program, has just concluded another successful run. In its third year, the program’s mission is to prepare today’s students for success in both higher education and their future careers. The program, started by Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson and coordinated by Sam Roberson, assigned students, ages 15 […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — After weeks of controversy and emotions running high, the Roselle Park Council has voted to retroactively accept Roselle Park Mayor Carl Hokanson’s donation of a veteran’s memorial, as well as retroactively authorizing the memorial’s placement in front of the borough’s public library. But the story is far from over. It was standing […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — A discussion as to whether or not to conduct a tax revaluation as a result of recent towns being mandated to perform revaluations by the New Jersey Division of Taxation was held at the town council meeting in Mountainside on Tuesday, Aug. 2. A presentation was given by Tax Assessor Mike Frangella on […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The statistics are disturbing. A look at the 2015 state Animal Intake and Disposition survey for Union County reveals that the county’s homeless animal population needs to be addressed. According to statistics, 1,121 cats and 726 dogs were impounded in 2015, yet only 740 cats and 339 dogs were adopted out. Another […]