UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the Union County Veteran Parking program — for which specially designated parking spots are reserved for veterans who display an official Union County Veteran Parking placard in their car — has expanded to 14 locations in 2023. The program is administered […]
NEWARK, NJ — To express their grief and anger over the death of Tyre Nichols, area residents gathered in Newark on Jan. 28 to demand justice for Nichols, who was beaten to death by five police officers in Memphis, Tenn., and for Carl Dorsey III, who was shot and killed by a Newark police officer. […]
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Three men charged with shooting at a Plainfield man in April 2021 pleaded guilty and are facing state prison sentences, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney jointly announced on Thursday, Jan. 12. One of those men additionally pleaded guilty to a series of strong-arm robberies […]
TRENTON, NJ — The bald eagle population in New Jersey continues to climb, according to the 2022 New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Fish and Wildlife Division and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, with 250 active nests identified last year, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn M. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nine members of a drug- and gun-trafficking network led by Latin King gang members in Union and Middlesex counties have been charged with drug and weapons offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Thursday, Jan. 5. The defendants are charged by complaint with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In “The Nutcracker,” she was a snowflake. In “Sleeping Beauty,” she was a fairy. Both roles, among others portrayed by English-speaking ballerina Olena Pedan, were performed in a recently concluded North American tour by the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. The 55-member troupe’s final show, a performance of “Sleeping Beauty,” was […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Juvenile Justice Commission acting Executive Director Jennifer LeBaron have announced the release of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2021 annual data report. Since 2019, all 21 New Jersey counties have participated in this statewide reform initiative led by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jan. 1 marked the 40th anniversary of NJ Transit assuming control and management of the operations of New Jersey’s commuter rail network, previously operated by Conrail under contract to NJ Transit and the state of New Jersey. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 1, 1983, the first NJ Transit trains departed Hoboken and […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has released its Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for 2022, recognizing all RWJBarnabas Health facilities with Most Wired status. Among the more than 38,000 organizations surveyed by CHIME, RWJBarnabas Health ranked above peers in categories such as analytics and data management, population health, […]
NEWARK, NJ — In accordance with a new state law signed late last year, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, the NJ Transit board of directors approved the start of the process to enact new regulations designed to strengthen protections for transit workers. The proposed regulations would establish a procedure by which NJ Transit would be able […]