Happy holidays!
UNION COUNTY — Union County Freeholder Angel G. Estrada joined Santa at the Union County tree and Menorah lighting celebration during the 31st annual Holiday Nature Craft Show at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside.
New DNA evidence dismisses indictment against man previously convicted of sexual assault
UNION COUNTY — An indictment against a Middlesex County man, who was awaiting a retrial for a sexual assault that occurred in Elizabeth in 2002, has been dismissed after the examination of newly uncovered DNA evidence, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Friday. A state Superior Court judge earlier this week granted a […]
Prosecutor’s Office seeks help from public
UNION COUNTY — Investigators are seeking assistance from the public in identifying a suspect believed to have been involved in the fatal shooting of Jose Luis Disla Cordero, 28, inside his apartment in Plainfield on Nov. 24, 2013, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Nov. 24. A joint investigation by the Union County […]
Mayors Council reports progress in flood abatement efforts for the Rahway River
By Yael Katzwer, Managing Editor West Orange Chronicle UNION COUNTY — The long slog to implement a flood mitigation plan for the Rahway River is moving along, former Cranford Mayor Dan Aschenbach, who started the Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control, told the West Orange Chronicle earlier this week via email. According to Aschenbach, the Mayors […]
Five ‘confirmed’ gang members charged with initiation murder, says prosecutor
UNION COUNTY — Five confirmed members of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang, including two juveniles, have been charged with engineering the gang initiation-related murder of a person purported to be a rival gang member in Elizabeth earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced during a recent press conference. German […]
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Touch of grey
UNION COUNTY — Hillbilly Bob and The Bag ‘O Bones Band played throughout the night at the annual Galloping Hill Cruisers Club Halloween car show in Union. For more pictures, see inside, or visit www.old.unionnewsdaily.com for the complete gallery.
It’s a great pumpkin, Charlie
UNION COUNTY— One of Union County’s younger residents, Charlie, enjoys picking the perfect pumpkin during the first days of fall. Mountainside’s Historic Restoration Committee recently held its annual fall mum and plant sale at the Historic Deacon Andrew Hetfield House.
Union County Freeholders offer climate change talk at Trailside on Oct. 9
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced that Professor Anthony J. Broccoli, of the Rutgers Climate Institute and the Atmospheric Science Department at Rutgers University, will present a discussion about climate change on Thursday evening, Oct. 9, from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside. This […]