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 — 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 […]
UNION COUNTY — The shooting death of a New York City man in Elizabeth Tuesday night is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park and Elizabeth Police Chief Patrick Shannon announced last week. The victim has been identified as Mamuka Chamiashvili, 41, of Brooklyn. Police responding to a 9-1-1 report of shots being […]
Suspect fled area during jury deliberation, on the run
UNION COUNTY — Union County jury has returned guilty verdicts against a man accused of exposing himself and touching himself in front of a then 12-year-old boy at a Hillside public pool two years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced last week. The jury deliberated over the course of two days following […]
UNION COUNTY — Acting Union County Sheriff Joe Cryan said he is hoping the Democratic party will back him in the November election for sheriff, but according to one insider, the party has not committed to anyone at this point. Cryan, who has been acting sheriff since the July 20 death of Ralph Froehlich and also […]
UNION COUNTY — From left, Union County Freeholder Chairman Christopher Hudak and freeholders, Vernell Wright and Linda Carter, met with Ron Esposito, from the American Automobile Association New Jersey Automobile Club, and Christine Marcantonio, from the Union County Police Department, at the child safety seat inspection station before the Union County ‘Family Fun and Flix’ drive-in […]
ELIZABETH — Getting medications can be a tedious task. Patients must wait at the doctor’s office for a consultation, then bring the prescription to the pharmacy and wait again. Elmora Healthcare, a family owned and operated pharmacy located in Elizabeth, is offering an innovative solution to make filling prescriptions fast and easy. The GetMyRx® app […]
UNION COUNTY — With miles of hiking and bridle trails crisscrossing the Watchung Reservation, maintenance and repair is an important, ongoing task. The Union County Department of Parks and Recreation have an opportunity for trail users who want to give something back to the trails. Celebrate the local trails on National Trails Day, Sat., June […]
By Yael Katzwer, Managing Editor West Orange Chronicle UNION COUNTY — The Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control unanimously agreed at its April 24 meeting to recommend to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove the proposal of a detention basin in the South Mountain Reservation from its list of possible solutions to stem flooding […]
UNION COUNTY — Twenty people have been arrested and significant quantities of cash and multiple types of drugs have been seized as the result of a nearly yearlong investigation into a multi-tiered narcotics distribution ring operating throughout parts of North Jersey, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park and Linden Police Chief James Schulhafer announced. Starting […]