ELIZABETH — The two men responsible for the fatal shooting of an Elizabeth man outside a nightclub in 2011 have been sentenced to a combined 95 years in state prison, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Jamil Hearns, who was 32 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to 45 years and Joey Fowler, […]
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that four family members were indicted today on first-degree drug charges for allegedly operating a heroin and cocaine mill in their residence in Elizabeth. They also are charged in connection with opiate pain pills seized at their home. The Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime […]
ELIZABETH — Eduardo Lago of Newark, who was convicted earlier this year of fatally shooting a woman in Elizabeth in 2010, has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison for the crime, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced this week. Lago will be required to serve more than 38 years of that […]
ELIZABETH — The White House and the U.S. Department of Education selected Olga Hugelmeyer, superintendent of the Elizabeth Public Schools, to participate in the Nov. 19 ConnectED to the Future Convening at the White House in recognition of the district’s commitment to Future Ready schools. Hugelmeyer and more than 100 other exemplary district leaders from […]
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man has admitted to being responsible for a fatal shooting that occurred in the city a little more than three years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Oct. 31. Appearing before state Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Donohue, Larry Mays, 27, pleaded guilty to a single count of […]
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 […]
ELIZABETH –Elizabeth Public Library at 11 S. Broad St. is experiencing multiple difficulties with its elevator. In the interest of public safety, and because of ongoing issues, the elevator has been pulled out of service, Library Director Mary Faith Chmiel said. “When in continual use, the elevator becomes temperamental and unresponsive. Rather than subject any of […]
LINDEN — On May 3, at 1:13 a.m., police officers Javier Perez and Michael Olbrys observed a Nissan Altima travelling on Grier Avenue with heavily tinted windows. After the vehicle was stopped by the officers, the driver got out and started to walk away from the car. The officers ordered him to stop and return […]
NEWARK — A man allegedly responsible for a three-county New Jersey bank robbery spree faces a federal charge today following his arrest yesterday, after the rush hour robbery of a Rahway Savings Institute in Colonia, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Jason Novello, 35, of Elizabeth, is charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery […]
NEWARK – Two Elizabeth women were each sentenced Tuesday to prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud by depositing more than half a million dollars in counterfeit checks into different TD Bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Latisha White, 29, was sentenced to 26 months in prison and Synethia Bland, 30, was sentenced to 24 […]