LINDEN — Navy Seaman Ashley A. Casimir, daughter of Marie J. Casimir of Linden, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL. During the eight-week program, Casimir completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and […]
LINDEN — On Nov. 28, at 7:18 p.m., officers assigned at the Wal-Mart in Linden were alerted to a dispute in the parking lot between two women. An on-duty Linden Fire Department captain on scene monitoring the crowd situation told an officer that one of the women was allegedly in possession of a stun gun. […]
CRANFORD – In support of scholarships for students, the Union County College Foundation was awarded $10,000 recently from the Northfield Bank Foundation to establish the Northfield Bank Annual Scholarship. The funds will be used to award five $2,000 scholarships in the 2013-2014 academic year to full-time students who reside in the Northfield Bank service area. Those communities are […]
LINDEN –On Monday, at 3 p.m., Edgard Pomales, age 31, of Carteret, was arrested by Linden Police in the Sept. 13 assault of an off-duty Woodbridge police officer at Cheeque’s Lounge, 1230 E. Linden Ave., Linden. The officer, male, age 37, told police that he was in the bar at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sept. […]
By Cheryl Hehl, Staff Writer LINDEN – A crowd of 300 people gathered near town hall waited patiently Wednesday for Gov. Chris Christie to step from his Black Coach campaign bus in front of town hall, warmly embrace Mayor Rich Gerbounka and then make his way along Wood Avenue for a meet and greet. Linden was […]
RAHWAY — Merck & Co., Inc. and The Merck Company Foundation have forged a special partnership with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway. They have been major contributors to the Emergency Department Expansion, 3C Renovation project, staffing and training for the new Cardiac Cath Lab, training and staffing for the Best Practice Staff Education Project, […]
UNION — The YMCA of Eastern Union County – Five Points Branch recently honored Sadesia Wray, a dedicated Youth Volunteer, naming her 2013 Youth Volunteer, at the 13th Annual New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Dinner. Wray has been an active volunteer in the YMCA School Age Child Care Program for two years. She has dedicated […]
LINDEN — On Saturday at 8:50 p.m., police responded to Kohl’s Department Store, 1901 E. Edgar Rd., Linden, on a report of a shoplifter in custody. Linden Police Officers spoke to a loss prevention officer who told them she observed a woman allegedly remove a pair of costume jewelry earrings, valued at $5.99, from its […]
LINDEN –On Oct. 24, at 3:20 a.m., police responded to the Exxon station, 11 E. Edgar Rd., Linden, on a report of a dispute involving a taxi driver. Officers spoke to the taxi driver, age 35, who told them that he was hired to drive Nedeski to Edison. During the ride, Nedeski allegedly refused to […]
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man has been convicted of sexually assaulting two female acquaintances six months apart in 2004, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Friday. A Union County jury deliberated for more than two full days following a three-week trial before finding Clarence Beckett, 33, guilty of two charges of second-degree sexual […]