By editor on FANWOOD, IN THE TOWNS, SCOTCH PLAINS
SCOTCH PLAINS — Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA located at 1340 Martine Ave. in Scotch Plains invites the community to join them on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. for a family fun-filled afternoon. All ages are welcome to attend this free event. As part of the Open House, visitors will be able to see the […]
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UNION — They were both legendary tag-team stars — ECW alum “The Original Pitbull” Gary Wolf and former WWE Tag-Team legend and one-half of the famous “The Rockers” tag-team, Marty Janetty — and both will headline Funkdafied Wrestling Federation’s return to the Union Elks Lodge, 281 Chestnut Street, this Friday evening at 7:45 p.m. Partial proceeds will […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, PLAINFIELD
ELIZABETH — A Middlesex County man has been convicted of a burglary charge in connection with a 2011 incident in which a Plainfield resident walked in on the crime in progress, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park said yesterday. A Union County jury last week took 23 minutes to find Henry Tukes, 42, of Piscataway, […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, LINDEN
LINDEN — On Oct. 6, at 10:13 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of S. Wood Ave. on a report of animal cruelty. Officers spoke to a 22-year-old Linden man who told them that he took possession of four American Bulldog puppies from an acquaintance, Kimberly R. Matthews, age 26, of Linden. He told […]
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LINDEN — The Linden Police Department is having a food drive for the local food banks in Linden. The LPD is asking for the community’s help by donating non-perishable foods for the following food banks: LINCS, Linden Housing Authority, Linden Presbyterian Church Mission Project, St. Andrew’s/ABC Group Home, First Baptist Church Sister’s & Brother’s Outreach and St. John’s the Apostle […]
By editor on ELIZABETH, IN THE TOWNS, ROSELLE
ELIZABETH — The Benedictine Academy CSI Science Contest held at the all-female Catholic secondary school on Saturday, Oct. 5 brought together a total of eight teams from four area elementary schools. The forty-eight young student participants spent several hours investigating a staged “crime” and then attempted to solve the mystery surrounding it based upon […]
By editor on COUNTY NEWS, IN THE TOWNS, SPRINGFIELD, UNION
SPRINGFIELD –Mark Samuel Ross, the president of the Tri-State Region of B’nai B’rith recently announced the Gov. Chris Christie will be issuing a Special Letter Of Commendation to B’nai B’rith for its 170th birthday. B’nai Brith will also be receiving a commendatory joint resolution of the NJ Legislature, sponsored by Sen. Thomas Kean Jr. and […]
By editor on CLARK, IN THE TOWNS
CLARK — English students in Marie Palma’s 11th Grade English III class at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark have been reading and analyzing one of American Literature’s most infamous writers, Edgar Allen Poe. Students first read and researched background on Poe’s life and discussed the importance and value of his mysterious and eerie […]
By editor on CLARK, IN THE TOWNS
CLARK — Students in Denise Picciano’s eighth grade math class at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark spent the last three days learning about all different types of special angle pairs. Students completed an activity, similar to a color-by-number, which required them to answer multiple-choice questions about the different angle pairs. The answers to […]
By editor on IN THE TOWNS, LINDEN
LINDEN — On Oct. 5, at 10:53 a.m., police received several 9-1-1- calls of a serious car accident at the Hess gas station 731 E. Edgar Rd. (Routes 1&9). A preliminary investigation revealed that an Acura compact vehicle occupied by 5 persons was travelling south on Routes 1&9 when the driver apparently lost control of […]