UNION COUNTY — A total of 85 recruits from law-enforcement departments in four different counties graduated from the John H. Stamler Police Academy during the Monday evening commencement ceremony of the Scotch Plains institution’s 109th Basic Police Training Class, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park and Academy Director Anton Danco announced today. It was the second-largest graduating class produced by […]
SUMMIT — The Summit Interfaith Candlelight Vigil will be held tomorrow, Dec. 14 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Central Presbyterian Church located at 70 Maple St., Summit. Local interfaith clergy, the Union County’s sheriff, the mother of a child killed on a local playground and others will reflect briefly on the toll of gun […]
UNION COUNTY – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the County Manager have invited everyone to the 58th annual “Christmas Carol Sing-a-long Around the Rotunda Christmas Tree” on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 11 a.m. The event will be held in the rotunda of the Union County Courthouse building, 2 Broad St., Elizabeth. County […]
SPRINGFIELD — From left, Springfield Township Committee Members Margaret Bandrowski, David Barnett and ZiadShehady joined Senior Coordinator Patricia Imbriale, Springfield Mayor David Amlen, Deputy Mayor Richard Huber, Union County Freeholder Bruce Bergen and Recreation Director Michael Tennaro in cutting the ribbon officially opening the ‘Senior Wing’ at the Chisholm Community Center in Springfield. Union County […]
UNION COUNTY — Officers from the Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested more than three dozen people on warrants for unpaid child support across Union County this week. During a three-day intensive Non-Support Sweep, teams of officers knocked on doors in every municipality in the county making 38 arrests without incident. The officers cleared 48 warrants for […]
RAHWAY – Arts Guild New Jersey announced its nominations for Favorite Art Gallery, Favorite Place to Take an Adult Art Class and Favorite Place to Take a Kid’s Arts Class in the Sixth Annual JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. Rahway is among eight arts districts and 71 organizations nominated for the yearly awards program run by Discover […]
SUMMIT — Area residents may now dispose of unused prescription drugs 24/7, 365 days a year thanks to Project Medicine Drop. In cooperation with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, the Summit Police Department now has a permanently installed drop box in the Atrium of City Hall where members of the public may deposit unwanted medications with no questions […]
UNION — In 1940, John Calvin Deckert Sr. founded “Union Window Shade & Awning Company” with nothing more than sheer determination and a crew of four. His wife, Mary, and their three sons, Cal Jr., Bob and Carl, helped him launch his new business venture. Many long hours helped this hard-working crew pull together at […]
ROSELLE PARK — Roselle Park Police responded to the 400 block of Maplewood Ave at 3:05 this morning for a reported stabbing. Responding units found several people near the intersection of Seaton Ave. One individual was suffering from a stab wound to the upper torso. The victim, 20, is a former Roselle Park resident now […]
LINDEN — On Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. an off-duty Newark police officer was sitting in his parked vehicle on the 1000 block of Orchard Terrace on the side of the Linden High School Academy of Science and Technology building when he told police that he was approached by a dark-skinned male, age 30’s, […]