PLAINFIELD – Members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County, Plainfield Club participated in Earth Day activities on April 22. Approximately 20 youth members performed a variety of tasks around the club. Teen members cleaned the outside of the Club, enhancing their ‘curb appeal.’ They collected 10 bags of twigs, leaves and trash from the […]
ROSELLE — The Roselle Police Department is seeking the public’s help with the investigation of the theft of tires and rims from two vehicles which occurred on Sunday, March 30. In the first incident, a 2007 Acura was found resting on cinder blocks in the Roselle Shopping Center parking lot at 11 p.m. The owner, […]
SUMMIT — The Summit Police Department has announced the promotion of long-time volunteer Billy MacAdam to the rank of Auxiliary Captain. Following his graduation from the John H. Stamler Auxiliary Police Academy in 1999, MacAdam, a lifelong resident of Summit, has completed over 4,000 volunteer hours for Summit and the Summit Police Department. He is a well-known figure around town […]
UNION COUNTY — Literacy New Jersey is offering free GED Test Prep classes in Cranford and Elizabeth beginning Monday, March 31. The 15- week course is designed to help individuals prepare to take the high school equivalency exam and earn a GED Certificate. The Elizabeth classes will meet on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the […]
RAHWAY — On Saturday, March 22, the Rahway Spring Fishing Flea Market will celebrate their 18th year at St. Thomas Church Hall at 1400 St. Georges Ave. in Rahway. A wide variety of salt and fresh water fishing tackle will be on display for anglers looking for great buys. New, used, antique, custom fishing and […]
CRANFORD –DNA evidence recovered in May 2013, during a burglary investigation, has led to the arrest of a Keyport, New Jersey, man by Cranford Police detectives. The incident was initially reported on May 6, 2013, when a Lincoln Avenue East resident returned home and found that her residence was burglarized. An unknown person had entered the home by […]
LINDEN — On Saturday at 6:50 a.m. Police Officer Antonio Lacosta was beginning his day shift patrol when he was approached by a 30-year-old man from Jersey City who told the officer he was just robbed by two men allegedly in a silver Audi. The officer observed an Audi driving away from the area of Brook […]
PLAINFIELD — A Plainfield man has been sentenced to 21 years in state prison for a violent sexual assault that took place in 2011, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Edwin Chimilio-Calletano, 32, also will be under parole supervision for life, according to the terms imposed Friday morning by state Superior Court Judge Joseph Donohue. Following […]
LINDEN — The Linden Police Department is attempting to identify a suspect in a burglary of the Ho-Lee Wok Chinese Restaurant, 1600 E. St. George Ave. which occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 23. The suspect, a dark-skin male with a beard and moustache used a pry bar to force open the front […]
ELIZABETH — Members of the SkillsUSA chapter at the Thomas Edison Career & Technical Academy hosted a Bullying & Teen Suicide Prevention assembly at Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 on Monday. The SkillsUSA members conducted the assembly, in conjunction with Sgt. Michael Hoose of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, who presented information to fifth through eighth grade students. […]