ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A Roselle Park police officer and a firefighter dragged a man to safety from a burning car after residents reported the parked vehicle on fire, police said. The 42-year-old male occupant, who was not identified beyond having a last known address from Everett, Wash., did not suffer any visible injuries, according […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The local Republican Party has endorsed a sitting 3rd Ward councilman for mayor in what is slated to be a three-way race in the borough. William Fahoury, 26, is a decorated Marine and lifelong resident who was elected 3rd Ward councilman in 2017. He’s set to graduate from Seton Hall University […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Incumbent Mayor Carl Hokanson will run as an independent candidate in the November election after the local Democratic Party voted unanimously to endorse 30-year-old Joe Signorello III instead. Hokanson, who in 2013 secured the local Democrats’ endorsement for the primary mayoral election, said that he will run as an independent after […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Mayor Carl Hokanson has added his voice to a growing list of of Union County mayors frustrated with NJ Transit about the condition of their local train stations. One of Hokanson’s main concerns is the lack of an elevator at the Roselle Park station, making the platform inaccessible to disabled riders. […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — For the fifth straight year, the Roselle Park Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Local 27 donated turkeys to the Casano Community Center, which welcomed the donations Tuesday, Nov. 14. This year, the union added 12 turkeys to the community center’s annual efforts to assist families in need at Thanksgiving. “There’s definitely families that need […]
Mike Connelly, Democrat Council At Large Mike Connelly is a veteran and serves as the vice commander of the Union County American Legion and Catholic War Veterans. He is an active parishioner at the Church of the Assumption and a volunteer with the Knights of Columbus. As a sitting council member, he has worked to […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Children in a packed auditorium were asked what to do if a “Do not cross” signal were to begin flashing while they were crossing the street — and not one knew the correct response. One student selected from the audience at Roselle Park Middle School thought it would be OK to turn […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Calling it the “biggest event” to occur in Roselle Park in 50 years, Mayor Carl Hokanson helped other officials and developers to officially break ground on two residential-retail apartment buildings at a twilight ceremony on Westfield Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 28. “The merchants are biting at the bit because, as you know, […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The borough of Roselle Park has dissolved its volunteer first aid squad, effective Aug. 1. After three closed sessions at the July 20 council meeting, members voted 4-2 in favor of terminating the borough’s contract with the Roselle Park First Aid Squad. To replace the RPFAS, council members passed a resolution to […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A legal battle between the borough of Roselle Park and the American Humanist Association that has divided the community for months is coming to an end. The council passed a resolution at its May 4 meeting to settle the litigation between the borough and the AHA over a veterans memorial placed last […]