ROSELLE PARK, NJ — What would you do if you won $10,000? How would you feel? Roselle Park resident Tara Siragusa is now faced with these questions and she said she couldn’t be happier. “I’ve told every single person that I’ve ever met to join,” Siragusa said in a phone interview on Thursday, Dec. 17, […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Desiree L. Ortiz and Kevin T. Petruzzelli, of Roselle Park, have announced the birth of their child, Aedan Thomas Petruzzelli. Aedan was born Sept. 11, 2020, at 2:55 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 5.6 ounces, and measuring 19 1/2 inches.
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Nov. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy announced $161.25 million in municipal aid grants, with 543 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, demonstrating the state Department of Transportation’s commitment to communities. The competitive municipal aid grant program attracted 635 applications from 549 […]
ROSELLE PARK — In an effort to modernize the look of the Roselle Park Police Department, Chief Daniel J. McCaffery has announced changes to the uniforms worn by the agency’s patrol officers. The new uniform comes after more than 30 years with the same style. The new look is aimed to reduce injuries to officers, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Nineteen years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, approximately 3,000 people were murdered in terrorist attacks in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and Stonycreek, Pa. May we always remember the victims. Below are the Union County residents who were killed in the terrorist attacks: • Lee Adler, 48, of Springfield • Andrew […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On July 21, 39 graduates of the John H. Stamler Police Academy took their oaths of honor in a ceremony celebrating the academy’s 122nd graduating class. “Not only did the 122nd graduating class persevere through a global pandemic to complete their training, but they now enter the law enforcement profession at […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In collaboration with local law enforcement executives, and in her continued efforts to implement progressive policing policy to improve officer safety, promote transparency in policing and address specific training needs of officers in the field, acting Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo is introducing the Union County Body Worn Camera Performance Review Pilot Program. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On July 13, attorneys from the law firms of Jeff Anderson & Associates and Gianforcaro Law, on behalf of numerous plaintiffs, filed nine lawsuits for childhood sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Newark. The cases, brought under the New Jersey Child Sexual Abuse Act / New Jersey Victims’ Rights Bill, identify […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced July 9 that he supports legislation that would change the name of county elected officials from “freeholder” to “county commissioner,” abolishing the title that is both referencing a time when only white male landowners could hold public office and confusing. New Jersey is the only state that […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The highly anticipated second stage of the state reopening happened Monday, June 15, and area restaurants were all ready to get back to work with a sense of normalcy, even though new safety measures have been put in place to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Now that restaurants are gearing up […]