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UNION — One in six Americans struggle with hunger and nearly 400,000 children in New Jersey live in food insecure homes. Beginning Saturday, May 9, The Mavins Group will launch a week-long Move For Hunger food drive in partnership with The National Association of Senior Move Managers to help mothers feed their families. The drive […]
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UNION — On Wednesday, June 10, The Rotary Club of Union will be hosting its annual Eloquence Soiree at the Galloping Hill Inn in Union. The Eloquence Soiree celebrates students from Union High School who compete in their annual Speech Contest for scholarships. That evening, the club will present the Rotary Excellence in Education Award to […]
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UNION — The Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of a shooting last evening in Union in which a state trooper fatally shot a man who was driving a carjacked vehicle. According to the preliminary investigation, troopers in the New Jersey State Police Interstate Theft North Unit were investigating […]
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TRENTON — Two Essex County men were each sentenced to 130 months in prison for robbing a Target Store in Union, on “Black Friday” in November 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Lavell Jones, 29, of East Orange, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson to an indictment charging him with one count of Hobbs […]
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UNION — The Presbyterian Women of Connecticut Farms Church, Union, have scheduled their annual In-door Flea Market for Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Vendors are needed. The Flea Market provides an excellent opportunity to get some great bargains. All proceeds from the Flea Market will benefit the church’s many mission projects. Two floors of […]
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UNION COUNTY — Two men were arrested — one after he attempted to flee out of a third-story window of a building in Newark — and multiple firearms and significant quantities of cocaine and other drugs were seized following the culmination of an investigation into narcotics trafficking in the area, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park has announced. Trent Dillon, […]
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TRENTON – Former Roselle mayor Jamel Holley received the oath of office from Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on Monday to become a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. “Jamel has proven his dedication to residents of New Jersey by tirelessly standing up for families in his hometown of Roselle,” said Prieto. “He brings with […]
UNION — The Union Township Chamber of Commerce will address the topic of bullying in the workplace at its March networking event, scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Café Z, 2333 Morris Ave., Union. “The topic of bullying has certainly been addressed in the school systems, but there is also a need for greater […]
UNION — The Cantata Choir of Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church will present an Easter Cantata “How Great Thou Art,” on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary. There is free admission and plenty of parking. The church is located at 888 Stuyvesant Ave. in Union. For more information call the church at 908-688-3164.
UNION, NJ — Although the township has been fighting to get rid of a strip club on Route 22 for 19 years, last week both the township and Union County Prosecutor’s Office lost another battle. The legal argument continues to revolve around whether Hott 22 is violating state law or not by operating a sexually […]