North Plainfield police blotter    Posted on 2009-01-04
Source: Home News Tribune - Entertainment
ESCAPEE CAPTURED, 11:57 p.m. Dec. 28. Borough resident Sherone R. Long, 30, was captured by borough police at Somerset Street and Mountain Avenue after he escaped Northern State Prison in Newark on Dec.... Full story...

Fire truck kills Union firefighter in 'terrible tragedy'    Posted on 2009-01-02
Source: New Jersey Online
A Union County firefighter died yesterday after being run over by a fire truck at the scene of a blaze authorities say was set inside a vacant house by a homeless man trying to keep warm.... Full story...

Freeholders feed on the dime of Union County's taxpayers    Posted on 2009-01-01
Source: Courier News Online
The catering of Union County freeholder meetings have been reported on the County Watchers blog many times and recently the Union County Watchdog Association produced a Youtube video depicting scene's from a ...... Full story...

Longtime judge in Union set to hand over gavel    Posted on 2008-12-31
Source: Millville News
Judge Walter Barisonek will retire after 25 years in Union County. Walter Barisonek grew up in a working class family in Bayonne.... Full story...

Suspect in fatal shooting at rink still at large    Posted on 2008-12-29
Source: New Jersey Herald
Authorities in Union County continue to interview witnesses to a Christmas night shooting that left a 16-year-old Elizabeth boy dead.... Full story...

Newark man suffers multiple gunshot wounds in Roselle    Posted on 2008-12-28
Source: Millville News
A 21-year-old Newark man is in "extremely critical" condition today after he was shot multiple times in Roselle, authorities said.... Full story...

Teen, 16, shot dead at NJ skating rink    Posted on 2008-12-26
Source: Asbury Park Press
A shooting at a New Jersey roller skating rink during a teenager's Christmas party has left one boy dead, according to authorities and witnesses.... Full story...

Iraq war veteran joins Randolph Police Department    Posted on 2008-12-25
Source: Daily Record
RANDOLPH -- The township police department announced the hiring of a new patrolman and the departure of another officer to the State Police.... Full story...

County clerk urges passport cards for kids    Posted on 2008-12-23
Source: Courier News
Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi urges parents to consider purchasing a United States Passport Card or a standard Passport for their children this holiday season.... Full story...

Union County officer injured in crash may be released from hospital    Posted on 2008-12-21
Source: Millville News
A Union County Sheriff's Officer, who was critically injured when a speeding SUV slammed into his cruiser, may be released from the hospital Friday to begin extensive therapy to regain his physical and mental ...... Full story...

Failing grades: Central Jersey schools forced to implement restructuring    Posted on 2008-12-19
Source: Courier News
Plainfield High School will have to implement a restructuring plan after failing to meet No Child Left Behind standards for a sixth year, according to state test results released Friday.... Full story...

North Plainfield police blotter    Posted on 2008-12-18
Source: Courier News Online
NORTH PLAINFIELD DRUGS, 10:04 a.m. Dec. 5: At about 9:30 a.m., police dispatch informed all patrol units that there were was a possible burglary attempt on Somerset Street.... Full story...

Fmr NJ Assemblyman Indicted for Child Porn    Posted on 2008-12-17
Source: WCBS Newsradio 880
A 57-year-old former Assemblyman Neil Cohen from Union County, New Jersey, is accused in the indictment of using computer equipment in his legislative office to look at child porn.... Full story...

Jackpot in N.J. gets truly mega    Posted on 2008-12-17
Source: Philly.com
The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped again. Now it's up to $207 million for payments in yearly installments, $141.3 million in lump-sum cash.... Full story...

Union County couple collects Mega Millio...    Posted on 2008-12-15
Source: New Jersey Online
It's a wonderful life -- for life -- for Mario and Clelia Lopes, a husband and wife from Union County who won $75.5 million in the July 22 Mega Millions lottery and came forward today to claim their prize.... Full story...

Man wanted in Plainfield slaying captured in Puerto Rico    Posted on 2008-12-13
Source: The Jersey Journal
A 24-year-old Somerset County resident wanted in the Dec. 7 stabbing death of a Plainfield man has been tracked down in Puerto Rico.... Full story...

LINDEN: Auto accident sends three to area hospitals    Posted on 2008-12-13
Source: My Central Jersey
LINDEN- A two-car accident on Elm Street and DeWitt Street sent two adults and a child to area hospitals, police said. The accident occurred around 10:50 a.m. and required an extrication of a female victim, who police said...... Full story...

Family, friends mourn man fatally stabbed in Plainfield    Posted on 2008-12-12
Source: Courier News Online
Dozens of people gathered in the city Thursday evening and Friday morning to mourn Dennis Gaitan, the recent Plainfield High School graduate who was stabbed to death during the early morning hours of Sunday, ...... Full story...

Santa touches down in Linden, has breakfast with preschoolers    Posted on 2008-12-11
Source: Home News Tribune
Rose Vazquez and her fellow managers at the Applebee's Restaurant in Linden look forward to being able to put a smile on the face of a young child.... Full story...

Plainfield man sentenced 40 years in armed home invasion    Posted on 2008-12-10
Source: Home News Tribune
A city man has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison after he was found guilty of a violent home invasion in which a family of five - including an infant - was threatened at gunpoint and robbed, ...... Full story...

Garments tells a story in the hands of Miriam Schaer    Posted on 2008-12-09
Source: Home News Tribune
She weaves narratives from girdles, brassieres, gloves, aprons and children's attire in her highly charged and poetic sculptural installations.... Full story...

Kindness doubled: Hillsborough twins, 7, collect books for needy kids    Posted on 2008-12-08
Source: Courier News Online
A set of Woods Road Elementary School twins are teaching their second-grade classmates to help Santa Claus this year by providing books to children in need.... Full story...

Bill streamlines creating improvement districts    Posted on 2008-12-07
Source: Daily Record
TRENTON -- A bill aimed at sharpening an existing economic development tool for New Jersey's towns called tax increment financing has pro-business and housing groups salivating.... Full story...

Judge won't change verdict that blamed Suliga's driver for fatal crash    Posted on 2008-12-05
Source: The Jersey Journal
A Superior Court judge in Elizabeth refused today to tamper with a jury verdict that found former state Sen.... Full story...

Union County SAGE seeks pantry aid    Posted on 2008-12-03
Source: Home News Tribune
The holiday season is a time to think of loved ones, but also those in need. The Meals on Wheels program of SAGE Eldercare is stocking its 'Portable Pantry' with donated nutrition bars, canned fruit and ...... Full story...