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Union County News
By DINAH DUNN
April 25, 2024
CRANFORD, NJ – If you grew up in Cranford, someone in your family went to the Cranford Barber Shop. A fixture in the downtown since 1912, the shop hasn’t changed much since Amasio Marsiglia arrived from Italy in 1955 to take over the shop from his uncle, Fred Casoni. Generations passed through ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who represented the Union County towns of Cranford, Garwood, Hillside, Kenilworth, Linden (part), Roselle, Roselle Park, and Union Township as part of the 10th Congressional District, died today at 65. Rep. Payne Jr. had been hospitalized for ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county launched its Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety campaign this month at a site where a pedestrian was seriously injured in 2023. The current campaign, consisting of large educational signs and distribution of safety information throughout the municipality, in schools ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Maryland man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit Thursday that ended in a crash and resulted in injuries to three police officers, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Friday. It started around 5:10 p.m. on April 18, Westfield Police Chief Christopher ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county Board of Commissioners last week introduced a $543.4 million budget for 2024 that increases county-wide taxes by 1.75%. Introducing the budget, fiscal committee chairperson Rebecca Williams said the tax levy increase comes to $373,722,967.17. William said the ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A new indoor ice rink being built at county-owned Warinanco Sports Center is estimated to open to the public in three years. The Board of County Commissioners approved an $800,000 contract with USA Architects for “professional architectural services” related to the Warinanco ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The future of Quimby Street in downtown Westfield came up briefly during the Westfield town council's conference meeting March 26, and it could include a permanent one-way design with expanded parking and devices at either end to facilitate closing the road for ...
TRENTON, NJ — The state’s acting comptroller is citing the actions of Union County government to bolster his opposition to a proposed law that he says will enable sneaky payments to public officials. In a recent 7-part post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Acting Comptroller Kevin Walsh pointed ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A home on North Avenue West was severely damaged when it was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon. Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said that a crash near the intersection of Tuttle Parkway and North Avenue West -- near the Scotch Plains border -- resulted in an Infiniti EX 35 ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County’s mobile trailer that offers free showers, laundry and restrooms is scheduled to return to service April 4, the county recently announced. Known as the Fresh Start trailer, the unit will be placed at the Elizabeth Public Library and the Plainfield Public Library ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Commissioners Board has approved a $20,000 contract with Genova Burns LLC to represent county clerk Joanne Rajoppi in the lawsuit Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Andy Kim has brought against all 21 county clerks over the state ballot design, which he claims ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Residents could face a 1.75% increase in the county portion of their property tax bill this year, after the 2024 budget is presented for a Union County Commissioner board vote in upcoming months. County Manager Ed Oatman presented a 2024 executive budget with a 1.75% tax ...
UNION COUNTY 2024, NJ — The county social services director says efforts are underway to address housing instability as data is reviewed from the 2024 Point in Time Count, a yearly census of unsheltered and sheltered individuals. Seven teams made up of county staff, government officials and ...
UNION, NJ — The right lane on Route 22 eastbound in Union just after the Garden State Parkway overpass is scheduled to be closed on Friday, as a bridge replacement project advances. The right lane on Route 22 eastbound is scheduled to be closed from the Garden State Parkway overpass through ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A group has been gathering each Sunday morning at Tamaques Park for Run for Their Lives, a walk in honor of the men, women and children who were taken from Israel during the terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 and remain held hostage in Gaza. Scott Kessler of Westfield has been one of ...
UNION, NJ – The Union County Saint Patrick’s Day parade is less than two weeks away. The annual parade will be held on Saturday, March 9 in Union. The parade will begin on Morris Avenue, at Commerce Avenue, and will proceed on Morris, making a right turn on Stuyvesant Avenue and then proceeding ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The facility that hosted a youth baseball game in 2022 where a Westfield boy was hit in the head by a line drive and seriously injured was negligent in allowing the use of aluminum bats and otherwise failing to protect young players, a new lawsuit asserts. The New York State ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Members of a union representing nurses at Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital in Berkeley Heights appear to be stalled in negotiations with the county to add more staff onto their contract. The county sold the hospital, formerly known as Runnells Specialized Hospital, in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Westfield man who worked as the chief financial officer for a large law firm stole more than $1.5 million from the firm and evaded paying state income tax, authorities said Thursday. The man, John Dunlea, 61, faces two counts of second-degree theft by deception and five counts ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A mural depicting Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson and Zora Neale Hurston, pioneers of the Harlem Renaissance who lived in Westfield, was recognized with a public dedication on Wednesday. The mural’s creator, local artist Ricardo Roig, was joined by members of the public and town ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has charged a 27-year-old Somerville man with the murder of Maryrose Fealey, who was found stabbed to death outside her family's residence on North Bridge Street on Tuesday, Jan. 30, according to Somerset County Prosecutor, John P.
WESTFIELD, NJ — At least two busloads of migrants from the U.S. southern border, carrying a total of 85 people, ended that ride at Westfield’s train station in January, according to officials. The people who were dropped off got on trains to New York City and caused no trouble, a spokesperson for ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Residents heard about plans to make improvements to three county parks during a Green Acres public hearing at the Jan. 25 Union County Board of Commissioners meeting. Afterward, golfers said a course in Scotch Plains is being neglected. The county is planning an inclusive ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In hopes of improving interactions with police, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office has established a new “special needs registry,” which became active on Jan. 16. The UCPO’s new registry “aims to enhance communication and understanding between law enforcement officers and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — 2nd STREET USA, the popular second-hand shop, is now officially open in Westfield. The chain, which has 700 locations in Japan, celebrated its Westfield store's grand opening on Saturday. The new shop replaces the Selfie Stations NJ museum, a pop-up that operated for a time ...
UNION, NJ - Four members of a Union family found deceased Wednesday morning in a murder/suicide have been identified, Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly and Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. At approximately 10:30 Wednesday morning, members of the Union County Sheriff’s ...
CLARK, NJ — All that Clark resident Maria Power wants is the opportunity to enjoy a normal life, return to work, and consider starting a family with her husband Michael, a social studies teacher in Jersey City. Unfortunately, serious health problems currently prevent the 35-year-old chef from doing ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A historic milestone was reached at Thursday’s Board of Commissioners reorganization meeting: For the first time, two women will hold leadership of the governing body. Commissioners unanimously elected Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded as commissioner chairperson and Lourdes Leon as ...
UNION, NJ – The Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off in Union on Saturday, March 9, and the parade committee has named longtime supporter and parade committee delegate Robert Wade as its 2024 Grand Marshal. “On behalf of my family, I am thrilled to celebrate our Irish heritage and ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The County Board of Commissioners approved 3% pay raises for top administrators and 2% raises for its own membership at its Dec. 21 meeting. A Garwood resident at the meeting criticized raises given to officials in positions cited in a recent state comptroller's report, while ...
