Archive for June, 2009

ELIZABETH – Authorities are conducting a manhunt for an inmate who escaped from Union County Jail just after midnight today. »

ELIZABETH—Otis Blunt and Jose Espinosa, the two men who escaped from the Union County Jail in December 2007, are scheduled to be sentenced on Friday morning before Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Donohue. »

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Tri-County Red Cross will host a joint training drill on Sunday, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Fanwood's Forest Road Park. »

ATLANTA, Ga. – Gov. Jon Corzine has a 54 percent disapproval rating and trails Republican challenger Christopher Christie by 12 percent in a new poll conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC, an Atlanta-headquartered public relations and public affairs agency. »

ELIZABETH—Elizabeth High School celebrated its last commencement ceremony as the largest high school in the State of New Jersey Monday evening. »

MILLBURN—Rahway High School claimed four Rising Star Awards at a ceremony held at the Paper Mill Playhouse on Tuesday, June 16. »

STATE—A New Jersey police officer was captured on surveillance videotape throwing a mentally disturbed man to the ground, punching at his face and ribs, slamming him against a squad car, and hitting him several times with a baton. »

ELIZABETH—The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services announced Friday that a Union County man died of H1N1 Flu. This was the fourth death of a New Jersey resident with novel H1N1 influenza. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY—County officials tested a new model for the County Public Health Department’s Pharmaceutical Distribution Program, which would be used during mass emergency situations. »

CLARK – The Clark Girl's 12U Softball Team came out on top in the Clark Classic Summer Tournament despite the rain. »

STATE—Senator Raymond J. Lesniak was sounding a lot like Republican gubernatorial candidate Christopher Christie while advocating a bill approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee this week. »

LINDEN—Linden residents age 50 or older may register for a senior citizen identification card on Tuesday, July 7, at the John T. Gregorio Recreation Center, 330 Helen Street, between 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. »

SCOTCH PLAINS – Vacation and barbecues can make eating healthy a challenge, but two programs in July at the RWJ Rahway Fitness & Wellness Center in Scotch Plains can help you stay on a healthy course. On July 16, registered dietitian Stephanie Madeira shows you how to eat healthier while eating out. Madeira shares... »

BERKELEY, Calif. – By now you’ve probably seen countless articles offering helpful tips on how to cut costs and save money in a recession: Bring your lunch to work! Change your own oil! Cut your own hair! »

CRANFORD—The Salon & Day Spa in Cranford held a Hair Cut-A-Thon on Sunday, June 7 to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Clark event. »

MIDDLESEX COUNTY—Five new classes in web design will be offered at Middlesex County College – two of them in the fall and the others in the spring of 2010. »

CARTERET—The borough will be a participating sponsor in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program for 2009, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman and the Carteret Board of Health announced. The program provides children under 18 with free meals in accordance with a menu approved by the state. »

RAHWAY—Madison Elementary School held their annual talent show under the direction of fifth grade teacher Chris Delloiacono. »

RAHWAY—Rahway High School senior Patric Wishbow has been awarded the Vagelos Scholarship for 2009. »

RAHWAY—Campers ages eight to ten will develop gardening skills this summer at the YMCA of Eastern Union County, Rahway Branch summer camp. »