The Gateway Family YMCA celebrates National Adult Day Services Week, September 18th – 24th, joining the National Adult Day Services Association and organizations throughout the United States. The Gateway Family YMCA – WISE Center YMCA Branch in Union, NJ will…
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Welcome the spirit of Shabbat
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Welcome the spirit of Shabbat this summer at Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen. On Friday September 23rd at 7:30, Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen will be hosting “Shabbat Under the Stars”. Join the congregation as we we sing and pray together…
Hudson County man sent to prison for child pornography
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A Hudson County man was sentenced to 264 months in prison for posing as a teenage boy, and at times a teenage girl, to solicit underage females online to produce images of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct, possessing, and…
Bomb suspect charged for attempted murder of Linden police
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The Elizabeth man sought by the FBI for questioning by the FBI has been charged with attempted murder after he had a shoot out with Linden police. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, has been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law…
Kiddie Run sponsored by The Gateway Family YMCA
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UNION, NJ – Promoting healthy fun for all ages, The Gateway Family YMCA is sponsoring a Kids’ Run for grades K – 5 at the Cooke Memorial Football Field at the Union High School at 9:30 am on September 25,…
Linden police nab bomb suspect
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Union County and Linden police departments have apprehended two suspects involved in recent bombing attempts in Elizabeth, as well as explosions in Seaside Park and New York City. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a United States citizen who was born in Afghanistan, was…
Elizabeth man is suspect in NYC bombing
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Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a United States citizen who was born in Afghanistan, was identified as the man agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation want to bring in for questioning in connection with Saturday’s explosions in New York and Seaside Park, NJ.…
Elizabeth High School Marching Band Performs in New York City
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The Elizabeth High School Marching Band participated in the Grand Procession of the Feast of San Gennaro on September 17, 2016 in Little Italy, New York City. “It is nice to see the marching band take part in such a…
Crips gang member sentenced to 60 months in prison
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A Newark man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy controlled by the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips. Rakeem Hankerson, a/k/a “Rocco,” 25, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District…
Morning blast in Seaside, NJ followed by night explosion in Manhattan
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A New York City garbage dumpster explosion came hours after a pipe bomb ripped through a trash can in Seaside Park, near the route of the planned Semper Fi 5K Charity Run. Hours after the New Jersey blast, an explosion sent tremmors…