Former New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James P. “Jamie” Fox, who was a paid consultant and lobbyist for the Chicago-based parent company of United Airlines Inc., has been charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to commit bribery. The government accused…
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Elizabeth man charged with sexual assault of minor
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A local man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile under the age of 13 over the course of multiple years, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Monday. An investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Special…
Shakespeare’s Irresistible Romantic Comedy Twelfth Night Tours Union County Parks this Summer
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he Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is proud to announce the return Shakespeare in the Park featuring six free performances of Shakespeare’s irresistible romantic comedy Twelfth Night at parks throughout Union County this summer during July and August. “Shakespeare…
Truck driver shot by police collided head-on, killing car passenger
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A truck driver is in custody after leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a fatal collision in Elizabeth overnight. Multiple criminal charges are pending against Danny Clyde Burnam, a.k.a. Danny Clyde Williams, 57, who has known addresses in California and…
9-year-old Elizabeth girl will compete for the crown
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Contestants will compete for the crowning of the five new Miss New Jersey’s at the Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick on August 12 and 13, 2016. Among those in the running is Ivelyss Rodriguez, a 9-year-old Elizabeth girl who…
Jury acquits first school lunch lawyer on all counts
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A jury took less than an hour to acquit on all counts former Elizabeth school board attorney Kirk Nelson, who was charged with interfering with the state’s investigation of a federally funded lunch program. Nelson, 48, of Roselle, faced charges of official…
Local students graduate from The University of Scranton
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Local residents were among the more than 900 bachelor’s and associate degree recipients at The University of Scranton’s undergraduate commencement, which was held May 29 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre. Sister Mary Scullion, R.S.M., co-founder, executive director and…
Lesniak’s Ban on ‘Trophy Animals’ Enacted Into Law
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Senator Raymond Lesniak was hailed an a hero by animal rights organizations today, after Governor Chris Christie signed two “animal trophy” bills that he sponsored into law, enacting legislation banning the importation of animal parts from endangered species threatened with extinction.…
Inside the free lunch scandal lawyers’ cases
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In August 2011, an Elizabeth Board of Education member told two lawyers employed by the district that his wife understated their household income on an application filed that would have entitled his children to receive free and reduced-cost meals for…
Lawyer trials are political spectacle with consequences
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A prominent Union County attorney was overheard telling friends he planned on attending “with popcorn in a front row seat” trials for two former Elizabeth school board lawyers when they begin this month but a circus atmosphere hides the fact that two…