Investigators are seeking assistance from the public in order to identify a suspect in a homicide that took place in Elizabeth last month, according to Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park. The Prosecutor’s Office released pictures and a video clip…
Sixteen local organizations will receive a total of $22,000 from the 2017 Union County History Grants Program, made possible from the New Jersey Historical Commission. The grants will be used to support special projects or general operating expenses for the county…
Michael Eargle, a 28-year-old former defensive back at Purdue, was shot and killed in downtown Elizabeth in broad daylight on Tuesday afternoon. Eargle had a 7- or 8-year-old son and was expecting a another child with his girlfriend, said a longtime…
The Elizabeth man who held a 6-year-old boy hostage during an hours-long standoff with police at an Elizabeth apartment complex over the weekend has been charged in connection with the incident. LeRoy Boyd, 38, is charged with second-degree kidnapping and…
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in Middlesex County today to a charge of aggravated assault, admitting he beat a 30-year-old woman with a section of pipe. Mickey Vanderpool, 61, of Elizabeth pleaded guilty to a second-degree count of aggravated assault…
A Union County grand jury has returned a five-count indictment against an Elizabeth resident accused of fatally shooting a neighbor during a robbery last fall, according to Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park. Jimmy Kearney, 18, is charged with first-degree…
Willow Grove Presbyterian Church is launching a new group for anyone who knits or crochets with an eye toward mission and service. The program, called KniTTogether, is a weekly gathering to talk and socialize and create for a common…
Former Union County Democratic leader Charlotte DeFilippo has died, according to a statement released by the current regular political organization boss, Assemblyman Gerald Green. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of former County Chairman Charlotte…
James P. Fox, 62, died Monday of heart failure at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden. Fox was born in Elizabeth and grew up in neighboring Union Township, before attending Villanova University, where he earned a degree in…
Chaos erupted after a chair thrown during a fight made a loud noise, and someone yelled ‘gun’ as people fled the Jersey Gardens Mall. Police were searching the mall in Elizabeth, according to social media posts that could not immediately…
