Elizabeth Letter Carrier Patrick Daly will be honored at a special recognition ceremony with a Hero Award from Postmaster General Megan Brennan for his extraordinary efforts to notify the fire department and help save an elderly couple’s home while working.…
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Elizabeth native is serving in the U.S. Navy
A South America High School in Ecuador (San Gabriel High School) graduate and Elizabeth, N.J. native is serving in the U.S. Navy with Commander Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CSFWP). Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Yepezalvear works as an…
Union County annex adds six court rooms
Officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Union County Courthouse Cherry Street Annex at 2 Cherry Street in Elizabeth, which provides six state-of-the-art courtrooms and facilities that will serve families. The event brought together elected…
Daniel Bigelow guilty to possessing shotgun, rifle & handguns
An Elizabeth man today admitted possessing a shotgun, a rifle, and two handguns despite being a previously convicted felon. Daniel Bigelow, 28, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson in Trenton federal court to an information charging him…
Jail for parents who beat 2-year-old daughter to death
The Elizabeth man and woman who beat their 2-year-old daughter to death a little more than three years ago have been sentenced to a combined total of 53 years in state prison for the crime. Jorge Orozco, 33, was sentenced…
Elizabeth man charged with death by auto after hit-and-run pedestrian strike
An Elizabeth man is charged with death by auto and leaving the scene of a fatal accident after killing 23-year-old Mujahid Henry of Newark, who was walking struck Henry near the 1200 block of East Linden Avenue. At about 12:30…
Help sought in identifying suspect in Elizabeth homicide
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…
County awards grants
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…
Football star Michael Eargle murdered in Elizabeth
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…
Elizabeth man charged with kidnapping
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…