PLAINSBORO—Army National Guard Spec. Denita L. Jenkins has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
CLARK—A special meeting of the Clark Board of Education has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 1, to begin at 4 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and action will be taken.
WOODBRIDGE-Here are some wonderful memories from Martha Storey Webb: “Diane, I was born in Woodbridge and wrote these memories for my own pleasure.”
LINDEN-Here is more from the material sent to me by Walter Tylicki on St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish: Theresa’s was its students and school, which maintained high scholastic achievements. This was the result of the dedication of the Sisters Of Nazareth. On Aug. 22, 1950, the Sisters were withdrawn and replaced by the…
ELIZABETH—For more than two decades, a Garwood woman dictated the terms of her daughter’s life, controlling what she ate and forced her daughter to wear trash bags as clothing, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. On Wednesday, a Union County Grand Jury indicted Ermina Errico, 62, with third degree neglect in the January 2007 death of…
ELIZABETH—A former music teacher at a Summit private school pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of second degree sexual assault, after he admitted having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student.
PISCATAWAY— A township police sergeant was arrested and charged with forgery and stealing $2,650 after submitting false vouchers to collect overtime that he never worked, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Piscataway Police Chief Kevin B. Harris announced yesterday.
ELIZABETH—Union County’s One-Stop Career Center has moved to a new location in Elizabeth at 921 Elizabeth Avenue. The One-Stop offers free services and training for job seekers every weekday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and remains open until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. English and Spanish are spoken.
RAHWAY – For the past 13 years, the annual Lehrer-Gibilisco Benefit Softball Tournament for Children’s Specialized Hospital has raised money to support the “Lightning Wheels” athletic team.
WOODBRIDGE – Authorities have charged an Iselin man with assault and drunk driving in connection with a car crash that injured two Rahway residents on Friday.
ROSELLE—United Way of Greater Union County’s new peer to peer mentoring partnership at Abraham Clark High School in Roselle has been a great success. The program pairs high school juniors with eighth grade students to help “at risk” students maximize their potential.
