Kenilworth News

Union County Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter joined Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Bruce Bergen in congratulating the fourth grade winners of the 2013 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest.

KENILWORTH - David Brearley High School in Kenilworth was under lockdown for about 10 minutes today as police investigated a threat that was posted to Facebook, according to police.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ Money matters were foremost at the Berkeley Heights Township Council meeting Monday evening, May 8. The council adopted the 2013 municipal budget of $11,120,028. But Mayor Joseph Bruno objected to the $15 million that the township must pay to Union County.

The communities of Cranford and Kenilworth are uniting together to support Will DeGregorio, a local 4-year-old boy fighting cancer.

As of 6:45 a.m. 511nj.org is reporting a two-mile delay on the Garden State Parkway North from north of Exit 137 to Exit 140 due to an incident on US 22, but it does not report what the incident is or exactly where on Route 22 it has occurred.

Two River Bank and The Cranford Chamber of Commerce will be conducting their 15th Annual Golf Outing on June 11, at the Galloping Hill Golf Complex in Kenilworth.

KENILWORTH - Police reported that smoke from a structural fire earlier today at the Self Storage Depot here caused significant damage to large part of the warehouse.

KENILWORTH - Two storage units were heavy damaged in a fire at a storage facility today that brought out firefighters from the borough and eight other departments.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that the County of Union will host a Veterans Job Fair on Thursday, May 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at VFW Post 2230, located at 33 South 21st Street in Kenilworth.

It's always a good idea to have your air conditioner checked out and serviced by a professional before the start of the peak summer season, but it's even more important this year because of the extremes of weather that we have recently experienced, including Hurricane Sandy.

Brian C. Joho of Kenilworth, began taking photographs in the early 1980s when his father purchased an Olympus OM-G SLR film camera for the family.

At Tuesday's Garwood Council meeting, two newly hired officers for the Garwood Police Department were sworn in.

April 18: A Westfield resident reports being the victim of theft. The victim states that she left her iPhone at the Westfield Diner and an unknown suspect stole the phone, valued at $320. After being stopped for a motor vehicle violation, Pais Claudio, 38, of Roselle Park was arrested for being in possession of drug paraphernalia and under 50 grams ... (more)

Officer David Bowlby and Cpl. Sandra Ford arrested Babette Ross, 35, of Kenilworth in Roselle on April 7. She was wanted on a violation of probation warrant that was issued in June 2011 stemming from a charge of hindering her apprehension.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Suburban News during the week of April 15 - April 19, 2013.