Union County News

Phillip Ruddy, a nonviolent offender who sprinted away from the Union County Jail shortly after midnight Monday while throwing out the garbage just outside the entrance, remains at large, officials said.

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of an inmate at the Union County Jail in Elizabeth who escaped from custody while working at a supervised job earlier this week.

Walking is something we have to do if we want to get around the house, office or to our car.

A man sent to prison for killing a drug dealer in Union County and for a home invasion on Stone Street in New Brunswick that led to the rape of three Rutgers University students in March 2004 has lost the appeal of his conviction in the slaying.

Six people have died from swine flu in New Jersey, officials said. The state Health and Senior Services Department says the latest victim is a woman in her 40s from Bergen County who had underlying health conditions.

An active manhunt is being conducted throughout Union County for an inmate at the Union County Jail in Elizabeth who allegedly ran off while working at a supervised job outside the jail this morning.

Partnership Announced to Relocate NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to Essex County Hall of Records Complex By The Alternative Press Staff 6/25/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

Police arrested 20 individuals Thursday in a "reverse sting" operation to catch buyers at a city housing complex that is well-known for drug activity, authorities said.

A 36-year-old Union County man has become the fourth New Jersey resident to die from the H1N1 virus, state health officials said today.

An East Hanover resident pleaded guilty today to stealing from an Elks Lodge and has agreed to cooperate with the state in its prosecution of former Morris County Tax Commissioner Anthony Crecco on the same theft charges.

New Jersey state health officials confirmed today that a 79-year-old woman who died at the Bayonne Medical Center on June 19 had the swine flu virus, representing the state's fifth H1N1 death.

American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Clark Lights the Way to Hope By Relay for Life of Clark 6/18/2009 There are times when bad things bring good people together.

Remember the Sixties? Remember the music? Remember the dark side of the music? "It wasn't a time when things were so cool - the Vietnam war, race riots.

A Union County man has died after being infected with the H1N1 influenza virus, better known as swine flu, state health officials announced Friday afternoon.

A Union County Grand Jury has found the Roselle police officer who accidentally shot a suspect during a drug raid in April is not criminally responsible, the prosecutor's office announced today.

The city is scaling back its trademark Fourth of July festivities in an effort to save money.

A recount of the Democratic primary result for Plainfield's Fourth Ward City Council race boosted the winner's margin from six to seven, according to Union County Board of Elections Administrator Dennis Kobitz.

In an effort to energize one of the city's most vibrant commercial corridors, the Plainwood Square Merchants' Association on Thursday evening will host the first of two free outdoor concerts in Plainwood Square Park on South Avenue.

The teenager accused of fatally shooting a father of two in the face in the hallway of an apartment building surrendered to police Monday, authorities said.

Free Performance by "Verdict" at Echo Lake Park Opens Union County Summer Concert Series, July 1 By County of Union 6/16/2009 The Union County Summer Arts Festival 2009 concert series begins a new season on Wednesday evening, July 1, with a performance by "Verdict." The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, led by Chairman Alexander Mirabella, ...