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8 hrs ago | Jersey Journal

Search continues for escaped Union Count...

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.

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Related Topix: Union, NJ

Thu Jul 02, 2009

MyCentralJersey.com

$5,000 reward offered for Rahway man who escaped from Union Co. jail

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.

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Related Topix: Rahway, NJ, Union, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ

Wed Jul 01, 2009

MyCentralJersey.com

Walk this way

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

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Related Topix: Cranford, NJ, Summit, NJ, Scotch Plains, NJ, Fanwood, NJ, Sayreville, NJ

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Home News Tribune

Man tied to Rutgers rapes in 2004 loses appeal of conviction in Union County slaying

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.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Rutgers University, Drugs, New Brunswick, NJ

Jersey Journal

Sixth person in N.J. dies from swine flu...

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.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Bergen County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Home News Tribune - Sports

Manhunt underway for Rahway man who escaped from Union Co. jail

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.

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Related Topix: Rahway, NJ, Union, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Alternative Press

Partnership Announced to Relocate NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to Essex County Hall of Records Complex

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.

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Related Topix: Essex County, NJ, New Jersey, Newark, NJ, Newark Metro, Scotch Plains, NJ

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Home News Tribune

Plainfield sting nets 20 drug arrests

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.

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Related Topix: Drugs, North Plainfield, NJ, Bound Brook, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Union County man becomes 4th N.J. resident to die of swine flu

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.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, New Jersey, Elizabeth, NJ

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Daily Record

Charge: Tax officials stole from Elks to gamble in AC

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.

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Related Topix: East Hanover, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Berkeley Heights, NJ, Florham Park, NJ

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Jersey Journal

State's fifth swine death at Bayonn...

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.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Bayonne, NJ, Medicine, Influenza, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Alternative Press

American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Clark Lights the Way to Hope

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.

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Related Topix: Clark, NJ, Rahway, NJ, Cranford, NJ, Roselle Park, NJ

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Courier News

Simon says: Hey, remember that song by those guys from Linden?

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.

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Related Topix: Linden, NJ, Clark, NJ

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Courier News

Union County man, 36, with swine flu has died, officials say

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.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Roselle police officer found not liable in accidental shooting

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.

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Related Topix: Roselle, NJ, Drugs

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Central Jersey

Plainfield schedules fireworks for July 2, parade on July 4

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

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Related Topix: Plainfield, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Courier News

Recount reconfirms winner of Plainfield fourth ward council seat

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.

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Related Topix: Plainfield, NJ

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Home News Tribune

2 free outdoor concerts planned in Plainfield's Plainwood Square Park

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.

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Related Topix: Plainfield, NJ, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Big-Band

Millville News

Suspect accused of fatally shooting Rahway man surrenders to police

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.

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Related Topix: Rahway, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ

The Alternative Press

Free Performance by "Verdict" at Echo Lake Park Opens Union County Summer Concert Series, July 1

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, ...

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Related Topix: Union, NJ, Freehold, NJ, Mountainside, NJ, Neptune, NJ, New Jersey

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