Union County News
By TAPINTO STAFF
February 6, 2025
CRANFORD, NJ – Cranford Police reported that a Linden man was taken into custody on February 6 and charged with 3rd Degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, 4th degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and 3rd Degree Terroristic Threats.The arrest followed an investigation by police into ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway residents and members of the Rahway Public Schools community may or may not be Philadelphia Eagles fans. But one thing is no doubt certain. This Sunday, as the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, everyone in town and all those with any kind of love in their ...
UNION, NJ – Diann (MacDonald) Catino can’t help but feel a wave of excitement as she looks back on the Rockettes' 100th anniversary at Radio City Music Hall this year. Catino, a Union resident, was part of the legendary dance troupe from 1965 to 1967, and the milestone anniversary has her ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – If you think you're seeing double when you attend a Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swim meet, you're right. Although the likelihood of having identical twins is about 1 in 250 (about 0.5%), the Raiders boast two sets — Luke and Matthew Iannotta and Connor and Ryan Scarpa – ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Police Department responded to a report of a residential burglary and motor vehicle theft at a Crescent Place home at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 2. The residents were home at the time of the burglary.According to police, the responding officers were able ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Robert Lewis, affectionately known as “Mr. Bob” by Washington School families, died peacefully on Jan. 26 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains at age 96, according to his obituary.Lewis was in the spotlight in 2023 when he was told to leave the post he had held for three ...
CRANFORD, NJ – In a Thursday morning news conference, President Donald Trump informed the public that all 64 passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas and 3 passengers aboard the Blackhawk military helicopter that collided in midair last night, had died. Leaving the ...
CRANFORD, NJ - This past Thursday, TAPinto Cranford had the pleasure of attending the special premiere of Steven Soderberg’s new supernatural thriller drama "Presence", which was shot entirely in Cranford over a month. The gathering also celebrated the increased involvement of Cranford and New ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Dempsey Bobbitt didn't know when he won third place in a Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in New York City that it would lead to anything more. Then he got a call from Saturday Night Live.Bobbitt and the other lookalikes appeared in the show's promo video, where Chalamet said, ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Fire Department reported the sad news that their former Fire Chief, Arthur Kiamie, had passed away on Saturday, January 4, at the age of 88. The Cranford Fire Department shared in a social media post that, “His passion for the organization and for firefighting was ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Police Department responded to a report of a residential burglary on Monday, January 27 at approximately 12:24 a.m. at a Willow Street home. According to police, the resident returned home from work to find his front door open and the home ransacked. The responding ...
CRANFORD. NJ – The seed for Cranford’s inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 16 was planted for Barry O’Donovan in the early days of Kilkenny House. “We didn’t want kids coming in on St. Patrick’s Day, as we invited Noelle [Zielenbach] and the Shea-Jennings dancers to perform on a family ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Parents often encourage their children to do the right thing even when no one is watching. But for millions of viewers, this message of acting with integrity recently spotlighted a Westfield resident, mother of five and Union County Commissioner whose chance visit to Manny’s Diner ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Parents often encourage their children to do the right thing even when no one is watching. But for millions of viewers, this message of acting with integrity recently spotlighted a Westfield resident, mother of five and Union County Commissioner whose chance visit to Manny’s Diner ...
UNION, NJ – A driver crashed into the wall of a CVS store on Morris Avenue on Wednesday evening after pulling into a parking spot.Union police report that the driver was uninjured, and fortunately, no one was inside the store at the time of the incident. The vehicle was towed from the scene shortly ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – A fully involved residential structure fire in New Providence prompted a swift and coordinated response from multiple fire departments and emergency agencies early Wednesday morning.At 8:16 a.m. on January 22, the New Providence Fire Department was alerted by Union County ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Former major-league catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. He was 83 years old.A catcher, coach, manager and then national broadcaster, Torborg spent five decades in Major League Baseball.Before ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Birds and cows aren’t the only animals at risk from bird flu, according to Westfield Regional Health Department Director Megan Avallone.Last week several birds were found in New Jersey that tested positive for avian flu, a.k.a. bird flu — seven snow geese, two Canada geese and two ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Martin Walberg American Legion Post 3’s plan to build new housing and offer additional programs for veterans in need moved a step closer to reality on Tuesday with the groundbreaking ceremony for the project.Designed for the benefit of 22 at-risk and homeless veterans, the ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Peter Genovese at NJ.com has consistently been a fan of The Cranford Hotel. In 2015, he made it a stop on his quest for the best bar in NJ, where he admired the history and claimed his favorite drink to be the Cucumber Lime Pimm's Cup, with Pimm's and ginger beer, which he wrote is ...
CLARK, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced on Friday, January 10 that Salvatore Bonaccorso, the mayor of Clark Township, has pleaded guilty to two third-degree charges related to “his use of Clark employees ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Dreyer Farms has been the latest filming location for the limited Netflix series called, “The Beast in Me” starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys. Reports of film crews have been seen over the last couple of days on social media. TAPinto Cranford has confirmed that filming was ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Wonder what Westfield will be like after the One Westfield Place redevelopment project is finished? You can get a good idea by taking a look at Blue Back Square, an earlier development by Streetworks in West Hartford, Connecticut. West Hartford website’s description of Blue Back ...
CRANFORD, NJ – The story of Mochi, the missing cat who touched the hearts of many residents in Union County this winter, has come to a sad conclusion. The Toro family of Roselle Park saw a social media post announcing that Cranford Township would be holding a Union County rabies clinic on November ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Siya Singla, an eighth grade student at Edison Intermediate School, died Saturday, Jan. 4, from a rare fatal brain tumor. She was 13.Her family described her as bright, compassionate, creative and a source of positive energy. “There are so many life lessons she gave us, like how to ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Have you been wondering what was happening in the old Bar Americana at 24 North Avenue East? Mystery solved! Track 5 Coffee’s owner, Kevin Brennan, has purchased the property to transform it into a roastery, giving him more control over the coffee served in his shop. “The majority of ...
UNION, NJ – A robbery occurred Monday morning at the TD Bank located on Morris Avenue near North Avenue, when a man claiming to have a weapon demanded money from a teller.Union police responded to the bank at 995 Morris Avenue after receiving a hold-up alarm. Upon arrival, they learned that the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Berkeley Heights Fire Department quickly responded to a dryer fire at a business located at 30 Locust Avenue on Monday evening.Fire Chief Jim Hopkins reported that the alarm was received at 5:38 p.m., and firefighters arrived on the scene within five minutes. The fire was ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — On Thursday, Jan. 2, at 3:28 p.m., the New Providence Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at a single-family home in the borough. The Charnwood Road residence, tragically, belonged to former Fire Chief Ralph Parlapiano, who is also the borough's current ...
UNION, NJ - The Union Historical Society has announced the dates of the Winter Open Houses at the Caldwell Parsonage.Visitors are welcome to stop by the 1780s Caldwell Parsonage and Tool Museum and its adjacent 1800 carriage house on Sunday, January 7 and Sunday, January 21, from 2 to 5 ...