Union County News
By TAPINTOSPF STAFF
August 21, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains police are seeking the public's assistance with locating Gavin Rogers, who was reported missing on Monday, Aug. 19. He was last seen on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 10:00 p.m. wearing a navy polo shirt, khaki shorts, green shoes, and black frame prescription ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- While U.S. gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik was compared to Clark Kent for his transition from glasses-wearing electrical engineering major to bronze medalist, McGinn Elementary School media specialist John Lohn transforms into on-site Olympic editor for Swimming World ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Route 22 is scheduled to have overnight lane closures in both directions this coming week as the Dickens Lane to Fairway Drive pavement preservation project on Route 22 nears completion in Union County. This week, from 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Five Cranford friends were at a Yankee game on July 7 when they started getting calls that Petey Fekete, a local teen with special needs, had gone missing that afternoon. Fekete had no phone, money, ID, or water. The Cranford Police Department and people throughout town were combing ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As you round the last turn of the race, the car picks up speed, despite a small bump, as the crowd in the stands roars its support. These and other virtual experiences of the race-car circuit will be available in Westfield when the first Apex One state-of-the-art racing simulator ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Local drivers on Route 22 are finding the material used to patch and resurface portions of the highway are sticking to their vehicles, Springfield Township Administrator John Bussiculo said. "On Route 22, we had ruts in the road, and they put slurry down to coat it," Bussiculo ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — A worker sustained a fatal head injury when he was struck with the bucket of a backhoe during the demolition of a home between Warren Street and Jerusalem Avenue on Mountain Avenue Monday afternoon, Scotch Plains police said. Scotch Plains police, fire and medical personnel ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Country Music Association (CMA) recording artist and songwriter Nikki Briar is playing Downtown Cranford’s Summer Sounds Series this Thursday, August 15, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Eastman Clock Plaza. Briar, who grew up in nearby Clark, NJ, is bringing her signature country sound ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Two New Providence police officers were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 78 West on August 9, 2024, at approximately 5:01 p.m. The accident occurred near mile marker 43 when a westbound Honda Odyssey collided with the rear of a New Providence patrol vehicle ...
PARIS, FRANCE -- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the queen of the track and field world, added another gold jewel to her crown when the New Jersey native blew open the women's 4x400-meter relay with an historic second leg to spark Team USA to an American record and a blowout victory on Saturday at the ...
CRANFORD, NJ – At the recent nomination ceremony, Cranford Dramatic Club (CDC) snagged 12 New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT) Perry Award nominations for four productions from their 2023-2024 season: Hair, The Wizard of Oz, Head Over Heels, and The Musical Comedy Murders of ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- The crowd came to watch history at Union Catholic's watch party for alumna Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at Stage House Tavern in Mountainside, and the GOAT delivered a dominating performance at the Paris Olympics in the 400M hurdles on Thursday, August 8. She became the first ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — That young person standing ahead of you trying to purchase cigarettes or vaping supplies? They may be working for the Westfield Regional Health Department. “We recruited 16- or 17-year-olds to buy from the stores,” Health Department Officer Megan Avallone said at Monday’s ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Someone broke into a home on Benson Place last month and got away with more than $30,000 worth of valuables, police said Tuesday. The burglary took place between July 8 and July 28, police said. “According to the resident, an unknown suspect(s) gained entry into her residence ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Distinguished Pizzaiolo, Al Santillo, owner of iconic Santillo’s Brick Oven Pizza in Elizabeth is teaming up with celebrity Dave Portnoy to help rebuild his century-old pizzeria that was severely damaged in a fire this past January. The founder of Barstool Sports,aka “El ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Friday was someone's lucky day. A New Jersey Mega Millions Lottery ticket that won $10,000 was sold in town on Aug. 2, according to the lottery. The ticket was sold at Krauzer’s Food Store at 727 Central Ave. The odds of winning $10,000 are one in 931,001 per two-dollar ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Summit Police apprehended an alleged burglar on Sunday while he was in the process of attempting to steal an automobile and then break into a Summit residence, according to a police report. On Sunday afternoon, a female caller reported a Hispanic male, later identified as Rene ...
CLARK, NJ — Clark resident and St. Benedict's Prep rising senior Baden Wandling had quite a July in Florida. For most of us, such an utterance would simply indicate that we had a super terrific time hanging out at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. But when you're part of an elite, nationally-ranked soccer ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Parking in Westfield just got more convenient now that the ParkMobile app is available at approximately 1,000 spaces here. The mPay2Park app also remains available, and the town's meters and pay stations still take cash and credit cards, Mayor Shelley Brindle said in her weekly ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An incarcerated Elizabeth man is facing an additional charge of sexual assault of a minor. 62-year-old Ivan Calderon, who was initially arrested in January of 2022 on three counts of sexual assault, is being charged with another count, the Union County Prosecutors Office ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone competes in the first round of the women's 400 meter hurdles on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 6:35 a.m. EDT. Her alma mater will host watch parties for the world record holder on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from ...
CRANFORD, NJ - “Mothers’ Instinct”, the movie filmed in Cranford starring Oscar winners, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain continues its run in US theaters. The film, which was shot almost entirely on Holly Street in the summer of 2022, opened on Friday, July 26. Cranford Theater is one of only ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Day Care Center was evacuated Thursday after a drip tray from an air conditioning unit fell through the ceiling and into a classroom. At first officials thought they were responding to a possible partial roof collapse. Firefighters arrived at the scene at about 1:25 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Burglars broke into a home, and a jewelry store reported a luxury watch stolen last week, police said Tuesday. On July 21 at 4:17 a.m., a resident of Grandview Avenue reported a possible burglary in progress, police said. “Westfield Police units arrived on scene and found a ...
UNION, NJ – Union firefighters were called to a single family home on Amberg Street at about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon for an attic fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene and within 30 minutes were able to bring the fire under control, despite the high temperatures and humidity, said Deputy Chief ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A disk that is part of a temporary installation by the late artist Seward Johnson is being put back in its place in Mindowaskin Park after it was thrown into the pond Monday evening, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said. The disk accompanies a lifelike statue of a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — First, there was a loud “boom.” Then flames. That was how one neighbor, former councilman Mark LoGrippo, described the scene on Tudor Oval Monday, July 29, at about 10:15 p.m. “We were in the kitchen and all the sudden we heard a ‘boom,’” said LoGrippo, who lives two doors ...
CLARK, NJ — Sure, it's exciting to talk about how many New Jerseyans are currently competing in the Olympics. And, maybe, those of us who count Rutgers as our alma mater get similarly excited to hear that the university is represented in Paris by five former Scarlet Knights. But what if we told you ...
UNION, NJ - A surprise announcement was made before the start of Thursday night's Union Summer Concert Series performance: The township will be hosting two additional shows as part of the series. The first will be a performance by The Benjamins on Thursday, Aug. 8. The Benjamins, established in ...