Local residents are being urged to consider participating in a state-run gun buyback program going on next weekend, through which cash payouts of up to $200 per firearm are being made available to members of the public.  Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park, Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders Chairman Bruce H. Bergen, Union County Sheriff Joseph P.

Local residents are being urged to consider participating in a state-run gun buyback program going on next weekend, through which cash payouts of up to $200 per firearm are being made available to members of the public.  Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park, Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders Chairman Bruce H. Bergen, Union County Sheriff Joseph P.

WASHINGTON - New Jersey Rep. Lance (R-7th) has confirmed that the United States Secret Service has designated Bedminster a priority for presidential protection – allowing law enforcement and other protection-related costs eligible for reimbursement by the federal government. 

“Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and the excellent law enforcement personnel in New ...

TRENTON, NJ - Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill that expands concussion precautions for high school students, and was introduced by Rep. John DiMaio, R-23.

With the new bill, high school students who suffer a concussion during intramural sports will be protected by the state's student-athlete head injury safety program bill, according to a release.

The bill was signed ...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The biggest names in high school and professional sports convened in Los Angeles on July 12 as Gatorade honored the top young male and female athletes at the 15th annual Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year awards.

Union Catholic's Sydney McLaughlin received the 2017 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year honor for the second consecutive year. A ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Berkeley Height’s community members and those from surrounding towns, once again gathered at Mount Carmel Field, to engage in the fun filled, four night festival, which ends in fireworks, July 15th. In its 108th year of existence, the festival continues to attract new as well as regular faces.

Helene Pipia, from Gillette, remembers attending the ...

ROXBURY NJ – Back in his Roxbury High School days, Bryan Callahan wasn’t a football star, a gifted member of the marching band or president of the student council.

He preferred running wires to running fields. His favorite instruments didn't make music; they measured volts.

The Kenvil resident said he did receive one acknowledgment from the school, an accolade somewhat ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - Throughout this past baseball season, Dayton junior infielder Adam Wuest was one of the main catalysts to a successful 18-6 campaign, leading the Bulldogs with 31 runs scored and tying for the team-lead in stolen bases with 16.

These two statistics are critical for any baseball team, because it means the individual player is getting on base to put his team in a position to ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - A brand new playground is being installed at Memorial Park in time for the start of the 2017 Summer Concerts in the Park that kick off on Wednesday, July 19.

The the Recreation Commission received a matching grant from the Union County Kid's Recreation Trust Grant through the Union County Open Space Trust Fund. The Open Space Trust fund has ...

SUMMIT, NJ - A man wearing a bandana to cover his face robbed the Shell gas station located at 6 River Road in  Summit just prior to 11 p.m. on July 9, fleeing the scene on foot with stolen cash after assaulting the station's attendant with a wrench.

According to the Summit Police -- who responded to the scene after receiving a 9-1-1 call at approximately 11 p.m.