TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy began Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing on a somber note by expressing his outrage over two gunmen who fired on the home of two Camden County police officers while their newborn baby was inside.

The gunmen shot at the officers’ home in Camden late Tuesday and struck the home at least six times, according to Camden police. The couple were inside ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

ROSELLE, NJ -  A mobile COVID-19 testing site is coming to Roselle, Mayor Atkins announced in his latest ‘Mayor’s Connection’ address.

The exact dates for the testing center have not yet been announced but according to the Mayor it should be sometime in late September or early October. The tests done at this site will be the newer saliva tests instead of the more ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Officials are in the early stages of planning mass vaccination clinics for COVID-19, the director of the Westfield Regional Health Department said Monday.  Roselle Park is one of the towns served by the Department.

Director Megan Avallone, who serves as local health departments’ lead to the state Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccination task force, told ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

NEW JERSEY — For many New Jersey school districts, this week will mark the first day of class. 

While all have prepared — opting for in-person, remote or a hybrid of the two — new coronavirus cases are to be expected, state officials said Tuesday. 

“We have all the public health protocols and procedures in place to safeguard our children, our educators, ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Anthony Signorello Youth Center announced that it will be providing all virtual afterschool programming this fall.

The live programming will be held from 3-6 p.m. after full days of school for students in grades K-8. The Signorello Youth Center’s Director John Ranieri announced Thursday that the virtual services will begin Monday, September 21.

After the ...

ROSELLE, NJ - The school year has begun for students in the Roselle Public Schools and to help the students and families who were having technical difficulties on the first day of classes, the district’s Supervisor of Instructional Technology, Evenide Fanfan-Vilcean, took to Facebook to provide technical support.

The three platforms being used by the district this year are Genesis, ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Borough Council met Thursday and approved 16 resolutions, including approval of two contracts to Cifelli & Son General Contracting, Inc., totaling more than $500,000, for improvements to Williams Street and West Sumner Avenue.

“Resolutions 211 and 212, both good results in terms of public bids. The Williams Street project bids came in about $20,000 ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - For the first time in over thirty years Roselle Park Police Officers are getting new uniforms.

“The Roselle Park Police Department invests in the health and well-being of our officers. Studies have shown that the number one injury to a Police Officer is chronic back pain. The number one cause for the back pain has been shown to be constant pressure from the ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Roselle Park Mayor Signorello and council members broke ground at Sullivan Chevrolet Tuesday where a new Meridia apartment complex will be built.

“I’m super excited for the re-birth of this area,” said Mayor Signorello.

The mayor then thanked the land use board, Councilmembers Mathieu, Petrosky, Negron, Connelly and former Mayor Hokanson for the work ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Abraham Clark High School football player Jared McRae has been nominated for the 2020 USA Football Heart of a Giant Award presented by Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants.

McRae began playing football at five-years-old after being separated from his mother.  He used it as a way to relieve stress and stay out of trouble.  He has been a captain for ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi has begun making arrangements to make sure that the mail-in ballot process works smoothly for the general election in November.

County Clerk Rajoppi posted a video to Facebook, the official election website and the Union County Votes app, with step-by-step instructions on how to vote-by-mail. The County Clerk’s office stated that the video ...

ROSELLE, NJ - In a virtual hearing held Friday, September 11, Superior Court Judge Karen M. Cassidy, invalidated the selection of the Democratic Committee's nominee for Mayor of Roselle and ordered a new meeting to be held to select the nominee for the November general election. 

In the case brought by Council President Denise Wilkerson, Judge Cassidy found that there were ...

ROSELLE, NJ - On September 9, Superior Court Judge Karen M. Cassidy signed an order agreeing to hear on short notice a case filed by Denise Wilkerson against Reginald Atkins in his capacity as Chair of the Roselle Democratic Committee for allegedly violating the Municipal Vacancy Law and the state statute governing procedures to fill a vacancy. Also named in the lawsuit is Nicholas ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Mayor Reginald and First Lady Cynthia Atkins organized a weekend of giveaways for Roselle families, with the help of Freeholder Andrea Staten and other state and local officials.

Thursday began with two free mobile COVID-19 testing sites that served over 300 Roselle residents.

“The huge turn out by residents is proof that these FREE services are needed in our ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Community Access Unlimited kept up an annual walkathon tradition on Saturday, albeit in a virtual format, to support services for people with special needs.

Donations are still being accepted for the Community Access Unlimited Ira Geller Walkathon and will support services as well as help cover expenses incurred due to COVID-19. CAU is a Union County-based, statewide ...

ROSELLE, NJ - United Way and Union County have introduced a program to help students and their families that are struggling with the economic and emotional impact of the pandemic.

The Family Support and Prevention program is open to all families that are Union County residents with a child under 18 in the home. The purpose of the program is to address health issues and/or help children who are ...

NEW JERSEY -- Female leaders from across the country, the state, and the local community are mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, Sept. 18. Justice Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1993. She was the second woman appointed to the Court and served more than 27 years.

"The result of ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Roselle Park came together Friday evening in Kelly-Kaulfers Memorial Park to remember four of the Union County residents who lost their lives nineteen years ago on September 11, 2001.

Kelly-Kaulfers Memorial Park, located next to the fire station, is the site of Roselle Park’s permanent 9/11 memorial. Roselle Park Police officers, honor guard and firefighters were ...