Sunday, August 26, 2012
Top stories from Union County towns covered by Patch for the week of August 19-25, 2012.
Irene: One Year Later Readers comment on how they are coping one year after the devastating 2011 storm. New Providence BOE Applauds District for NJ Monthly Ranking NJ Monthly named New Providence High as the No. 1 high school in the state. Others local schools also ranked highly. Two Westfield Teens Taken Into Custody in Connection With Car Burglaries Anyone who believes items may have been taken from their vehicle between the evening of Aug. 21 and the morning of Aug. 22, should call police at 908-789-4000. Westfield Girl, 15, Saves Preschooler Thanks to Red Cross Training Anna Reid, 15, used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge food from the throat of Lia Simitz, 3. Reid learned the maneuver in a Red Cross babysitting training class she'd …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
The biggest stories in Patch towns in Union County this past week.
An early morning water main break in Scotch Plains on Tuesday sent waves of water surging through neighborhood streets and causing low water pressure in Scotch Plains, Fanwood and surrounding towns. Crews removed the broken 18-foot length of the 48-inch water main on Tuesday and a new pipe was in place late Wednesday night. Water pressure was restored earlier, however, by rerouting service. Clean up and repair of local streets continues. Meanwhile, residents whose basements were flooded reported that both their home insurers and NJ American Water said they would not pay for property damage. Elsewhere in the county: Police Chase Through Four Towns A Plainfield, NJ man was arrested on Friday, July 27 as the result of a police chase through …
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Patch recounts the leading Union County news stories around the Patch towns for the week of June 3-9.
Countywide A fire at a commercial roofing company on Rte. 22 in Union closed the roadway for hours on Friday, backing up traffic. Exploding gas tanks on the scene caused the Union Township Fire Department to call in the County Hazmat team. A column of smoke could be seen from neighboring town. No injuries were reported. Union County Court officials plan to suspend all civil trials for July and August due to a shortage of judges. Read more on cbslocal.com. Berkeley Heights Jillian Altenburger, a 22-year-old member of the Berkeley Aquatic Club swim team, qualified to participate in the 2012 Olympic Swimming Trials at the Berkeley Aquatic Club Memorial Day Invitational Swim Meet, held on May 26 at Rutgers University’s Sonny Werblin Recreation…
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Here's what made news around the county this past week.
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Each week, Patch takes a look back at the news in Union County for the past week. Countywide Seventy law enforcement officers from four counties — incuding Union — arrested 24 individuals Friday morning in a drug, gang and weapons sweep that began with an investigation into an attempted murder in Morristown last fall. Clark-Garwood Friends Remember Matt Kent, who was found dead last week, talked with Patch about Kent's struggle with prescription drug addiction. Clark Police say the official cause of Kent's death is still pending autopsy reports, while his friends say it was a prescription drug overdose, likely a combination of OxyContin and Xanax. Meanwhile. Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso says a spray-painted Matt Kent Memorial Appears inside …
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Here's what made news around the county this past week.
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
Each week, Patch takes a look back at the news in Union County for the past week. Countywide Hot on the heals of the U.S. News & World Report rankings, Newsweek released its list of the best public high schools in the country, and Union County high schools did quite well. New Providence ranked 224 and Governor Livingston High came in at 498 out of the 1,000 schools that made the grade. Elsewhere around Union County's public schools, Elizabeth High School ranked 217, Summit ranked 251, Cranford ranked 279, Westfield High ranked 352, Jonathan Dayton ranked 584, A.L. Johnson ranked 820 and Scotch Plains/Fanwood ranked 769. Clark Matthew Kent, a 2007 Arthur L. Johnson graduate, was found dead at his home on Hawthorne Drive in Clark on Thursday…
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