Elizabeth News

An ongoing municipal sewer repair project will require overnight closures of Route 28 westbound between Magie Avenue and Elmora Avenue for approximately three weeks in Elizabeth.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 91-year-old Elizabeth woman who was killed inside her home during what authorities believe was a robbery attempt last Thursday, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.

Vacation Bible School is a summertime religious tradition for Christian children which dates back to the late 19th century.

"Three weeks ago, 26 kids went to sleep not knowing that in just a few short weeks, they would be receiving one the most prestigious awards in the state, in probably the most important building in the state - The NJ Statehouse, Assembly Chambers", said Camille Ferraro of The East Brunswick Township Council, and one of the honored award presenters ... (more)

Members of Post 91 of the Polish Legion of American Veterans attend a mass at Saint Hedwig R.C. Church dedicated to Elizabeth Post 91 of the Polish Legion of American Veterans.

ELIZABETH - A 92-year-old woman who lived in an Elizabeth neighborhood distinguished more by rose gardens than by violence was killed in her home in what authorities today said was an attempted robbery.

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi will open her offices in Elizabeth and Westfield on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for voters seeking last-minute mail-in ballots.

Police in northern New Jersey are investigating the death of a 91-year-old woman who they say was killed in her home during what may have been a robbery attempt.

Kathy Clark, from the Endangered and Nongame Spepcies Program, along with a some help from volunteers, are banding three week old peregrine falcon chicks.

The blistering pace of advances in automotive technology may be confusing to consumers, but it seems to be creating a strong employment outlook for those who fix cars.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders encourages local business owners and managers to attend the fourth session of the Union County Means Business free networking breakfast series on Wednesday, June 6, from 8-10 a.m. at the Union County College Kellogg Building in midtown Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage congratulates Benedictine Academy students on their work to abolish human trafficking, during a ceremony held May 14.

Since their inception in 1996 the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey.

Benedictine Academy, the all-female Catholic college prep high school in Elizabeth, received three awards, one in the category of "Citizenship", another in the category of "Community Improvement", and a third in the category of "Peace & Justice", during the "NJ Youth Service Awards" Ceremony held at the Newark Museum on Saturday, May 12.

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi will open her offices in Elizabeth and Westfield on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for voters seeking last-minute mail-in ballots.

Federal, state and local law enforcement have dismantled an international car theft ring that centered mostly around the Garden State.

A ShopRite grocery store is shown in this file photo. The Wakefern Food Corp., whose leaders were said to have considered closing a major warehouse in Elizabeth, instead broke ground today on a new distribution center in the city, officials said.

"Our members in Elizabeth and elsewhere in New Jersey know what an incredibly important election year this is," said Milly Silva, executive vice president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, New Jersey Region.

Residents who oppose any type of construction on Birchwood Avenue are being asked to be at tonight's Township Committee to provide input and opposition during a public hearing that will take place prior to the approval of a court-ordered ordinance.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders encourages local business owners and managers to attend the fourth session of the Union County Means Business free networking breakfast series on Wednesday, June 6 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Union County College Kellogg Building in midtown Elizabeth.