Roselle News

Joe Bontempo tests the traction in front of the shop with the 720hp, 540ci big-block they just finished for a customer's '69 Camaro.

When Linden High School Principal Denise Cleary arrived at school Tuesday, staff members greeted her with horrible news - the death of a former student.

The Roselle Public Library has all the good reads for all ages, as well as programs for children and young adults.

Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith needed this one, and so did theA Union County Democratic Organization.

An appeals court is expected to decide Thursday whether prosecutors must turn over copies of child pornography to a former New Jersey assemblyman's lawyer.

Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith said he will go to court to fight for the admission of 49 invalidated absentee ballots, even though the votes wouldn't change the results of the city's 5th Ward council primary race.

These 49 absentee ballots were rejected by the Union County Board of Elections during the primary contest for Roselle's Fifth Ward council seat.

Dixon's Dance Academy Dancers recently took first place in the New Jersey Elite Dance Competition held in Roselle.

Jun 19, 2009 2:17 pm US/Eastern Victim Heard On 9-1-1 Asking Cop: "Why Did You Shoot Me Sir?" ROSELLE, N.J. 1 of 1 Andre Doss said he responded to his father's call for help at his local business and called 9-1-1 himself.

Thomas Blankenship, auctioneer extraordinaire, surveys the crowd of over 1400 people.

Two Newark men have been arrested and charged with the March 18, 2009 shooting death of a Roselle business owner, said Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.

Jun 8, 2009 7:30 pm US/Eastern Reporting Cindy Hsu ROSELLE, N.J. As we get into the month of June, most high school students are counting the days until summer break - but not all of them.

The Union County Prosecutor's Office is seeking the public's help to identify a robber who gunned down a North Bergen man while robbing his Union County liquor store in March, Union County Prosecutor Theordore J. Romankow said last week.

The leading contender to replace the current township attorney was reprimanded by the state Supreme Court in 2001, according to a document obtained by The Times.

NEWARK, N.J. - The attorney for a northern New Jersey teenager accidentally shot by police in 2007 says his client will receive $600,000 under terms of a preliminary settlement reached with the town of Roselle.

The family of a teenager accidentally shot by a Roselle police officer during a 2007 drug investigation reached a settlement yesterday with the borough, according to the family's lawyer.

A three-candidate slate that included the race's only two incumbents swept the Union County Freeholder Democratic primary on Tuesday, nabbing party nominations for a trio of seats up for grabs in November's general election.

WILDWOOD Though crowds showed steady numbers and pleasant disposition throughout the Wildwoods over the holiday weekend, several incidents marred the holiday atmosphere in this community.

Annual Monte Carlo Casino Day at Runnells Specialized Hospital By Runnells Specialized Hospital 5/27/2009 The players approached their first game with excitement, eagerness and bankrolls of $1,000 in play money at the RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital of Union County's Monte Carlo Casino Day.

William Owen finally got his party. Owen's hiring as president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey was formally commemorated Wednesday -- nearly two years after he took over leadership of the sprawling institution.