Union News

Stocks fell more than 2 percent on Friday, dragging the Dow into negative territory for the year after a dismal U.S. jobs report added to fears that Europe's spiraling debt crisis was dragging down the world economy.

Not surprisingly the offers have begun to come in for Bogan, who is also receiving serious interest from coast to coast.

Editor's Note: Both parties' presidential nominees may be decided, but there is still a high-profile Congressional battle in our district to draw voters from Maplewood and South Orange to the polls on June 5. NJ Spotlight has launched its 2012 Voter Guide , where voters can learn more about the candidates and their positions on key issues.

Each week, Queerty picks one blowhard, hypocrite, airhead, sanctimonious prick or other enemy of all that is queer to be the Douche of the Week.

The location on Springfield Avenue in Union near where an off-duty officer nearly got run over after trying to stop four New York City residents believed to have been using fake credit cards, police said.

Artwork from various schools in Union County were showcased for the Art Educators of NJ's Youth Art Month, an annual observance in the state of New Jersey to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.

The Misericordia University softball was eliminated from the NCAA tournament with a 11-2 loss to Moravian Friday afternoon in Union New Jersey.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that County of Union will host a Veterans Job Fair and Resource event on Wednesday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory at 500 Rahway Ave.

Aaliyah Collins, a fourth-grade student at Buckshutem Road School, celebrates with Lugene Trefsger, school library media specialist, at the 2012 Enthusiastic Reader Awards ceremony.

Summer is almost upon us and Special Wishes Foundation, Inc. is starting its annual Cool Air for Seniors program.

The new facility offers customized diagnostic testing and consultative services to the gastroenterology and urology specialties, with plans to expand into dermatology and women's health.

From May 10-31, the public is invited to view the winning works from the "Union County College 2012 Student Art Competition." The exhibit will be on display in the Tomasulo Gallery, located in the MacKay Library on the college's Cranford campus.

A bear was tranquilized by wildlife officials in Union on Tuesday, May, 8, 2012 and will be released back into the wild.

As of 8:15 a.m. the bruin was perched high in a tree in a park behind Union's municipal building.