Union County News

The president of the city's most powerful teachers' union says she has no idea what outcome will be rendered by continuing probes into whether two high-ranking Plainfield Public Schools employees are properly certified to perform their jobs.

Traditionally, a New Year marks the beginning of a hiring surge that takes place among employers seeking the best-of-the-best to join their ranks.

The 13th Annual Business After Hours Networking Expo will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.

Union County to Join Statewide Effort to Collect Unwanted and Unused Medications, November 14th By County of Union 11/2/2009 The Union County Police Department, along with law enforcement agencies statewide, will participate in a day of amnesty for citizens who want to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medications in their home.

Union County Municipalities to Share $1.3 Million for Children's Recreation By County of Union 10/31/2009 The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has allocated $1.3 million to provide municipalities with matching grants for children's recreation scholarships, safety equipment, and facility improvements through the county's Kids Recreation ...

Add another line to the Rahway High School cross country record book for Nichelle Harris.

Any way you care to look at it, New Jersey still leads the nation in property taxes.

Author Junot Diaz reads from "Wildwood" a chapter of his Pulitzer-prize winning novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" at Bergen Community College, October 19, 2009.

The Union County Courthouse, located at 2 Broad Street in Elizabeth will once again be the setting as the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union Vicinage takes part in National Adoption Day.

A Union County Sheriff's Officer who was found dead in his borough home on Friday committed suicide, the prosecutor's office said.

The Courier News is pleased to present the Union County election yearbook of contested races as a service to our readers, for the Nov.

A murder conviction would put the five young men accused of robbing and brutally beating a Guatemalan immigrant in Plainfield behind bars for at least 30 years.

The Union County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums band will celebrate its ninth anniversary with a Pub Night at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov.

Free Union County Conference Provides Guidance for Caregivers, November 17 By County of Union 10/19/2009 Union County residents who care for family members or other persons with Alzheimer's or dementia are invited to attend a Caregivers Conference for guidance on health, legal and financial issues.

Charles C. Abut, Esq., was a featured speaker at a webinar conducted yesterday, entitled "Matrimonial Considerations in Estate and Trust Planning." Mr.

Union County Freeholders Deborah Scanlon and Bette Jane Kowalski join David J. Socolow, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in cutting the ribbon officially opening the new headquarters of the Union County One-Stop Career Center in Elizabeth.

Rahway High School senior Nichelle Harris struck gold with the fastest time of the day at the inaugural Union County Conference Cross Country Championships Tuesday.

"Vote By Mail" Response Prompts Union County Clerk to Extend Office Hours Before November 3 Election By County of Union 10/22/2009 With the November 3 General Election just around the corner, Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds voters that her office at 2 Broad Street in Elizabeth will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. during the week of ...

A civil lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the wife and eight children of a Guatemalan immigrant from North Plainfield who authorities say was beaten to death in a bias attack in 2007.

A New Jersey man could face more than 100 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing four young girls.