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UNION COUNTY RECEIVES FEMA DECLARATION
September 13, 2011Freeholder Chairman Deborah Scanlon today announced the federal government has approved Union County’s request for disaster assi...
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UNION COUNTY APPROVED FOR FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING
September 13, 2011Assembly Conference Leader Jon Bramnick has just learned that the federal government has expanded the federal disaster declaratio...
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Rahway Woman Found Guilty of 2008 Kidnapping
September 13, 2011A Rahway woman was convicted on two counts of 1st Degree Kidnapping earlier this week after abducting a 3-year-old child from an Eliza...
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Irene Creates Blood Emergency: 2,000+ Units of Blood Lost From Shutdowns and Power Outages
September 13, 2011New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center (NYBC), which serves more than 20 million people in New York City, Long...
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Union County Alerts Residents to Consumer Issues in the Aftermath of Hurricane Irene
September 13, 2011The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders advised homeowners to be watchful for insurance scams, price gouging, questionable charit...
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MCUrgent, MORRIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE DURING IRENE
September 13, 2011MCUrgent, Morris County's shared emergency information network launched by the Morris Freeholders last year, played an important r...
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Somerset Man Charged Following Golf Tournament
September 13, 2011A Somerset County man was arrested and charged last week after he assaulted a Scotch Plains teenager following the Barclays Golf Tourn...
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Union County Statement on New Jersey State Disaster Declaration
September 13, 2011The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders released the following statement regarding the exclusion of Union County from the list of...
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Plainfield Men Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
September 13, 2011A Union County Grand Jury returned an eight count indictment against two Plainfield men yesterday, charging one with kidnapping and bo...
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UNION COUNTY COLLEGE TO DELAY START OF CLASSES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6
September 13, 2011Out of respect for the residents of Cranford, Rahway, and other Union County municipalities still recovering from the effects of Hurri...
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Union County Advises Residents on Hazards of Standing Water from Hurricane Irene
September 13, 2011Floodwaters from Hurricane Irene have receded in Union County but several areas remain under severe conditions, and pockets may still ...
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Morris County Courthouse Closed Wednesday, Aug. 31
September 13, 2011The Morris County Courthouse in Morristown is closed today, Wednesday, Aug. 31, because of continuing electrical problems being experi...
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Morris County Library to Open at 11 a.m. Today, Aug. 31
September 13, 2011The Morris County Library will open at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 31. The County Library has been closed for the past several...
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Setting the Record Straight
June 29, 2011I recently read your article “Union County taxes spark discussion at Summit Council” in which Tom Garvey, Adam Smith and E...
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Armed Robery and Fatality at Getty Gas Station on RT 15S in Jefferson Twp
June 25, 2011JEFFERSON TWP, NJ -- Jefferson Twp Police Department along with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit and the...
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Remigio Gonzalez Pleads Guilty to Violating Megan's Law
June 24, 2011Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq. announced today a guilty plea to two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault in the case ...
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Acclaimed Hanover Wind Symphony to Salute 'Our Country' in Free Outdoor Patriotic Concerts
June 22, 2011The renowned Hanover Wind Symphony will perform a rousing patriotic program, called “Our Country,” at two Morris County ve...
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County Accepting Applications For “End Homelessness” Funding
June 20, 2011NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -The Middlesex County Homeless Trust Fund Task Force (MCHTF) has announced the application and review process for th...
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Barnes Elected Middlesex Democratic Chair On Stand Against Corruption
June 17, 2011In a vote that brought out more than 90 percent of the county’s democratic committee members, former state Assemblyman Peter Bar...
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Middlesex County Sheriff Scott To Be Honored As Pioneer
June 17, 2011The Northern New Jersey Division of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) will honor Middlesex County ...
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County Seniors Facing Poor Transit Options
June 14, 2011TRENTON NJ – As the first baby boomers turn 65 years old this year, seniors in many areas of the state, including Middlesex Coun...
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Passions And Progress Displayed At Laurel House Awards
June 13, 2011NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Nearly 100 guests gathered at the Heldrich hotel on Friday, June 9 to celebrate the friends and achievements of La...
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City Programs To Be Awarded $83,000 In County Grants
June 12, 2011NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Middlesex County freeholders adopted an agenda Monday, June 6, that if passed at Thursday’s meeting, wil...
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Police, Educators Being Schooled On Gangs, Drugs, Cyber-Bullying
June 9, 2011Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan has announced that 180 people law enforcement officers, educators, nurses and child study ...
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Entries Sought For Juried Senior Citizen Art Contest & Exhibition Sponsored By County
June 6, 2011The Middlesex County Department of Senior Services’ annual juried Senior Citizen Art Contest & Exhibition is scheduled for J...