01/31/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR UNION COUNTY, NJ.

• Homefirst Offers Free Tax Preparation to Residents and Seniors with Low Income _{2013-01-31, 07:33 pm}
  Homefirst's Family Support Center is offering appointments for FREE income tax return preparation to Union County area residents and seniors with incomes up to $59,000 through a partnership with HOPES CAP's VITA Program.
• Westfield squeaks it out _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  Back on January 11, the Westfield High School girls basketball team dropped a nail-biter to Union County Conference rival Dayton, losing by four to the Bulldogs.
• Linden controversy over council president position headed to court _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  ... The council president candidate often runs with a mayoral candidate. Gerbounka said he questions how the Union County Board of Elections allowed the position of council president to get on the ballot when there was no ordinance designating the ...
• Police Activiy Report _{2013-01-31, 02:00 am}
  ... with two counts of burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and resisting arrest. Allen was transported to the Union County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. Detectives are attempting to identify and locate two additional suspects with the assistance of ...
• Plainfield woman admits driving getaway car in Middlesex bank robbery, faces 25 years _{2013-01-31, 06:05 pm}
  A Union County woman has admitted to serving as the getaway driver during the July 12, 2012, bank robbery of the Unity Bank branch on Route 28 in Middlesex.
• Coldwell Banker names top sales associates for December _{2013-01-31, 05:35 pm}
  Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces its top agents in Union County for the month of December 2012.
• [PHOTO] Ribbon Cutting For Hospital's Solar Power System _{2013-01-31, 05:26 pm}
  Union County Freeholder Vernell Wright cuts the ribbon officially opening WattLots LLC "Power Arbor"a parking lot system at Runnells Specialized Hospital in Berkeley Heights.
• [PHOTO] Union County Medical Reserve Corps Recognized For Service During Sandy _{2013-01-31, 05:26 pm}
  Union County Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter and Freeholder Vernell Wright present Ella Shaykevich, Public Health Nurse and Medical Reserve Corps unit leader, Health Educator Katie Rodgers and Roberta Milano, PHENS Coordinator/Bureau Chief, with a resolution commending the men and women of the Union County MRC, a group of health care professionals ... (more)
• Photo Release -- Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Announces Appointment of Steven M. Klein to President_{2013-01-31, 04:02 pm}
  Northfield Bancorp, Inc. , and its subsidiary, Northfield Bank, announced the promotion of Steven M. Klein to President.
• Westfield Historical Society Membership Campaign Begins _{2013-01-31, 03:10 pm}
  ... visitors of all ages. The next exhibit, which will open mid February, will celebrate Black history focusing on Union County residents during the civil war period. A special opening day presentation will be given by Ethel Washington to kick off the ...
• Groundwork Elizabeth celebrates and honors friends and sponsors _{2013-01-31, 02:32 pm}
  ... featured during the festivities were three new community gardens, part of a network of 12 "Come Grow With Us" Union County community gardening program, which specialize in locally growing foods in diverse urban neighborhoods. The new gardens are ...
• Freeholder Board Partners With Union County College For Black History Month Series _{2013-01-31, 01:46 pm}
  The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is collaborating with Union County College on a series of Black History Month events at Union County College's Cranford and Elizabeth campuses beginning Friday, Feb.
• Court hearing to be held to determine if Union County blogger is an actual journalist _{2013-01-31, 01:14 pm}
  ... judge today ordered a full hearing into a blogger's claim that she does not have to provide information to the Union County Prosecutor's Office because she is protected under the state's Shield Law. Judge Karen Cassidy, sitting in Superior Court in ...
• Don't force Union County watchdog to reveal her sources: Editorial _{2013-01-31, 08:36 am}
  Tina Renna is fighting a subpoena from the Union County Prosecutor's Office, claiming she is protected as a journalist New Jersey has one of the strongest shield laws in the country, which allows reporters to keep their sources secret.
• Be Careful How You Say That! by Guest Author Lois Winston _{2013-01-31, 08:10 am}
  ... go to more than one stop on an author's live tour? No one would ever know that the talk I gave to a library in Union County, NJ was the same one I gave to the mystery readers book club at a Barnes & Noble in Middlesex County, NJ. A virtual tour has ...
• No delays on local highways in Union County, New Jersey Turnpike slows in Elizabeth _{2013-01-31, 07:17 am}
  Traffic has begun to slow approaching Route 78 from Route 24 and on eastbound Route 78 at about 6:45 a.m. according to Google maps.
• Things to do in Union County for Thursday, Jan. 31 _{2013-01-31, 06:32 am}
  Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Suburban News during the week of Jan.
• Suburban Chamber Announces 'Tying the Community Together' Awards _{2013-01-31, 05:06 am}
  ... Sandy marked the third straight year of major local relief efforts spearheaded by the Red Cross chapter. Union County Means Business was Freeholder Al Mirabella's special initiative during his year as Freeholder Chair. The program brought nearly ...
• UCC Offers Real Estate Exam Training _{2013-01-31, 02:22 am}
  Union County College will be offering a course to prepare individuals to take the New Jersey sales and licensing exam to become a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey.
• Union County Freeholder Board partners with Union County College for Black History Month series_{2013-01-30, 05:39 pm}
  The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce their collaboration with Union County College on a series of Black History Month events at Union County College's Cranford and Elizabeth campuses beginning Friday, Feb.