Union County

Scotti's Record Shop in Summit first opened in 1956. Now, it will close its doors by the end of February, the owner has announced.

Ahmed Mahgoub, of East Hanover, was sentenced to five years in state prison, for owning a school bus company that hired unqualified drivers and kept unsafe buses.

A Red Bank man who admitted to recording secret “upskirt” videos of women, including several juveniles, has been sentenced after pleading guilty in October.

In a post late Friday afternoon to the Clark Neighbors Facebook group Sal Bonaccorso said he was diagnosed "late in the campaign" with an aoritc aneurism which would lead to "major heart surgery" in the future.

Jose Melo, 52, was charged with one count of first-degree murder a day after posting video of his marriage proposal to the victim.

Four residents in Union County have been accused of dealing illegal drugs, including deadly fentanyl disguised as a different painkiller.

Workers in the public safety director's office, Office of Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services were told their paychecks were delayed by a week.

Easkon Walker, of Elizabeth, is accused of pulling a knife and stabbing a 25-year-old coworker in Linden, multiple times before fleeing.

Anthony Salters, head of the Hillside Democrats, is serving a six-month prison sentence but got an $80,000 job for the local school district.

Another $20 million in state funding means almost 300 school districts in New Jersey can now offer full-day, high quality preschool programs.

The number of people crossing the Canadian border into the United States has spiked in recent years going from 3,698 in fiscal year 2021 to 18,852 so far in FY 2024.

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