News for Elizabeth, NJ. The city of Elizabeth is the most populous municipality in Union County and the 4th most populous in New Jersey with more than 124,900 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Christian Bollwage.
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Best authentic Columbian food in NJ can be found here
Good friends are Columbian and took us to a truly authentic place in Elizabeth, NJ.
Skechers has opened a new store in New Jersey … and it’s big
Skechers, the footwear and lifestyle company, has opened its largest East Coast store in the Mills at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth.
NJ man convicted of murder for fatal shooting of 19-year-old
Anthony Reciofigueroa was convicted for the July 6, 2019 murder of Carlos Rodriguez in his home city of Elizabeth.
These three NJ cities rank among 20 worst in U.S. for pedestrians
Elizabeth ranked No. 1 for 2022, with Jersey City checking in at No. 11 and Plainfield at No. 19.
Two more NJ towns add mental health screeners to police response
On two shifts a week, cops in Elizabeth and Linden will be joined by mental health screeners in responding to 911 calls for behavioral health crises.
Police ID 24-year-old NJ man found shot to death in Elizabeth
Lamar Turner, of West Orange, was found Sunday along the 200 block of North Broad Street, authorities said, while a 21-year-old woman was found on Julian Place, also with a gunshot wound.
78-year-old cabbie thrown onto Linden, NJ highway in carjacking
The cab was recovered in Elizabeth with $3,500 worth of wiring allegedly stolen from Home Depot in the trunk.
Third recycling facility burns in New Jersey
Two of the facilities burned in Elizabeth and New Brunswick on Tuesday after noon while flames broke out at a facility in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township.
Waste facility fires, one of them fatal, in 2 cities in NJ
The body of a missing worker at the Waste Management fire on Julia Street in Elizabeth was recovered Wednesday morning but the building has been declared a complete loss.
Thick smoke from fires at Elizabeth, NJ waste facilities
No injuries have been reported but one person is unaccounted for, a city spokeswoman said.