News for Union Township, NJ. The township of Union is the 2nd most populous municipality in Union County and the 25th most populous in New Jersey with more than 56,600 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Michele Delisfort.
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Boy who died in Union hit-and-run saves others through organs
The mother of 12-year-old Jeremy Maraj said she also wants the driver who killed her son to take responsibility.
$30K raised online for funeral of NJ boy killed in hit & run
The GoFundMe campaign surpassed its goal Monday, in memory of the 12-year-old struck in Union County.
12-year-old boy dies after being hit by hit-run van in Union
A 12-year-old boy who was hit by a van that fled the scene on Wednesday night has died.
NJ high school teacher had child porn on laptop, cops say
A teacher at Columbia High School in Maplewood has been charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse.
Rte 22 chase: Officer shoots driver charged with taking cop's gun
A routine traffic stop on Friday turned into a police-involved shooting in Mountainside.
NJ lowers flags for student, a National Guard recruit, in crash
Pfc. Anthony Steitz, a 17-year-old high school junior and member of the Junior ROTC program, was on his way home after attending the JROTC military ball.
Mastermind admits postal workers were stealing credit cards
Olagoke Araromi pleaded guilty Monday to bribery, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Teen killed in Rt 78 crash was JROTC cadet, son of firefighter
Anthony Steitz, 17, was being remembered Sunday for serving his community in Union County. State Police say he was involved in a single car crash.
Coworker accidentally kills landscaper in Costco parking lot
A landscaper was killed in a shopping center parking lot on Friday morning.
'Die beside the dogs' — Man threatens Union animal shelter worker
The worker was arriving for work at the Township of Union on Thursday morning when the man confronted her, police say.