CLARK — A former teacher in the Clark public school system has pled guilty to charges related to child endangerment and the possession of illicit materials involving minors. Matthew Serwedes, 49, who taught Multimedia Technologies and supervised the Clark public school district’s KTV station for app...

CRANFORD – The name of the 17-year-old driver who is accused of deliberately killing two teenage girls with his car in Cranford last week has been confirmed through the numerous traffic citations that he received following the hit-and-run incident. Court records indicate that Vincent Battiloro, who ...

CRANFORD — A 17-year-old male from Garwood was charged today with two counts of first-degree murder following a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash that left two teen girls dead on Monday night. According to information provided by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, the girls, who have been identifie...

CLARK — A middle-school teacher in the Clark Public School district has been arrested on charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography. According to information provided by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office (SCPO), Matthew Serwedes, 48, of Hillsborough, a multimedia t...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A Scotch Plains woman who has been charged with embezzling more than $350,000 from a Scotch Plains synagogue is facing up to 20 years in prison and could be subject to fines of up to $700,000. In 2010, Stacy Margaritondo, now 51, began working as a staff member at Congregation Beth I...

CRANFORD Wednesday, May 8, police responded to a North Avenue business on a report of a suspicious male who had attempted to pass a counterfeit bill. Police later located the suspect, Raymond Zajonic, 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y., on North Union Avenue, where he was arrested without incident and charged wi...

CLARK Tuesday, April 30, police took a report of a shoplifting incident that occurred at the Ulta Beauty store, located at 1255 Raritan Road. Two male suspects and one female suspect were seen concealing merchandise, valued at $14,727, and passing all points of sale. This incident is under investiga...

WESTFIELD — A regular meeting of the Westfield mayor and council took a divisive turn on Tuesday evening when members of the town’s governing body clashed over the partisan introduction of a new publicsafety initiative. Earlier this month, the council’s newest members — Todd Saunders (Ward 1), Micha...