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...

WESTFIELD — A former member of the Westfield Police Department who says that he was retaliated against after reporting sexual harassment by a co-worker has filed suit against the Town, Police Chief Christopher Battiloro and other un-named personnel in State Superior Court. In March of 2023, the Comp...

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...

CRANFORD Monday, December 2, two Elizabeth men were charged with theft after the Cranford Police Department investigated a report of packages being stolen from a residential front porch on Sunday, December 1. At approximately 6 p.m., units were dispatched to the 50 block of Elizabeth Avenue on the r...

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...

By KATIE MOEN WESTFIELD -- Three police officers have been injured as the result of a motor vehicle pursuit involving a stolen car that was attempting to travel out of Westfield and into Garwood. According to information provided by Chief Christopher Battiloro of the Westfield Police Department, the...

CRANFORD — A legal battle that has been escalating between the Township of Cranford, its mayor and one of its police officers who was denied a promotion is still playing out in state Superior Court amid continued allegations of political favoritism. In February of last year, Sergeant Timothy O’Brien...

CLARK — Three members of the Clark Township Police Department who found themselves at the center of a multi-year internal affairs investigation after being accused of misconduct have filed suit in Union County Superior Court in an attempt to keep their jobs. Last week, Chief Pedro Matos, Sergeant Jo...