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Union County Freeholder Chair Bette Jane Kowalski, Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella and Freeholders Sergio Granados and Christopher Hudak joined Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli, County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, Union County Surrogate James LaCorte, Acting Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo and Union County Manager Ed Oatman in welcoming Union County Undersheriff Amilcar Colon (SSgt. USMC Ret.) as the guest speaker at the Union County Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Remembrance Day ceremony in Elizabeth. Kenilworth VFW 2230 Commander Robert Jeans delivered the Invocation.

The annual event is sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders to honor and remember prisoners of war and those missing in action. The National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed each year on the third Friday of September.

Union County Sheriff Peter Corelli, Undersheriffs Dennis Burke, Amilcar Colon and Jonathan Parham and dozens of Union County Sheriff’s Officers joined Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and local volunteers in making sandwiches for the needy as part of the Assemblywoman’s annual “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation” food drive at St. Joseph’s Social Service Center in Elizabeth. The event is in partnership with the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless and the St. Joseph’s Social Service Center. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli welcomes the cadets from this year’s Union County Sheriff’s Youth Academy class to the Union County Courthouse complex in Elizabeth. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi joined Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli and Union County Surrogate James LaCorte in congratulating the top winners of the 2019 “My County” poster contest sponsored by the Union County Constitutional Officers.

The top four winners of the contest are:

• 1st Place – Victoria A. Cardenas (Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy, Elizabeth)
• 2nd Place – Mike Quinatoa (Ronald Regan Elem. School #30, Elizabeth)
• 3rd Place – Madison Porter (St. Michael’s Elem. School, Cranford)
• 4th Place –Ariana Armijos (John Battin School #4, Elizabeth) Not Pictured

More than 200 fourth grade students from schools throughout Union County entered the contest. Twelve winners in total will have their artwork featured in a poster calendar.

(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Union County Sheriff’s Youth Academy is now accepting applications for its 2019 summer class.

The free program is designed to provide youths the opportunity to gain insight into the everyday functions and training of the variety of law enforcement agencies and emergency services. It operates similar to an actual police academy for teens interested in law enforcement.

“The Youth Academy aims to teach kids about law enforcement and it is a great first step for those interested in the field,” Sheriff Corvelli said.

The Sheriff’s Youth Academy is not a ‘boot camp’ for troubled youth. In order to enroll in the program, students must have a minimum GPA of 2.70 (B- average) and a one page letter of reference from a non-family member.

Also, all applicants must have their parents/guardians sign all waivers and obtain a medical release note from their physician.

The two-week program for middle school and high school students meets daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the John H. Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains.

The class for 7^th and 8^th graders runs July 8-12, 2019. The high school class for grades 9 through 12 will take place from July 15-26, 2019.

During the program, the teens engage in a physical training regime, team building exercises, and attend lectures on subjects such as crime scene investigations and motor vehicle stops. They also receive visits from representatives from several branches of the military, New Jersey State Police NJ State Police, FBI and the ATF.

The Youth Academy also involves visiting various Sheriff’s Office operations around the county including the K-9 Search and Rescue Unit, the Fugitive Unit and Courthouse Complex Security.

Last year more than 100 students from across Union County graduated from the Sheriff’s Youth Academy.

Applications may be obtained by emailing Sergeant Tara Halpin at thalpin@ucnj.org or Officer Victoria Smith at vsmith@ucnj.org. Applications can also be downloaded at https://ucnj.org/sheriff/community-programs/youth-academy/.

Completed applications should be sent to the attention of: S/O Tara Halpin, Union County Sheriff’s Office, Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207.

Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli joined Sheriff’s Sgt. Tara Halpin, Det. Luis Alfaro and Ofc. Keith Rhyner, on behalf of the Sheriff’ Office Tree of Hope charity, in donating coats to Rev. Orlando Sanchez and Roberto Semiday of the Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal M.I Church of Carteret. Union County employees donated more than 100 coats to the Tree of Hope to be distributed to charities helping those in need in Union County. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

The Sheriff sale for February 20 is canceled due to inclement weather

Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli joined Undersheriffs Dennis Burke and Amilcar Colon in congratulating the Sheriff’s officers who participated in No Shave November and raised $5,070 for The New Jersey Veterans Network and The Prostate Cancer Foundation. No Shave November challenges participants to forgo shaving for the month in order to raise money for charity. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados and Freeholder Bruce H. Bergen, Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli and Union County Manager Ed Oatman joined Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky and Rabbi Avremy Kanelsky from Bris Avrohom in Hillside to light the menorah celebrating Chanukah at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli and Union County Undersheriff Dennis Burke joined Monmouth County Undersheriff Michael Donovan, Jr. in congratulating Union County Sheriff’s Officer Nelson Agurto and K-9 Ceasar, Blairstown Police Department Patrolman Richard Herzer and K-9 Caster, and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officer Devon Mockus and K-9 Harley as they graduated the Union County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Training Academy as part of  Classes 18-01 and 18-02 during a ceremony at the Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)