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🌱 How an alleged $8M scheme hit an Elizabeth trucking business

Elizabeth, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Elizabeth! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an alleged $8M scheme hit an Elizabeth trucking business
  • How an Elizabeth senior turned hard work into a full Penn ride
  • Could this new $350K grant help you avoid eviction?

Also on today's calendar: Champions For Family Justice Awards Breakfast and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle this morning, with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 3 Charged In $8M Theft, Money Laundering Scheme In Union County (patch.com) — An Elizabeth-based trucking business is at the center of an alleged $8 million theft and money laundering scheme, with three North Jersey residents now facing serious charges. Prosecutors say a longtime employee diverted company funds over several years, using unauthorized checks, cash withdrawals, and a shadow company. Court dates are set for early June as the case moves forward.
   

2. Hamilton Senior Receives Full Scholarship Through QuestBridge (tapinto.net) — An Elizabeth-based senior at Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy, Yusrah Lawal, has earned a full four-year QuestBridge scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, covering all major college costs. As the top-ranked student in her class with extensive service and academic honors, she continues a four-year streak of Elizabeth high schoolers matching with elite QuestBridge partner schools.
   

3. Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Awarded More Than $350,000 from DCA to Prevent Evictions in Union County (tapinto.net) — Elizabeth residents facing eviction now have expanded help, as the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless secured more than $350,000 to keep Union County families stably housed. The grant funds two full-time navigators, legal support, and rental assistance, with local tenants encouraged to reach out directly for help avoiding displacement.
   

4. Who Was Mom Janaina Freire Goncalves, Missing For A Year From Elizabeth? (patch.com) — An Elizabeth woman’s year‑long disappearance has led prosecutors to charge her husband, who died by suicide when detectives arrived at his Lyndhurst home, according to officials. Investigators detail surveillance footage, blood evidence, and a letter where she wrote she feared him, while Elizabeth police now direct all questions to county prosecutors as the case continues.
   

5. Falcons inspired medieval knights, and the US military, says NJ author (northjersey.com) — A peregrine falcon nest cam at the Union County Court House in Elizabeth has become a quiet local star, drawing viewers even when the birds simply sit on their eggs. A new book by New Jersey author Jim Wright explores how these powerful raptors inspired medieval falconry, military ideas, and even helped crack a murder case, while also detailing their dramatic comeback from DDT-era decline.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday April 26
  • International Day of Jazz
    New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) , 1 Center St , Newark
    4:00 pm
  • An Evening with Eva Noblezada
    Enlow Recital Hall , Nathan Weiss Graduate College , 215 North Ave , Hillside
    7:00 pm
  • Clint Black
    Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center , 46 Washington Street , Carteret
    8:00 pm
  • Frankie Valli
    New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) , 1 Center St , Newark
    8:00 pm
    • Monday April 27
  • fiddler tech
    Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford
  • Knee Strengthening & Stretching Exercise Program
    Union Township, NJ Calendar , Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave. , Union
    10:15 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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