Near Springfield:Hitchhiker Sentence|Memorial Day|DWI Checkpoint

Patch reviews this week's top stories in Union County (click headline to read article).

• 'Kai The Hitchhiker' Gets 57 Years In Beating Death Of Attorney
• Fallen Officer 'Etched In The Minds' Of Summit Police
• Cranford Celebrates Memorial Day 2019 (Video)
• 'Elderly White Female' Sought For Flower Theft: Summit Police
• Summit Memorial Day Parade 2019 (Photos)
• Cranford Cops: Help Find This Dog A Forever Home
• Westfield Memorial Day 2019 (Pics, Video)
• 'Zen AF Yoga' Taught By Trauma Survivor Comes To Union County
• DWI Checkpoint Coming To Cranford

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