Elizabeth News

Elizabeth courthouse evacuated for bomb threat (Asbury Park Press)
Authorities have evacuated two buildings in the Union County Courthouse complex in Elizabeth as they investigate a bomb threat.

The year that was: 2008 (Lakeville Call)
While 2009 is still just a week old, we thought we’d cast a glance back over the past 366 days of 2008. So what made 2008 special? It was a leap year (hence the 366 days), a presidential election year and an Olympic year. The economy went south and so did the New England Patriots’ prospects, but the Boston Celtics soared. Here in Lakeville, The Call kept tabs on the following:

Anacoco smacks Elizabeth, Rosepine rolls (Leesville Daily Leader)
Senior Colbie Christ and sophomore Matt Moss led the way by combining for 27 points as the Anacoco Indians dumped the Elizabeth Bulldogs on Saturday, 63-24.

2008: A year in Tri-Town sports (Tri-Town Transcript)
It’s been an up-and-down year for sports in the Tri-Town area. High school teams have gotten far in the state tournament, but none could quite grasp the ultimate prize. All in all, with a number of Cape Ann League titles in every season, there can’t be too many complaints. Outside of the high school, the sports world is thriving as well. Some history was made in Middleton and Boxford ...

The Year in Review: THE QUEENS COURIER 2008 (Queens Courier)
What a year it was! This past year, 2008, was a groundbreaking year for Queens and for The Courier. We reported on all Queens news ranging from heartbreaking stories of Queens soldiers losing their lives while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan to a St. John’s fencer almost losing his life to a rare blood disease overcoming the odds to win an Olympic silver medal in Beijing. We covered all of the ...

Elizabeth courthouse cleared after bomb threat (Asbury Park Press)
Authorities have reopened two buildings in the Union County Courthouse complex after an hour-long evacuation today because of a bomb threat.

2008: Year in Review (The Woodlands Villager)
Editor’s note: The following is a month-by-month recap of some of the top newsmaking events of 2008.

Queen honors Olympic champ Hoy (Sports Illustrated)
LONDON (AP) -- Call him knight rider -- or simply Sir Chris Hoy. The British cyclist's feat of three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics received royal recognition Wednesday in the New Year honors list.

Clarinda, United States witness history in 2008 (Southwest Iowa News)
2008 was not only a historic year for the United States, but also for Clarinda and several neighboring communities. Barack Obama made history by becoming the first African American to be elected as President of the United States.