Missing Man+Injured Firefighters+Flooding Tops Union Co. News

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! Here are some of the share-worthy stories from our area for today:

• Elizabeth Police Search For Man Missing For Over A Week

Police are asking the public for help to find an Elizabeth man who has been missing for more than a week.

• Summit Firefighters Taken To Hospital After Responding To Crash

Two Summit firefighters, responding to a car crash on a highway Thursday morning, had to be taken to the hospital when another car crashed through a roadblock and sideswiped their fire vehicle, the city said.

• Westfield Sends Alert About Flood Risk; Event Postponed

Now that a flash flood watch was issued for Union County through Friday morning, Downtown Westfield has postponed the nighttime portion of its Girls' Night Out event. The daytime portion is still on, and the evening portion will take place Thursday, Sept. 30.

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