Saturday, May 18, 2013
Also in Essex County news Infant Dies After Being Found in Bathtub at Foster Home; Community Outcry Prompts District to Cancel Principal Swap; Belleville Council Cuts School Budget Tax Levy by $760,000 and Livingston Taxes Jump 5.7% in $44.5M Budget.
Authorities recovered a gun at the scene and say there is no threat to the community after man and woman were found dead late Thursday. "I think that it really does go to show the power of the community," father of three Raj Shah said, about the cancelled proposal that would have switched Hazel Elementary's principal with Edison Central's. Little girl's death appears accidental, police say Man identified as suspect in Maplewood incident believed to be involved in other armed robberies in area. The pair allegedly stole $150,000 from grandmother's bank account and sold more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced. The Township Council reductions bring the average homeowner's tax increase down from $270 to …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Also in top Essex County news SNL Mocks Martha Stewart's Foray onto Match.com; Man Arrested For Impersonating Officer; Burglar Makes Off With $20K in Jewelry, Electronics; Crash Causes Fuel Spill on Short Hills Avenue, One Hospitalized and Local Teens Cha
[UPDATED] Department of Environmental Protection took over the 30 to 40 gallon fuel cleanup at the intersection of Short Hills Avenue and Pine Terrace following a crash where one person was hospitalized, Millburn fire officials say. Newark WWII veteran receives an honor and a surprising memento of his long-ago service Former Fugee, a South Orange resident, didn't file returns for five years Four boys charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct after allegedly throwing potatoes through windows in Verona, Cedar Grove and Caldwell. Police investigating fatal accident on Valley Road. "It was a long five hours of talking," says Lt. Timothy Brennan about talking a man down from the 300-foot Thomas Edison Water Tower in the middle of a …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Also in top Essex County news Lieutenant Governor Stops into West Orange WAE Center; Newark Man Wanted for Murder Turns Himself In; Man Pleads Guilty in Slaying of Newark Police Officer and Local and County Responders Participate in Hazardous Spill Drill.
Two teenagers and a 20-year-old from Montclair were unable to identify a group who attacked them Monday night on the street. EVO Delicacies opens in town to bring a cross between a gourmet food shop and deli with a Mediterranean style. Grants will help pay for capital improvement projects, including renovated science labs. Newark man wanted in connection with early morning shooting death of Belleville man. Caldwell Police Department seeks to be permanent drop-off location for unwanted, expired drugs. Kim Guadagno visited members at the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled Wellness, Art and Enrichment Center on Monday. His attorney stressed that Marcelus Tonic, 25, is innocent. “It’s the first day of a very long ride for us so we…
Monday, April 29, 2013
Report says cost to repair all 908 spans would exceed $874 million.
Essex County’s aging bridges are in need of repair, but the cost to do the work would exceed $874 million, a new report released Monday shows. Of the county’s 908 bridges, about 4 percent have been rated structurally deficient, according to a report on the issue-driven website NJ Spotlight. Additionally, 1-in-5, or 20 percent of the bridges are considered to be functionally obsolete and not in line with current lane and shoulder standards, or occasionally flood, according to National Bridge Inventory data. The average age of an Essex County bridge is 50 years old. About one in four bridges in the state are either in poor condition or unable to handle current traffic loads, the data shows. Each bridge was rated based on structure, …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Also in Essex County news Boater Found Not Guilty in Death of Essex Fells Man; Police: Crime Down in West Orange Overall—Robberies, Thefts Up; 5 Caldwell-West Caldwell Pensioners Earn More Than $100K a Year and Assault With Fake Handgun Leads to Arrest of
Brick man cleared of charges in the 2008 death of Robert Post. West Orange police release crime statistics for first quarter of 2013. Multiple Grammy winner's sentencing adjourned to May 6. Singer did not pay taxes on three years' worth of earnings. Topping the list is retired Superintendent Daniel Gerardi, who earns $131,575, according to New Jersey Watch Dog. Teenagers flashed a black BB gun replica of a semi-automatic Beretta in Glenfield Park and were later arrested nearby, police said. Find out if your favorite restaurant was among those that were cited for health code violations last year. Man walked into bank Monday afternoon pointing gun and demanded tellers fill up a bag with large bills, police said. Alleged robbers tied up two …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. Wednesday announced a $1.5 million renovation to Kip's Castle Park in Verona.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. unveiled the county’s Kip’s Castle renovation plans Wednesday designed to bring the century-old home into the 21st century while maintaining its historical integrity. On hand to hear the county executive describe Phase One of the renovation project at the summit of Kip's Castle Park were Verona Mayor Frank Sapienza, Deputy Mayor Bob Manley, Verona Township Manager Joseph Martin, Kip's Castle Conservancy members Anthony Ambrosio and Jane Eliasof, as well as Essex County Freeholder Brendan Gill and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura “We have restored the roadways, paths and lighting with grant money from Green Acres and open space,” said DiVincenzo. “We will complete phase after phase until…
Friday, April 19, 2013
Also in Essex County News High School Teacher Charged with Cocaine Possession; DiVincenzo, Warren Tour Orange Reservoir Renovations; Murder Suspect Turns Himself in After Mistakenly Being Released Tuesday and Cedar Grove Teen Root Cause of Potato Incide
West Orange resident Louis Yontef, a physics teacher at New Providence High School, was arrested on April 11 in Florida for possession of cocaine. Four thefts of power tools and construction equipment, most from work vans, were reported to police Monday. The incidents allegedly occurred within hours of each other. View the average SAT scores and median household incomes of more than 20 public high schools in Essex County to see where Newark ranked. Topping the list is former Superintendent Frank Alvarez, who earns $123,239 a year, according to New Jersey Watch Dog. Martin Levine, a sports medicine doctor from Short Hills, tended to the injured after explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon. County executive, Orange mayor inspect work at …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Also in Essex County, Belleville Resident Charged With Selling Synthetic Marijuana In His Shop; Residents Protest Seton Hall Building Plan; Reward Offered in Maplewood Shopkeeper Shooting; Newark Travel Magazine Rolls out This Month and more.
Owner of Little Falls smoke shop reportedly believed substance to be legal. West Orange township officials acknowledge police officer Jerome Pleasants and Det. Keith Boryseskne for heroic March 2 rescue of mother, son from Pleasant Valley Way garden apartment blaze. Locals charge that South Orange Avenue will become crowded and noisy; quality of life will suffer John C. McGinley takes to the silver screen as Red Barber in the new biopic '42,' a role he won after an audition. Governor Chris Christie joined dignitaries to open Sea Lion Sound Exhibit Essex County Sheriff's Office will pay $2,500 for information leading to arrest. Papers filed with state Election Law Enforcement Commission shows the county executive dined at restaurants and …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Also in top Essex County news: Tanning Mom Legislation; Police: Three Masked Men Rob Man, Steal Car Sunday; South Orange Family Sees Cancer Research, Fundraising Dollars at Work and Two Montclair Men Plead Not Guilty in Connection with Villanova Student's
Caldwell, Verona and Cedar Grove Police investigating recent incidents involving potatoes. The Montclair home that until three years ago served as the headquarters for two Russians spies will soon be up for sale. Rule inspired by Nutley's tanning mom Patricia Krentcil becomes state law. Resident tells police he was robbed by trio with double-barrel shotgun in Essex Green Shopping Center in West Orange. Kim Van Dunk of Caldwell is the New Jersey finalist in the 46th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. The Rexford family team has been a top ACS Relay for Life fundraiser for three years Ernest Williams, 21, and James Pitts, 22, were arraigned in the murder case of Brian Schiavetti in 2012. Firefighters recognized for rescuing woman and her cat in …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Also in top Essex County news: Candidate for Governor Visits Newark for 'Listening Tour'; Paul Bergrin Found Guilty of all 23 Criminal Counts; $7K In Jewelry Stolen From Valley Road Apartment Break-Ins, Cops Say and Christie, Wife Named Honorary Chairs Fo
Recent ruling in an affordable housing case with TMB Partners would require Millburn to provide sewer services for many more Livingston units on Tutor Time property. Woman told police she pulled into Crestmont County Club to ask for directions Saturday with $97 in her purse, but money missing after she spoke to valet . Two attempted car thefts reported in North Caldwell Wednesday U.S. Army Specialist severely wounded in Afghanistan in 2011 died unexpectedly Monday. Buono, Booker do an Ironbound walkabout Tuesday Montclair State University's School of Communication and Media has formed an alliance with six of the top news organizations in the state. Man was walking near Ivy Hill Park. The high profile attorney, a former Nutley resident, was…
Adam Kraemer
8:34 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
We can bond for mini golf and paddle boats and let the bridges fall down. The prioritizing of the three quarters of a billion dollar county budget needs massive work form Joey D and Freeholders more ›