Two people died in an early Sunday morning house fire in Readington Township, according to a statement from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. The names of the people who died were not released by the office as authorities had not yet notified their next of kin. The fire broke...
A Readington Township house fire killed two people Sunday morning, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.
The blaze started around 5:47 a.m. on the 600 block of County Road 523, officials said.
A city man was wounded in a shooting on 12th Avenue early Sunday morning. The victim, 32-year-old, arrived at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center seeking treatment for a non-fatal gunshot wound. Police believe he was struck by gunfire on 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street at around 6:25 a.m.
It has been 55 years since Jayne Mansfield died tragically at 34 years old in a car crash. June 29, 1967, was the date, and her daughter, Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay, took a moment this week to mark the sad anniversary. "We live to love you more each day," Hargitay captioned a photo of her mother. The quote itself also adorns the late actress' cenotaph at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in California and her resting place at Fairview Cemetery in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.
The engineer for a Forks Township development says a roundabout is probably the best way to manage traffic at a planned restaurant, car wash and veterinary clinic. At least one township supervisor isn’t so sure, though. The roundabout is proposed at the site of a mixed-use commercial development at...
A pair of car burglars caught mid-act by officers were found with a loaded magazine and handgun, police in Essex County said. Charles Pugsley, 23, of Newark, and Daniel Gomez, 26, of the Bronx, were standing next to an open car door outside of a Verona house around 5 a.m. Thursday, June 30 when the officers pulled up, Verona police said.
Just when she thought she was out, the call to eat a whole lot of hot dogs pulled her back in. Freshly-retired Montville School District superintendent René Rovtar will be competing in her sixth consecutive Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest one year after she said had eaten her last morsel at the famous summer event.
MORRISTOWN — A 19-year-old is accused of using the app Telegram to secretly record his teenage victims and distribute videos of their sexual activity to his co-conspirators. Ruben Gonzalez was arrested on Monday, June 27, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll. The Morristown teenager is charged with operating a child pornography ring between December 2020 and November 2021.
VFW Post 7333 of Randolph brings the traveling tribute, the Vietnam Memorial “The Moving Wall,” to County College of Morris July 7 – 11. Residents from Morris County and beyond will have the opportunity to experience the poignancy and meaning associated with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when The Moving Wall, a half-size replica, comes to County College of Morris (CCM) this July at the initiative of VFW Post 7333 of Randolph.
PORT JERVIS – Like many in his community, Port Jervis Past Fire Chief Joe Kowal has spent a great deal of time following the situation in the Ukraine. Since the initial strikes of war this year, he, with a strong Ukrainian background himself, pondered how best to help. “It...
This slideshow requires JavaScript. WEST ORANGE, NJ — Families and friends of the Columbia High School Class of 2022 filled the seats at Codey Arena in West Orange on June 24 to watch the 135th senior class end their high school careers, adding another 500 graduates to the list of CHS alumni. After performances from the CHS band, Excelsior Singers and Canens Vocem, the graduates heard speeches from Student Council President Laila Gold, Class of 2022 President Phoebe Hill, South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education President Thair Joshua, Superintendent of Schools Ronald Taylor and CHS Principal Frank Sanchez.
Montclair, NJ – If you moved to Montclair at the start of the pandemic, then you haven’t experienced a tradition that locals have loved for many, many years. That tradition returns Monday, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, with Montclair’s 4th of July Parade, one of the region’s largest Independence Day parades.
Morris County Prosecutor and Morristown Police announce the filing of additional charges against a 19-year-old Morristown resident as leader of a child sexual abuse network. Ruben Gonzalez, 19, of Morristown, NJ, was charged with:
LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ – Two monitoring buoys, located in Byram Bay and Woodport, have recently been vandalized and cut free from their anchors, and as a result, have had to be removed from the lake, according to the Lake Hopatcong Foundation. They may look like a cross between R2D2...
The Montclair Education Association stands firmly with our advisers in the 8:46 committee and their development of the following statement. The MEA 8:46 is a subcommittee of the Montclair Education Association that empowers teachers, students and staff to engage in anti-racist pedagogy and practices within their classrooms and communities at large. One of their goals is to recognize and represent those who are marginalized through social justice advocacy. The 8:46 Project has hosted such events as community conversations, literary circles, Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fairs and more. The committee was formed, in response to the murder of George Floyd, by then-President Petal Robertson. It is chaired by Brian Ford and Stevana Sims, members of the MEA and educators in the Montclair school district.
South Orange and Maplewood are invited to celebrate the 4th with these joint events:. All MapSO and So Orange families are invited to participate in the Youth Bike Parade at 10am. The Parade starts at Ricalton Square, Maplewood and ends in Memorial Park North. Refreshments will be served. Be sure...