NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The spun glass pendant containing some of the ashes of her late son is back where it belongs — near Cindy Gelormini’s heart. She lost it for 17 anguished hours the afternoon of Feb. 23, likely near the Target or Home Depot stores on U.S. Route 22 in Union. Gelormini was […]
LINDEN, NJ — About 75 people who attended a rally in front of City Hall called for fire Chief Joseph Dooley to step down amid accusations that he has fostered “a racist culture” inside the department, including using derogatory terms for African-Americans. Gusting winds and chilly conditions did little to temper the concerns of those […]
CRANFORD, NJ — School Superintendent Scott Rubin told the local Planning Board that a proposed 905-unit apartment complex at 750 Walnut Ave. would add more than 300 students to the district, calling it a “burden” the town could not accommodate. To put the impact in perspective for the board, Rubin said the projected 353 students […]
CRANFORD, NJ — An opera-singing seal, a well-meaning mouse, a determined little owl and a couple of helpful skunks are some of the little critters that inhabit Laura Sassi’s picture books, showing a lot of heart and spreading love as they hop, fly and scamper from page to page. The Cranford writer has created the […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — The preliminary $61.3 million budget for the 2019-20 school year carries no property tax increase. The budget was unveiled by the Board of Education at a special meeting March 14. The board, which voted unanimously to introduce the budget, will hold a public hearing on it at the Saybrook Annex on Woodruff […]
LINDEN, NJ — Legislation that would force Mayor Derek Armstead to give back the $26,575 raise he received in December has passed the state Senate, escalating tension between him and state Sen. Nicholas Scutari. Legislation that would prohibit retroactive raises for all elected officials throughout the state passed the Senate in a 32-1 vote March […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The mayor and council will vote Thursday, March 21, on whether to fire the township’s five police dispatchers and enter into a shared services agreement with the county. Mayor Joseph Signorello said in a March 17 phone interview with LocalSource that using the county’s dispatch service would save about $200,000 annually […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The city is sending a message to would-be smokers in its parks and athletic facilities. No smoking signs were installed at Soldiers Memorial Field, Investors Bank Field, Wilson Park, Long Field, Glenside Field, Mabie Memorial Playground and the Summit Village Green, the city announced in a March 14 press release. The smoking […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A northern New Jersey lawmaker told local residents that leaving the fate of Mount Laurel, or “affordable,” housing in the hands of the court system could “crash the entire real estate market of the state of New Jersey.” State Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, a Republican who represents the 39th Legislative District, including parts […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A demographer hired by the Board of Education estimates 99 students will be added to the school district when the Birchwood apartment complex is fully occupied. The question Township Committee members have begun to focus on is how much of the payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agreement the town struck […]