TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced Monday that an Essex County man pleaded guilty today to trafficking identities of 15 individuals who had applied for credit at the used car dealership where he worked. Stuart Simpson, 52, of Newark, pleaded guilty to second-degree trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person […]
UNION COUNTY — Two Newark men have been sentenced to a combined 100 years in state prison for an attempted robbery of an off-duty police officer and a subsequent carjacking, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Monday. Kenneth Green, 40, and Louis Adams, 42, each received a sentence of 50 years from state Superior […]
LINDEN — On Friday, Sept. 20, at 8:53 p.m., members of the Linden police department’s Narcotics Squad were conducting a surveillance in the parking lot of Aviation Plaza on Routes 1 & 9 when they observed what appeared to be a drug transaction between the occupants of two vehicles near the Marshalls store. The detectives […]
The Springfield Free Public Library will screen four more award-winning documentaries on alternate Wednesday evenings this fall. The next film will be screened on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. and is titled “Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey,” 1993, rated PG, 83 minutes. This documentary is about Leon Theremin, the inventor of the first electronic synthesizer […]
OBITUARIES: • ARTUSO — Karen Towers, of Scotch Plains; Aug. 29. Pastry chef, 49 years old. • BIASE — Anna A., nee Raguseo, of Clark; Sept. 8. Retired from L’Oreal, was 80. • BURKE — Kevin M., of Fanwood; Sept. 2. Merrill Lynch employee, Marine. • CAHALAN — Leo Jr., of Union; Sept. 7. Owned […]
"It's a Game... Know the Rules" is guaranteed to serve as a reality check for families of student-athletes looking to get their degree and play at the college level
National keynote speaker, Jack Renkens of Recruiting Realities will bring his unique, no-nonsense presentation on college athletic recruiting to Arthur L. Johnson High School, 365 Westfield Avenue in Clark on Monday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. “It’s a Game… Know the Rules” is guaranteed to serve as a reality check for families […]
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The Crusader Character and Courage Club hosted a Pep Rally Rush event on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, in the Arthur L. Johnson Lower Gym. Fall athletes arrived in Arthur L. Johnson’s Louis Peragallo Gymnasium and began decorating for the Fall Pep Rally and dinner. Members of the CCC include both ALJ Student Athletes, parents, coaches, […]
Defending Union County Tournament champions began week state-ranked
In a see-saw battle between Top 20-ranked teams, the Roselle Catholic volleyball team edged Watchung Hills 26-24 in the decisive game of its 2-1 victory on Sept. 16 in The Lions’ Den. Roselle Catholic, the defending Union County Tournament champion, entered the match ranked 19th in The Star-Ledger’s statewide poll. Watchung Hills was ranked 16th. […]
Johnson, Ledbetter, Whittaker, Pitts, Colicchio, Charles and Williams netted goals
Seven girls scored girls on Monday when Roselle Catholic registered an 8-0, road victory against Paterson Charter. RC, which improved to 2-0, received goals from Nia Johnson, Adia Ledbetter, Kayla Whitaker, Aliva Pitts, Michelle Collichio, Skyler Charles and Kendra Williams. Freshman Alivia Pitts scored her first two varsity goals in Roselle Catholic’s season-opening, 3-1 victory […]
CLARK — Mother Seton Regional High School, a Catholic school for girls that is renowned for “academic excellence and Seton spirit,” is celebrating fifty years of secondary education. The school originally opened its doors in September of 1963, holding classes in a single wing of a building that was still under construction. Today, on a […]