MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The efforts of one Mountainside man have made significant strides in improving local awareness and research funding for a rare disease. Approximately one in 2 million people are diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP, which turns muscles and soft tissues into bone. To raise funds, Whyte has founded an annual comedy show, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — In a small back room of Kilkenny House Restaurant and Pub in Cranford on Wednesday, Oct. 18, state Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick told about 40 Cranford residents who gathered there that the answer to their anguish about the proposal to build 900 apartments at the old Hartz Mountain property ultimately lies in […]
UNION, NJ — Nearly four years after a Cranford woman’s body was found cut up in five separate garbage bags along the Passaic River in Newark, her 47-year-old boyfriend has been convicted in the brutal killing. Matthew Ballister was found guilty on all counts including first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree desecration of human remains, third-degree […]
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Ash Brook Golf Course in Scotch Plains will be undergoing a massive rebuild, with an Oct. 10 groundbreaking marking the latest phase of the $8.9 million project slated for completion in September 2018. The old clubhouse will be replaced by a new 21,000-square-foot building off Raritan Road that will include a full-service […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Tears streamed down Matt Ballister’s face as he cried out: “I loved her.” The 47-year-old Ballister, accused of killing and dismembering April Wyckoff nearly four years ago, collapsed under questioning by Union County Prosecutor Scott Peterson. “I didn’t mean to do it,” he said. “This wasn’t supposed to happen. I have made […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A 19-year-old Canadian man was arrested by federal authorities in Cranford last year as part of an investigation that foiled a three-man plot to carry out terrorist attacks in New York, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office revealed after documents in the case were unsealed recently. The U.S. Department of Justice detailed the case […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — As “The Watcher” house in Westfield goes back on the market, Superior Court Judge Camille Kenny is set to decide on litigation involving the notorious Dutch Colonial that has spanned two years. The six-bedroom, three bath, single-family home at 657 Boulevard was listed at $1.125 million on Oct. 9, and Kenny was set […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The current candidates for Summit Common Council agreed on reducing taxes, not designating Summit as a so-called sanctuary city, and working with police to make streets and sidewalks safe for pedestrians at an Oct. 12 candidates forum sponsored by the Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Summit chapter of New Jersey’s League of Women […]
CLARK, NJ — Oak Ridge Park, which sits on the border of Clark and Edison Township, is scheduled to join the list of costly athletic fields administered by Union County. The 208 acres of parkland has undergone a history of changes, ranging from its pivotal role in the Revolutionary War — one of several skirmish sites […]
CRANFORD, NJ — There aren’t many elephants or water buffalo to care for in Cranford, so Samantha Colucci travelled 8,556 miles to get close to them. The Cranford resident is a second year student at Michigan State University studying animal science; she took an intensive two-week veterinary service trip to the city of Chiang Mai in […]