CRANFORD, NJ — A sliver of land between a church and a restaurant specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches has become the unlikely battleground between residents hoping to preserve a 90-year-old house and a developer that wants to raze it to construct a new building. According to plans presented to the Cranford Zoning Board on Monday, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – A Mountainside man was arrested at Newark Liberty Airport last week while attempting to board a plane for Florida after he had allegedly used a shotgun to rob a jewelry store in Passaic County, police said. Marc Niedle, 30, and his girlfriend, Emily Lopazanski, 34, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, walked […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — A portion of the township’s police union contract affecting retirees that has gone unresolved since the previous administration left office is now being tackled by the new mayor. Superior officers in Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 160 had worked without a contract for about four years until July 2016, union President […]
UNION, NJ — Dean Aneiros was headed to the gym around 7:45 a.m. in early June when he saw something he doesn’t usually see on his route: a wandering fox. “(It was) minding its own business,” Aneiros said of the little critter. “The first time I saw it, it was crossing the street from Elmwood […]
LINDEN, NJ — A city councilman who said he considered resigning from his position over a bitter primary campaign season may have another reason for wanting to leave his post: his home was foreclosed on in March. Third Ward Councilman Peter Brown, Jr. purchased a home in his ward in 2009, records show. A county […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As Councilwoman Linda Karlovitch gazed at the families and groups of friends strolling Boulevard and the side streets of Kenilworth, she swelled with pride. This “sleepy town,” as she put it, had been transformed into a dining destination for those hungry for fine fare. “It was lively, that was the vibe,” Karlovitch […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – There’s a small patch of land along U.S. Route 22 notable for its absence of strip malls. It’s an oasis in s sea of hair salons, video game stores and other retail properties that line the highway for miles. The borough here has zoned that area in a way so as to […]
CLARK, NJ — State Sen. Joseph Cryan said he believes New Jersey should be allowed to sever ties with the bi-state regulatory commission created by New Jersey and New York more than 60 years ago to police several sprawling maritime shipping terminals, including Port Elizabeth. Cryan, who represents Elizabeth, Hillside, Roselle and Union in the […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — A city school board member who pleaded guilty to charges of assault by auto and drunken driving has been absent from at least seven consecutive meetings since April. Daniel Nina, a city firefighter, was arrested October 2017 in Linden after his car collided with another vehicle, authorities said. He was sentenced May […]
RAHWAY, NJ — A local elementary school was evacuated June 14 out of an “overabundance of caution” after the city police department received a suspicious call about a bomb in the area, authorities said. Roosevelt Elementary School, which houses students in pre-K to sixth grade, was evacuated for about 30 minutes after police received the […]