CRANFORD, NJ — Surveillance cameras will be installed at the Cranford Train Station in a collaborative effort between the Cranford Police Department, NJ Transit and NJ Transit Police following a recent marked increase in bicycle theft, Sgt. Ryan Greco told LocalSource on Aug. 29. According to Lt. Stephan Wilde of the Cranford Police Department, there have […]
UNION, NJ — Union will witness a series of infrastructure and developmental projects this year, with the Stuyvesant Avenue Streetscape Project and the rise of several mixed-use buildings set for various completion dates. The streetscape project is meant to enhance and further develop the main downtown area through a collaborative effort of the township and its […]
UNION, NJ — The basement of Townley Presbyterian Church, located on Salem Road in Union, transforms into the hub of Northern New Jersey culture on the second Saturday of every month, when the crossroads of music, art and gourmet coffee collide. Mayor Cavadas honored and congratulated volunteers of the Salem Roadhouse Cafe for its 10-year anniversary […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Two members of the Elizabeth Fire Department are lending a hand to the rescue effort in response to Hurricane Harvey, which started hitting Texas last weekend with record-breaking rainfall. Capt. Gary Haszko and firefighter Louis Zelekovic, who both serve on the NJ Task Force 1, were both deployed Sunday to Katy, Texas, after […]
UNION, NJ — The Union Health Department issued an advisory Aug. 22, alerting residents to take precautions to reduce the presence of rodents, an issue that was subject of social media posts and point of discussion at a Township Committee meeting later that day. One resident who addressed the committee blamed a foreclosed home located on […]
CLARK, NJ — Three Arthur L. Johnson High School students who saved the life of a drowning friend in a backyard swimming pool earlier this summer received the Certificate of Bravery Award from Mayor Sal Bonaccorso at the Aug. 21 Clark Borough Council meeting. Nick Serpe and Thomas Bizacko, both 16, and Nick Shipiro, 17, were […]
UNION, NJ — Developers envision a 462-apartment complex, with a 40,000-square-foot retail center, pool, parking deck, basketball court and dog park for the 42-acre site on Morris Avenue that was formerly home to the Merck pharmaceutical headquarters, according to plans presented at the Aug. 24 Union Planning Board meeting. The meeting to discuss the preliminary concept […]
ROSELLE, NJ — A former school board member has filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court seeking to stop multiple agencies from pursuing financing for a $50 million school, library and recreation center complex in Roselle. Anthony Esposito, who has been against the Mind and Body Complex project since at least 2014 when he voted against […]
SUMMIT, NJ — There was Shamu, some large rings, rafts, rubber boats, a slice of watermelon and of course, Diddy, the shark mascot, at Summit’s Aquatic Center that’s celebrating 45 years of being a place like for the community to come together for a good time. All of the various characters and crafts were on display […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — A state judge has rejected an attempt by the parents of two sisters to force St. Theresa’s Catholic school in Kenilworth to readmit their children, seven months after the father won a highly publicized court fight to get the older girl on the boys’ basketball team. Superior Court Judge Donald Kessler last week […]