NEWARK, NJ — A Newark woman was sentenced May 17 to three years in prison for stealing checkbooks and credit cards from the mail while employed as a U.S. Postal Service clerk and for filing fraudulent applications for small business loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Janel Blackman, 42, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced May 17 that Essex County Sheriff’s Office detectives assisted the Manhattan Warrant Squad and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office in apprehending Corrie “Lloyd” Corny, a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking and strong-arm robbing an 86-year-old male in East Harlem on July 21, 2021. According to detectives, at […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Diogo Pranto, 30, of Newark, according to a May 18 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, May 15, at approximately 4 a.m., Newark police officers responded to the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Curt Johnson, 36, of East Orange, according to a May 18 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, May 15, at approximately 3:22 a.m., Irvington police responded to a call in the area of Prospect Street and […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Harmonica Sunbeam, who has been delighting audiences at nightclubs, cabarets and fundraising events throughout the United States and abroad for more than 27 years, will host Montclair’s first-ever Pride Drag & Variety Show at Vanguard Theater, 180 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair, on Monday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. Vanguard Theater is presenting […]
NEWARK, NJ — The advanced heart failure treatment and transplant team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center celebrated New Jersey’s longest-living person on a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, a mechanical heart pump. Mayra Rodriguez, 42, from Union County, celebrated her 14th anniversary living with an Abbott HeartMate II LVAD, which helps the heart […]
November 25, 1956 – May 13, 2022 A courageous community pillar for many, Joel Scot Naftelberg died Friday, May 13, 2022 at home in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, surrounded by family. Born in Bayside, Queens, Joel was the youngest son of the late Hyman and Frances Naftelberg and spent his formative years in New York […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of Felipe Chay, 46, of Orange, according to a May 23 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, May 14, at approximately 11 p.m., Chay was struck on the 100 block of Scotland Road in Orange. The […]
In sadness we share Janet Garcia, age 75, has passed away peacefully in the family home on Sunday May 15. She was a cherished resident of Bloomfield for over 40 years. Janet is survived by her children, daughter Elizabeth and son, Jon Paul, his wife Pamela and their beloved children; Dominique, Michael, Olivia and Jonna. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville HIgh School baseball played one game last week due to the inclement weather, losing at Verona, 3-2, on Thursday, May19. Sophomore Josh Abramson pitched 6 string innings. “Josh, like sophomore James Monroig and seniors Colin Cook and Mike Napolitano, have all done a good job on the mound,” said Belleville […]