LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 17, braving frigid temperatures and the aftermath of a morning snowstorm, 140 participants from numerous houses of worship and faith-based groups from greater Essex County attended Temple B’nai Abraham’s 24th annual Women’s Interfaith Forum. Sponsored by the temple’s Social Action Committee and Sisterhood–The Women’s Connection since 1994, the Women’s […]
The Belleville High School indoor track and field teams gave good efforts at the NJSIAA State Group 3 Relays on Jan. 21 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. RESULTS GIRLS 4X200 METER RELAY FINALS 1:54.49 Relay Team Sara Manning, Camillah Nigatu, Gabriela Lopez, Danielle SharpeGIRLS SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY FINALS 4:51.83 Relay Team […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three of the men responsible for the carjacking and murder of Dustin Friedland, the 30-year-old Hoboken lawyer killed leaving The Mall at Short Hills, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Thursday, Jan. 18, by Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin. “These sentencings end the legal process. We hope this will allow […]
GLEN RIDGE – Pictured, the Glen Ridge High School girls’ sprint medley relay team won the sixth-place medal at the NJSIAA Indoor Track and Field State Group 1 Relay Championships held at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Saturday, Jan. 20. The runners, from left, are senior sprints captain Fiona Idhe, freshman Cooper Palm, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Luis Rodriguez-Cruz, 24, of Newark, was arrested by police because he was wanted for questioning regarding a two-alarm fire at 14 Garden St. on Saturday, Jan. 13. At approximately 10:10 a.m., some 60 Newark firefighters responded to the scene, involving a fire on the second and third floors of the three-story, vacant […]
NEWARK, NJ — Members of the Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested Joseph Hawkins, 44, of Newark, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, who was wanted for an aggravated assault that occurred on Monday, Jan. 15. At approximately 9:30 a.m., police responded to an East Ward residence on a call that a man had pointed a gun at a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Luis Santander, 35 of Irvington, and Marlon Santander, 33 of Newark, who are brothers, were arrested for an incident of illegal dumping on Monday, Jan. 15. At approximately 10 p.m., members of the Illegal Dumping Task Force were conducting surveillance in the area of McCarter Highway and Verona Street, when they observed […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for February computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Intro to Word has six classes scheduled to run on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m., and PowerPoint is scheduled for four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 6 from 9 […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a double shooting that resulted in one fatality. On Monday, Jan. 15, at approximately 7:47 p.m. Pedro Dillahunt, 31, of Newark was fatally shot in the 200 block of Hunterdon Street in Newark. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Cultural Commision has received grant funding for two public art murals to be strategically placed in the township of Bloomfield in 2018. The funding, totaling $2,125, comes from the Essex County Local Art Grant for Public Art Murals. In addition to two new public art murals, this grant will help […]