Thursday, May 16, 2013
Millburn High School's students Brannon Cho and Saachi Gupta were named semifinalists in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, among the record high of six selected as candidates in early February.
Two of Millburn High's graduating seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Saachi Gupta and Brannon Cho were selected as semifinalists out of more than 3,000 candidates nationwide for their superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character and involvement in community and school activities. "I'm happy for Brannon and Saachi," Principal Dr. William Miron said. "They are getting the the recognition they've earned." Cho and Gupta were among a record six Millburn High School students, along with Daniel Dembner, Panya Gupta, , Alec Tabatchnik and Michael Yuan who were selected as candidates in early February. Honoring the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors, the …
Township will replace pay stations in lots 1, 4, 5 and 9.
Throughout May, Millburn Township will replace eight of its parking paystations with new solar-powered paystations in four lots around town, according to a township press release. The township has started to remove paystations this week and by May 27 it will create the new concrete pads and connections. The solar-powered pay stations are set to be installed the week following Memorial Day in lots 1, 4, 5 and 9. Residents will be able to pay with credit cards, dollar bills and coins. Pay stations in Lots 1 and 5 will include shelters for those paying to park. While the installation process takes place, all lots will still be enforced for time limits, similar to the free parking that takes place during the holiday season , the township said.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The pair allegedly stole $150,000 from grandmother's bank account and sold more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Millburn's fire inspector and his wife were indicted Wednesday for allegedly taking money from his grandmother's bank account and selling her possessions using power of attorney, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced. Peter Dicostanzo, 40, and his wife, Angela Discostanzo, 35, both of Nutley, are accused of withdrawing more than $150,000 from Dicostanzo's grandmother's bank account and selling more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray said in a release Wednesday. According to the release, Dicostanzo was given power of attorney over his grandmother's finances after his grandfather passed away in 2010. The Nutley couple was indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on 18 counts of theft, …
The 7-5 victory over Fair Lawn extended Millburn's overall record to 20-4 this season.
The Millburn varsity baseball team celebrated "Senior Day,'' honoring its players from the Class of 2013, with a 7-5 victory over Fair Lawn at Millburn High School Tuesday. Junior Conor Murray clinched the victory when he hit a two-run single and eventually came around to score from second base on a sacrifice bunt to extend the team's lead to 7-2. All five of Millburn's healthy seniors not only played but also contributed to the victory. Senior Ian Riddell was the starting pitcher and tossed the first five innings to improve his record to 5-0 on the season. He was relieved by seniors Jordan Wenik, who pitched the sixth inning, and Jame Mynott, who worked the final frame. Senior catcher Max Silberman, making his first varsity start, played…
The softball team's 8-5 victory on Tuesday, brings the team to 5-17 for the season.
The Millburn High School softball team beat Belleville, 8-5, Tuesday, sparked by a Gwyn Haertel three-run home run in the 6th inning. Belleville had a 4-run lead in the second inning but eventually lost it, giving Jenna Dembner her fifth victory for Millburn, according to NJ.com. The win brings the team's record up to 5-17 for the season.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
"It's trends that matter not snapshots," Superintendent Dr. James Crisfield said about the recent state school report cards.
With the recent volume of rankings and state report cards released for Millburn schools, the superintendent detailed the district's performance at Monday's Board of Education meeting. Although school ranks might have changed from last year, for the good and the bad, the administration won't be making many decisions based on them. "Any district would be extremely happy for those national and state results," Superintendent Dr. James Crisfield said. "But at the same time we cannot be complacent." Crisfield explained in his presentation, the district analyzes more detailed reports than what is compiled in the state report cards. Instead of using percentages of how students perform on test scores the district uses actual numbers. He explained, …
Monday, May 13, 2013
The high school freshman team has three games left to play against Montclair Kimberly, Delbarton and Belleville before wrapping up their winning season, currently at 11-4. Here's a recap of the last two months.
As the Millburn High School freshman baseball team heads into its last week at 11-4 with three games remaining against Montclair Kimberly, Delbarton and Belleville. Here's an overview on how the team got here over the last two months. Last week, they beat Nutley 2-1, at home, on Monday, May 6, and Chatham 7-5 on Tuesday, May 7 at Chatham High School. Dean Scwheinler pitched the complete game against Nutley, giving up only one run, allowing 4 hits, striking out 3 and walking only 2. The team pitched in by scoring one in the bottom of the 3rd on a single to center by Daniel Antselevich, who stole two bases, setting Ryan Adelman up to hit the RBI to center field. The winning run was scored by John Lacy, who singled and reached third on an …
Police are investigating a string of car break-ins overnight Saturday throughout town where items valued at more than $1,200 were reported stolen, Millburn police say.
Five unlocked cars were burglarized overnight in Millburn Saturday with a variety of items taken totaling more than $1,200, according to Capt. Michael Palardy. In the first incident, a Greenwood Drive resident told police Sunday morning both her and husband's unlocked cars were burglarized between 10:30 p.m. on May 11 and 8:30 a.m. on May 12. The resident reported a $100 Marc Jacobs wallet, John Varvatos sunglasses, valued at $245, and numerous gifts and credit cards were missing, police said. According to the report, the credit cards were reportedly used at Dunkin Donuts and a gas station in Newark. A block away, two Rahway residents told police their unlocked cars were also burglarized between late Saturday night and early Sunday …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
[UPDATED] Department of Environmental Protection took over the 30 to 40 gallon fuel cleanup at the intersection of Short Hills Avenue and Pine Terrace following a crash where one person was hospitalized, Millburn fire officials say.
Updated 6:30 p.m. A water utility truck spilled 30 to 40 gallons of diesel fuel onto Short Hills Avenue Thursday after it was hit by another car, according to township officials. A Toyota Scion collided with a New Jersey American Water utility truck around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Short Hills Avenue and Pine Terrace hospitalizing the driver of the Toyota, officials said. The crash, which appeared to be a head-on collision, caused the truck to dump up to 40 gallons of its diesel fuel onto the street and into sewers, Fire Chief Michael Roberts said. The Nutley Township hazmat unit arrived at about 3:50 p.m. to clean up the fuel but the Department of Environmental Protection took over the scene around 6 p.m. Millburn FD will …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Superintendent Dr. James Crisfield will give a presentation on the recently published NJ State Performance Reports and the high school rankings.
Superintendent Dr. James Crisfield will give a presentation at next week's school board meeting to address the recent rankings and reports published, the Millburn school district announced. The presentation will include an explanation of the new state Performance Reports, how they differ from the former NJ state report cards and what they mean for Millburn Schools, according to the announcement. He will also be reviewing recent national and state high school rankings and looking at where the schools stand and why, according to each publication’s methodologies. In the recent rankings and report cards: "We don't really use this report the way the state thinks we use it," Crisfield said previously, referring to the state school report cards…
George
7:01 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
SATs reflect nothing but an extreme level of tutoring in "super zips" like Millburn. This award and these two students are about depth and breadth -- intellectual ability, superior scholarship, meaningful community involvement, strong character. This one has to be earned, no politics or influence for this award. These students worked extremely hard to earn this honor. Congratulations to Saachi … more ›