Friday, March 8, 2013
Also in Essex County news: East Orange Man Eludes Police, Captured in Clifton; 25-Year Public Worker Charged With Theft Gas Station Owner Pays $3 Million in OT and Fines to Employees and Jasey, McKeon Will Seek Re-Election.
Woman had her purse stolen at gunpoint, according to Maplewood Police Police were unable to find the man who allegedly broke into Upper Mountain Avenue home. Suspect driving stolen Porsche Cayenne arrested nearby after high-speed chase . Arrest stemmed from report of hazardous substance two days ago which led to school's evacuation. Waseem Chaudhary and his company were found guilty of "repeated and willful" violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Company owns gas stations in West Caldwell, Roseland, Maplewood, Livingston and throughout New Jersey. Rios returned to New Jersey after fleeing the state, officials asking public for additional information Jorge Zambrono, 26, and Jose Lima Delgato, 25, both of Orange, accused of burglarizing…
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Also in top Essex news: Seller of Historic House Defends Realtor; Essex County Sheriff Offering Reward for Info on Newark Bank Robber; 'Tan Mom' Plans to Move to London and Anne Hathaway at the Oscars.
More than 50 commercial truck batteries have been reported stolen in Fairfield over the past two weeks, police said. The latest thefts took place between… Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. invites Essex County fourth graders to participate in the "Why My Essex County Park is Important to Me"… A North Caldwell man the FBI depicts as being "obsessed with explosives," admitted to transporting explosive materials across state lines without a… Anne Hathaway's co-star in "Les Miserables", Amanda Seyfried, may have derailed the Millburn graduate's plan for what to wear on the red carpet... Now that an Essex County grand jury decided not to indict Patricia Krentcil, better known as "Tanning Mom" on child endangerment charges for …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Also in Essex County news Woman, Pets, Rescued in Apartment Fire; Man Arrested in Connection with Heroin Death; Frelinghuysen Defends Spending, Supports Israel at Kushner Academy and Alleged Shoplifter Crashes Car on Bloomfield Ave.
Essex County executive highlights accomplishments, announces litany of 2013 projects during annual speech. Man and woman allegedly distracted Main Street homeowner by soliciting roof repairs. A man and female purported to be representatives of a roof company. A West Orange High School female English teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student pleaded guilty Tuesday to endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s office. West Orange Interim Superintendent Jim O'Neill says the county's plea bargain with a high school English teacher for her sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student is too light. Police believe man delivered drug to man who overdosed in 2010. Kitchen fire …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Also is Essex County News: West Orange Teacher Suspended After Sex Assault Charges; Water Officials Charged with Hiding High Contaminant Levels; Sixth Deer-Culling Season Ends, Will Continue in 2014 and Alleged Rhinoceros Horn Smuggler Indicted
Smoke detectors and an evacuation plan were critical to saving the family of seven, fire captain says. A West Orange fifth-grade teacher has been suspended indefinitely after he was arrested last week on charges he sexually assaulted a student. Nearly 700 New Jersey residents could face criminal charges for obtaining New Jersey driver’s licenses using false identities, state officials announced Tuesday. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the county's deer management program was successful and will continue. Union County Prosecuter will ask for 7-year sentence for man who admitted to trysting with a teen in Parsippany and Hoboken. West Orange physician Dov Rand of Franklin Lakes was sentenced to five months in prison…
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Also in top Essex news: Livingston Dentist Charged in $5.5M Medicaid Scam, St James's Gate Bartender Files Complaint Against South Orange Man, West Orange Council President Accepts DWI Plea Deal and Plane Touches Down Without Landing Gear.
High school and middle school placed under lockdown Wednesday morning. West Orange teacher Chris Yonitch, 36, of Livingston was arrested Thursday morning. Sometime Saturday night to Sunday morning, cars on Hartshorn Drive and Great Hills Road were burglarized and one Cayuga Way was stolen. The Livingston resident was one of seven people indicted in connected with the scam Thursday, officials said. Victims reportedly chased suspect down Taylor admits to embezzling funds while serving as secretary of longshoremen's union 'The fire just roared,' said an eyewitness. 'It was like sparklers or fireworks.' Victor Cirilo fined, loses driver's license for November incident in Verona. Bartender, accused of assault in January, files a counter …
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Each week Patch highlights some of the top headlines from around Essex County.
Benefit concerts for James Caldwell High School's Music & More Booster Club will feature young musicians from School of Rock Montclair. Facebook founder, Newark schools benefactor back in Jersey mix For the second time this week, a potentially serious disease is suspected at a SOMSD school. Springfield woman charged with 10 different counts of possession, driving without a license and driving under the influence on Tuesday afternoon in Wendy's parking lot in Short Hills. Nine defendants arrested by FBI agents Thursday morning One of the early rock n roll all-girl trio's vocalists is on hand to accept an official commendation from the Belleville Board of Education, official installation at BHS in October. Positions available at South …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Each week Patch highlights some of the top headlines from around Essex County.
Essex County will host a job fair for positions at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange later this month. West Orange, Livingston, Cranford and Scotch Plains residents had their cars broken into in Short Hills Jan. 11. Joseph Aziz, a 26-year-old student from Weehawken, expects to work with the university to take classes in the spring semester. The publisher of The Star-Ledger announced Wednesday the paper would be laying off 34 employees, a first for a publication famous in the industry for refraining from layoffs, NJ.com reported. The sixth year of Essex County's deer management program —slated to begin Jan. 22 — has been scaled back from previous years, County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said Tuesday. A 17-year-old …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Each week Patch highlights some of the top headlines from around Essex County.
Millburn Mayor Sandra Haimoff praised Rep. Leonard Lance, NJ-07 for organizing the meeting with mayors from Union and Essex counties to discuss the Rahway River Basin feasibility study. Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools Superintendent James Heinegg said Monday the district is taking both short and long-term measures to improve security in the wake of a mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school in December. The Board of Governors of the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) today announced the appointment of Mark Packer as its new Executive Director. Packer will assume his official duties at SOPAC on March 1, 2013. Tests done in preparation for the dredging of Edgemont Park pond found higher than expected soil contamination …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Each week Patch highlights some of the top headlines from around Essex County.
West Orange council president's Wednesday trial reset for Jan. 16 at 5 p.m., according to Municipal Court Administrator Jean DePoe. Two teenage girls were victims of a hit and run on New Year's Eve, according to West Caldwell Police. A 22-year-old West Orange man was fatally shot early Monday morning, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel A. DeMaio. This "local gem" marks half a century of education and entertainment. New Jersey may soon be dishing out more severe penalties to child-pornography offenders, when State Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic) introduces a bill to the State Senate. One Million Moms for Gun Control has brought their messages to the …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Each week Patch highlights some of the top headlines from around Essex County.
Montclair police are investigating an armed robbery that took place last weekend when a man flashed a gun at two people sitting in a car and took their money and cell phones. Association contributes iPads, software, an air conditioner, kitchen appliances and scholarships to assist special education in Nutley schools. A 20-year-old Fairfield man was arrested Dec. 15 on DUI charges following a traffic stop in Lyndhurst near the Nutley border, officials said. Food Network Star and Cedar Grove native Amanda Freitag takes on popular cooking competition. Witness tells police suspects fled from home carry a backpack loaded with computers and jewelry. The fitness center will allow women to train in small groups and accomplish their goals. School …
