Oil Spill In Verona Park Lake
First, it was dead Canada geese and now this: An oil spill in Verona Park lake. Pedestrians noticed an oily smell to the lake yesterday, and today there are oil-absorbing barriers at several spots on the body of water to facilitate a cleanup. That includes just before the Peckman River enters the park from the...
Chris’ Family Diner Destroyed After Maria Niotis’ Murder
The family of Maria Niotis, the teen girl who was allegedly killed along with Isabella Salas by a 17-year-old boy last fall, is facing yet another tragedy. Chris' Family Diner was destroyed in a fire over the weekend on South Orange Avenue in South Orange, was apparently owned by Maria's family as first reported by...
Community rallying around beloved N.J. diner damaged in fire
An Essex County community is rallying around the owners of a diner damaged in a weekend fire. A GoFundMe established to raise money for Chris’s Family Diner on South Orange Avenue in South Orange has raised more than $4,200 as of Thursday morning. It’s goal is $6,000. The...
Time for the grown-ups to pull the plug on Mamdani’s fiscal fantasies
I’ve spent enough time in New York City government to know that real fiscal trouble rarely begins with a dramatic collapse. It starts with a warning: a number moved here, an outlook revised there, a signal from the bond market that traders suspect the adults may no longer be in charge. That’s what happened last week...
What can $1 million buy you in Hudson County in the week of March...
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Hudson County, here's what sold for $1 million or under during the week of March 9 to 15. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top five properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the desired price range and the most spacious...
Belleville HS senior awarded Coca Cola $20K scholarship
Whisper Tawdross, a senior at Belleville High School, has been recognized as one of the country’s outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 college scholarship. Tawdross is one of just 150 recipients selected from more than 107,000 applicants nationwide — an...
Development Site for 53-Story Skyscraper Listed For Sale at 900 Broad Street in Newark,...
Commercial real estate investment services Matthews recently listed for sale the site of 900 Broad Street, a proposed 53-story mixed-use skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. Designed by INOA Architecture, the 610-foot-tall structure would yield 490 rental units with accompanying amenities, a 44-key hotel, and 178...
Outpost adds Newark terminal and EV Realty sites to national network
Trucking is estimated to move around 70% of U.S. freight each year. Unlike air cargo, rail and ocean shipping, which have dedicated places like airports, docks and railheads, trucking lacks scalable unified infrastructure. Outpost is betting $1 billion that it can change that. The Austin- and Seattle-based truck...
Essex County Guest Hits $100K Slot Jackpot at Hard Rock Atlantic City Ahead of...
A little early Irish luck helped a guest from Essex County in northern New Jersey hit a $100,000 slot machine jackpot at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. At 2:20 p.m. Saturday, March 14, the guest bet $200 on an IGT Double Top Dollar slot machine with a $100 denomination and watched the slot machine wheels...
Newark’s Arts High School Now Has EGOT Status
Performers can earn an EGOT, but how about a high school?. When it’s Newark’s famed Arts High School, the answer is yes. With Michael B. Jordan’s Oscar win on Sunday for his role in Sinners, his alma mater can now boast that it has achieved an EGOT—an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
