10 most expensive homes sold in Essex County, May 25-31
A single-family home in Short Hills that sold for $2.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Essex County during the week of May 25-31. In total, 27 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county over the week of May 25-31, with an average price of $1.08 million, or $55
From Brick City to Oz: Newark students debut ‘Wicked’-inspired fashion show
Young designers have created original couture looks inspired by the hit musical and movie based on “The Wizard of Oz.”
Ring-Ready Boxer Yoell Cooper Talks Balancing School, Sweat & Sacrifice Ahead Of His Hometown...
Yoell Cooper, 18, is a rising boxing prospect with a rigorous daily routine of school, conditioning, and evening training. Cooper's passion for boxing was passed down from his grandfather and father, who introduced him to the sport at a young age. Competing at Prudential Center in Newark, where Cooper lives...
One NJ suburb makes national “best” list — here’s why buyers are flocking
Suburban life is shifting as young families delay marriage and kids while Summit, New Jersey, shines as one of HGTV's picks for top suburb in the country.
Iconic Staten Island pizzeria’s outpost hits Food Network’s top 10 U.S. slices list
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Call it M.O.R.—meatballs, onions and ricotta — and, as regulars know, more of what Denino’s does best. Now the Staten Island institution is savoring national bragging rights, with its Greenwich Village outpost ranked among America’s top pizzas. “They did come into...
Severe thunderstorms late today into tonight Southeast New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island
Heat Humidity Thunderstorms With Severe Weather Risk. This is going to be third and final day of high temperatures near or over 90 degrees for Eastern Pennsylvania to Southern New England and that sets us up for late this afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center is indicating a slight risk or 15 percent chanc
N.Y. weather: Emergency Management issues travel advisory for NYC ahead of storm
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory for Saturday night into early Sunday morning due to the possibility of inclement weather. The National Weather Service expects New York City will see rain, gusty winds and potential severe thunderstorms between 5 p.m. and...
Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall
On Friday, a coalition of over a dozen press freedom groups condemned the May 31 arrests of at least three journalists covering the protests at Delaney Hall immigration jail in Newark, New Jersey, calling for their charges to be dropped. Photojournalists covering the protests say they have been deliberately targeted...
NYC to combat Staten Island mosquitoes with aerial larviciding treatment next week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the first time this summer, the New York City Health Department will conduct aerial larviciding operations in New York City in an effort to reduce mosquito activity. Low-flying helicopters will treat various nonresidential marshes and wetland areas of Staten Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn and...
State police seek new leads in 1991 Union County homicide of New York taxi...
WHITE DEER TWP., UNION CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are renewing efforts to solve a more than three-decade-old homicide in Union County and are asking the public for information. According to investigators, the body of an unidentified man was discovered Jan. 10, 1992, in a drainage ditch near...
