Religions & Spirituality
By JON "FERRIS" MEREDITH
May 20, 2022WAYNE, NJ – In a welcome that filled Wayne Township with lights and sirens, Rocco Sivolella came home Thursday, with an escort of over 20 police vehicles.
In preparation for his wake and funeral, Vander May Funeral Home picked up Rocco and was escorted into town with a convoy of Wayne Township Police and NJ State Trooper vehicles that included over 20 motorcycles, patrol cars and ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Family members and supporters of Holocaust survivors purposefully strode up South Orange Avenue on May 15 for a “Remember & Tell" SOMA Holocaust Service.
They held handwritten messages, stapled atop tall wooden sticks, that included “Never Again,” “Love Thy Neighbor” and “Acceptance, Inclusivity, Kindness, Non-Violence.” The ...
WAYNE, NJ – At some point near or before the start of the Wayne Hills vs. Wayne Valley Girls Lacrosse game on Tuesday afternoon– which was held as a fundraiser and a way for those who love Rocco Sivolella to show their support - the young boy lost his fight with his cancer and passed away.
It was terrible tidings for his family. Rocco had just turned fifteen years old.
In ...
CAMDEN, NJ — The off-duty death of a 22-year-old Camden County police officer in a motorcycle accident has stunned and saddened his fellow officers, his police chief and many community leaders.
Officer Daniel B. Adler died after his motorcycle apparently collided with a car at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12 on Haddonfield-Berlin Road, near McIntosh Road, in Cherry Hill. The accident remains ...
CARTERET, NJ – Jack McGreevey, a battle-hardened Marine drill sergeant turned dogged advocate for his fellow veterans, who passed his passion for service to his son, former Gov. Jim McGreevey, died May 12.
He was 93.
Mr. McGreevey, of Carteret, was a constant presence throughout the 19th legislative district, serving in the legislative office since 1998. He proudly wore his ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Residents heard the sad news of the passing of the borough's first female mayor over the weekend. Gloria Bradford passed away on Saturday, May 7 at the age of 87. Bradford was a lifelong resident of Milltown and also had the distinction of being the first woman to be elected to a seat on the Milltown Borough Council. Later, Bradford would become the borough's first woman ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A nearly life-sized crucifix that has been blessed by three popes and numerous other clergy during an ongoing global pilgrimage will be on display at Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City through mid-May.
All are invited to visit or pray before the Thanking Cross — also known as the Cross of Gratitude — before it moves to the next city in its ...
RAHWAY, NJ — In what has become an annual affair, Archpriest James Hayer (known to all as "Father Jim"), of St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church in Rahway, headed over to the downtown's Liberty Harley-Davidson on Tuesday evening for the much anticipated blessing of bikes.
Catholic priests might not be everyday visitors to the Harley-Davidson dealership ...
PATERSON, NJ - Mahfooa Hussan said that he arrived at his place of work, the 7-Eleven on Chamberlain Avenue in Paterson, at 7 a.m. on Monday morning.
“I had talked with my manager,” the 20-year old stated. “I was able to temporarily leave work to go to the prayer service.”
The 2020 John F. Kennedy High School graduate said he made the five-block pilgrimage to ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- The Hamilton Township Police Division (HPD) is mourning one of their own -- Lieutenant Mark Horan -- who passed away unexpectedly at his home in the afternoon of Saturday, April 30.
"With a heavy heart," Hamilton Police Chief James Stevens said in a statement Monday afternoon, "Lieutenant Mark Horan was an exemplary Police Officer throughout his ...
