CHS Football’s Gary Mobley Named NJ Coach of The Week by New York Jets

NEWARK, NJ — Scores of Newark firefighters responded to a duo of fires at Springfield Avenue and Sunset Street on Sunday, which happened around the same time, according to Newark Public Safety officials.

Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose reported that nearly 180 firefighters extinguished two 2-alarm fires on Jan. 24 that occurred almost simultaneously at 518 Springfield Ave. and ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — For those waiting for the big snowstorm we have been deprived of over the past couple of years, the wait will need to continue.  Two storm systems developing this week will provide some white winter weather for a good part of New Jersey, but neither storm is showing much inclination to develop into a bigger deal. 

The first system is a quick and light nuisance that is ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The National Weather Service is calling for freezing temperatures this week. Temperatures in Morristown, and across much of the Garden State, are expected to reach a high of 32 degrees today and a low of 21 degrees tonight, they said.

The temperatures are not expected to be much warmer this week. Monday will see a high of 37 degrees with increasing clouds. A chance of snow is ...

MILLBURN, NJ — Just three days after their first game of the season against Livingston, Millburn Ice Hockey was back in action for a Saturday matinée tilt against the Nutley Raiders. This contest showcased the Millburn offense, as they downed Nutley/Columbia by a 4-1 final.

The Millers came out looking for goals, and they found their first one off the stick of Vladislav Ragozin, who picked up ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Grey's Anatomy alumni Patrick Dempsey is headed to Morristown this upcoming week beginning Jan. 25.  

Eye Productions Inc. of Brooklyn will be filming a pilot episode for a new CBS series called Ways & Means, in which Dempsey has a starring role.  Dempsey is also an executive producer of the new show.

The location of the filming will be St. Peter's Episcopal Church, ...

NEWARK, NJ — On any given Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday afternoon, the volunteer staff of Franciscan Charities can be found greeting their “friends,” or the individuals who rely on them for meals, outside the basement of St. Anne’s Catholic Church on South 6th Street. 

One of the few soup kitchens still operating in Newark, the organization has established itself as a mainstay since it was ...

NEW JERSEY — South Orange Village President Sheena Collum participated in a panel of mayors speaking about how they have navigated the pandemic for, and with, their townships. 

The Jan. 21 presentations and discussion focused on downtowns, as it was part of Downtown NJ’s annual conference, happening virtually this year. The other panel members were Mayor Betsy Driver of Flemington ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The principal of South Orange Middle School has communicated that someone connected to South Orange Middle School has COVID-19. For privacy, the individual's identity has not been revealed, so it is unknown if the person is a student or staff member, and whether it is known where they might have contracted the virus.

This comes as the South Orange Maplewood School District ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With the first week of hybrid learning complete the district has begun to discuss scheduling modifications that would reduce the number of staff that is actually teaching from their classrooms.

“We are looking to reevaluate having all teachers in buildings,” said Frank Sanchez, Principal of Columbia High School. “We want to balance student and staff safety with instructional ...

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy took pride in announcing that New Jersey has distributed over a half-million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during his coronavirus press briefing on Friday, Jan. 22.

The governor said that 500,222 doses have now been administered statewide — including 65,583 long-term care facility residents and staff. He added that just last Wednesday, the number was just over ...