CEDAR GROVE, NJ - On Monday, February 4th 2019 Township Manager Thomas Tucci, along with the Mayor Joseph Cicala, Dep. Mayor Robbie Vargo and Council Members, Harry Kumburis, Kerry Peterson, and Peter Tanella, who was unable to attend, held the formal proportional ceremony for the recently promoted Lt. Edward Conlon and Sgt. Joseph Russomanno.

Lieutenant Conlon has 24 Years of service to the ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ - A car crashed into a home on Sweetwood Avenue in Cedar Grove around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon according to a resident of the street.

Witnesses said the driver appeared to be a male teenager, who was traveling fast and failed to make the turn at the bottom of the street, crashing into the corner of a house. 

Cedar Grove police responded.

CEDAR GROVE/VERONA, NJ - Due to the snowy forecast, Cedar Grove and Verona schools will have an early dismissal on Wednesday.

In Cedar Grove, North End and South End School will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m., Memorial Middle School will be dismissed at 12:20 p.m. and CGHS will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.  After care and all after school activities are canceled.  

Verona will ...

LORETTO, PA -- Sam Cummings, Exercise Physiology major, from Verona, was named to the Dean's List at Saint Francis University. Cummings was among more than 550 students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2018 semester.

To achieve this list, a minimum quality point average of 3.500 must be earned on 12 or more credits during a single semester, with no continuing or incomplete ...

ROCHESTER, NY:  Carla Bello and Ethan Connell, both of Verona, made the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2018 Fall Semester:

Both Bello and Connell are part of the film and animation program.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of ...

VERONA, NJ - The Verona and Cedar Grove Girls basketball teams showed their heart and determination in the fourth annual “Hoops For Hope” Basketball game with Verona coming away with a 32-28 overtime victory over Cedar Grove.

    While the game itself was exciting, the squads came together to support a greater cause. The fourth annual fundraiser, raised money for ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Cedar Grove celebrated Senior Night with a 44-35 victory over Belleville on Thursday.  

A strong first quarter gave Cedar Grove a 15-6 advantage.  Belleville rallied in the second quarter to make it 24-15 Cedar Grove at the end of the half.  A strong third quarter for Belleville closed the gap making it a 27-24 game, but the Panthers came on strong in the ...

VERONA, NJ - Nicholas Gonzalez tallied 16 points including four 3-pointers to help lead the Verona Hillbillies boys basketball team to a 34-31 victory over Livingston at home on Thursday.  

A dominant first quarter gave Verona an 18-3 advantage over the Lancers.  However, Livingston fought back in the second quarter, scoring 10 points and holding the Hillbillies to just two -- ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A new supermarket chain will be coming to Lackawanna Plaza, but not without controversy.

By a 5-2 vote, During Montclair's planning board meeting on Monday, officials approved the application to redevelop Lackawanna Plaza as a mixed-use project. It was also revealed that German supermarket chain, Lidl, will bring a new store to the location.

The two objecting ...

VERONA, NJ - Verona residents will see an increase in their sewer bills.  The town council voted to increase fees by 20 percent and increase the sewer and water connection fees paid by developers/contractors by 27 percent at its meeting on Monday.  The last increase was in 2002.

According to Town Manager Matthew Cavallo, Verona was forced to make the increases due to new regulations ...

SPARTA, NJ – Sparta resident and cofounder and manager of the Sparta Farmers Market Mitch Morrison is about to embark on a cross country trip on his bicycle.  Morrison is riding solo from Portland, Oregon to Sparta beginning on April 10 arriving in late May.

“As part of my adventure, I am raising money for cancer research for Cycle for Survival,” Morrison ...

On Sunday February 10, 2019 Girl Scout Service Unit 26 – Cedar Grove and Verona- hosted their annual Father Daughter Dance at the Grove in Cedar Grove. The wonderful staff at the Grove served an amazing lunch to the over 765 attendees. The dads and daughters also enjoyed some photo booth fun and danced the day away thanks to the awesome DJ's at Automatic Entertainment. This annual ...

Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad Installs 2019 Officers

For 81 years, the citizens of the Township of Cedar Grove have had family, friends and neighbors who are there to answer their call for help as volunteers on the Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad.  In an age where many towns are turning to full time paid alternatives to cover their emergency medical services needs, the ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A Rutgers University student has been diagnosed with meningitis, and the university has sent a message to other students about steps to take as a precaution.

The student with the disease was hospitalized Monday is receiving treatment and is recovering, Dr. Melodee Lasky, University Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness said in an email sent to students on ...

WARREN, NJ - President Donald Trump called 10-year old Grace Eline “an inspiration to everyone in this room” in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. And Eline received multiple standing ovations. She was declared cancer free in October.

Eline, of Long Hill Township who sat with First Lady Melania Trump during the address, was diagnosed with germinoma, a germ-cell brain tumor ...