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24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma City


24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma CityA monstrous tornado killed at least 24 people Monday as it roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City — leaving rescue workers frantically searching into the night for missing children at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School District.

New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” Campaign


New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” CampaignBeginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.

“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”

N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing rates


N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing ratesThe most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data

Internet Celeb Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Arrested for Murder of NJ Man


Internet Celeb Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Arrested for Murder of NJ Man Internet celebrity "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" has been arrested in the murder of a Clark, New Jersey man.

Investigators said Kai met Joseph Galfy, Jr., an attorney near Times Square, where a surveillance camera captured images of them. The men later went back to the victim's house, officials said.

New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector Cuts


New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector CutsNew Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.

Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.

Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim


Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victimSHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]

NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS


NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.

WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC


WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world

With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.

Christie Vetos Early Voting Bill


Christie Vetos Early Voting Bill“The governor’s rejection of this legislation is out of step with the majority of states in the nation and out of touch with New Jersey’s hardworking families. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide for early in-person voting, and as a result of the veto our residents’ access to the polls will be restricted to only one day.


Care and maintenance of trees and sidewalks clarified by Montville Township Committee

Due to the controversy after Hurricane Sandy about residential sidewalks and tree maintenance, the Montville Township Committee has amended and clarified a previous ordinance on the responsibility for such care and maintenance.

Rockaway Twp. Police Blotter, May 22

A compilation of police activity.

Cost of lunch will rise at Parsippany schools

Although the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education has plans to revisit most, if not all, of its professional service contracts before the end of the year, it did renew its program with Pomptonian Food Service for the 2013/2014 school year.

Dover Police Blotter, May 22

A compilation of police activity for May 15-22.

Field bears the name of Denville VFW Post 2519

Denville dedicated a sign for the Veterans of Foreign Wars "(VFW") Post No. 2519 Field at a Town Council workshop meeting on May 14.

Guest program at Lazar Middle School in Montville teaches students lessons from life

The parting words from Sally Alexander to members of the sixth-grade class which she had just talked to about life as a blind woman with hearing loss conveyed hope that when they face a problem in life, not only will they have a good support system, but also find their problems make them “better and stronger human beings.”

Mountain Lakes Green Team aims for bronze status certification

In 2009 the Mountain Lakes Borough Council assembled a “Green Team” and tasked it with pursuing certification and grants in Sustainable Jersey, a program open to all communities that wish to go green, save money, and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term.

Parsippany's Paul Philipps is among those selected for YMCA service awards

In keeping with its mission of volunteerism and to strengthen the foundations of community, the Lakeland Hills Family YMCA annually recognizes individuals, groups and corporations for their commitment to giving back to others in this geographic service area.

Denville Police Blotter, May 22

A compilation of police activity.

Woman is mugged in Parsippany

Police continue to look for suspect.

Craftsman Farm Foundation plans for future in Parsippany

While much already has been saved, improved, and preserved, there is still more work to be done at the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.

Another Chilling Leak Investigation

A Fox News reporter accused of conspiring with a leaker was just doing his job. His case is an example of how the Obama administration lacks respect for a free press.

Stop-and-Frisk on Trial

Closing arguments in the case helped bring to light numerous problems with the New York Police Department’s controversial program.

An Imperfect Immigration Bill Survives

The struggle for fairness continues, as the opponents of reform wage a dishonest battle.

Hasbrouck Heights youth donates $4,000 from Sweet 16 party to HUMC cancer center

SHOUT OUT Amanda Jo Magno made her Sweet 16 birthday party special, raising $4,000 for the John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC in the name of her grandfather, Nick Ciarocco, who died of small-cell lung cancer last year. “I always knew I wanted to participate in the fight against cancer, but I had to think [...]
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