Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Raids of four Cedar Grove massage parlors Tuesday led to the arrest of five Queens women on prostitution charges, authorities said. An investigation began in early spring after complaints arose about workers allegedly engaging in prostitution, officials at the prosecutor’s office and Cedar Grove Police Chief Richard Vanderstreet announced late Tuesday night. A Newark man, arrested for attempted burglary in Verona, racked up several additional charges after police linked him to an April break-in, Verona Police said in a written statement. Verona and Cedar Grove residents have decided to maintain the status quo voting their incumbents back into office, according to unofficial results from the Essex County Clerk's Office. Essex County Clerk …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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A Bloomfield man has been charged with impersonating a police officer after a Tuesday, April 30 incident in which he ordered a motorist to pull over in Cedar Grove, police said. Four Cedar Grove teens have been charged for their alleged involvement in a potato-throwing spree in Verona, Cedar Grove and Caldwell in late March that damaged several properties, police said. Verona and Cedar Grove council candidates are urging residents to come to the polls to cast their vote on Tuesday, May 14. In the most recent Newsweek America's Best High School rankings, Verona High School was rated number 718 and also ranked number 44 of the highest among open enrollment schools in New Jersey. Verona's healthcare consultant Mark Ferrara addressed the …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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Two North Arlington residents were arrested Monday, April 22, following an investigation into an alleged shoplifting incident earlier this month. Cedar Grove firefighters Sunday extinguished a small brush fire on the Hilltop Reservation, officials said Monday. Verona police are investigating an April 26 burglary of a Mount Prospect Avenue home in which jewelry and electronics were taken, officials said. Cedar Grove Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gene Polles, who is set to retire in June, may not be finishing up the school year, the Board of Education announced Tuesday. The Verona Board of Education received a curriculum update for the 2013-14 school year from three district administrators during Tuesday night's meeting. The Cedar Grove and …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
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A Cedar Grove woman, who was arrested three times in a two-day period earlier this month, was arrested again over the weekend, this time on shoplifting and aggravated assault charges, officials said. Cedar Grove detectives arrested a Caldwell man on fraud charges after a month-long investigation, officials said. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. unveiled the county’s Kip’s Castle renovation plans Wednesday designed to bring the century-old home into the 21st century while maintaining its historical integrity. Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-26th) presented the Annin Flag of Honor to former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in honor of New Jersey Reagan Day, an annual celebration of the life and leadership of former President …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
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Daniel Smith, 51 of Cedar Grove and Douglas Taliaferro, 51, Verona are avid marathon runners, whose quick marathon times may have saved them from serious injury at the Boston Marathon. When Ewa M. O’Brien of Cedar Grove was stopped by Cedar Grove police on Saturday, April 13, it was just the beginning of her troubles Verona detectives are investigating a series of burglaries in the township over the course of three days last week, officials said Tuesday. A Cedar Grove teen's arm — and not a potato gun — is believed to be behind a broken window in Caldwell last month, police officials said. After three hours of discussion, and occasional contentious arguing, the Verona Township Council Monday night ultimately approved the appropriation of …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
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Alexandros Sgourdos, co-owner of The Grove catering hall in Cedar Grove, was the intended victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire plot involving his nephew, state police said at a news conference Wednesday. Cedar Grove and Verona police reported a total of five burglaries between Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3 in both townships, officials said. Glen Ridge and Montclair police chased a van allegedly stolen by a Newark man belonging to a Verona business on Friday, April 5 throughout both townships before the vehicle crashed and stopped, a published report said Monday. Verona police are cautioning residents after a Fairview Avenue resident received a pair of suspicious letters within a few days, addressed to a man who doesn’t live at …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
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Residents of multiple Essex towns have reported property damaged by potatoes police believe were launched using a homemade cannon, according to officials. Cedar Grove police arrested two Montclair women Thursday, March 28 on prescription fraud charges one day after the women allegedly attempted to fill several prescriptions for controlled-dangerous substances, officials said. Verona police were involved in a short police chase on Friday, March 29 through the township and into West Orange, officials said Monday. At Monday night’s Verona Township Council meeting, the board reviewed and introduced the 2013 municipal budget and discussed the potential tax impacts. "Jerseylicious" star and Verona salon owner Anthony Lombardi has just revealed …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
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While South End teacher Lara Bottner attended Cedar Grove High School's performance of Beauty and the Beast in February, she became ill and went into cardiac arrest in front of friends, students and other staff members. Verona police searched without success on Thursday, March 21 for Ronald McManus at a West Caldwell business where he works to ticket him for leaving the scene of an accident earlier in the day and driving with a suspended license. The Cedar Grove Board of Education presented and approved the final $26 million budget for the 2013-2014 school year during Tuesday night's meeting. The Verona Board of Education approved a $33 million final budget for the 2013-14 school year during Tuesday night's meeting. The Cedar Grove Chamber…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
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A Cedar Grove grandmother pushing her five-month-old granddaughter in a stroller Monday afternoon in the township was slightly injured after being hit by a pickup truck while crossing the street, Cedar Grove police reported Wednesday. The Cedar Grove Township Council approved a $12.5 million 2013-14 municipal budget Monday night that will see resident’s taxes increase by 2 percent, officials said. A proposed law passed by the state Senate Monday, March 18 sponsored by state Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic) will strengthen penalties for child pornographers, officials said. The Verona Township Council held the third in a series of budget workshops Tuesday night and is now one step closer to introducing the $21,310,234 …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
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Verona Police scrambled to clear roads as a stolen Honda led police on a high-speed pursuit through several towns on Tuesday March 5, while a Paterson man allegedly lied about a carjacking in order to get a quicker response time from police. Two motorcyclists nearly struck a Verona police officer before eluding pursuing police in a high-speed chase through West Orange on Monday, police said. After months of meetings, testimony, discussion and study, the Verona Zoning Board unanimously voted to deny a controversial Bloomfield Avenue mixed retail and residential development after a 4½-hour meeting Thursday night. Students attending Verona High School will undergo new security measures under a pilot program slated to begin next week, …
