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By MAUREEN BERZOK
April 24, 2024
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - She has had to keep it a secret - until now. Maricel, the owner and head chef of East Brunswick's newest foodie hotspot Maricel's Kitchen will appear on the Season 6 premiere of the Food Network’s hit show, "Supermarket Stakeout," hosted by the renowned chef Alex ...
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ - Brian Gallagher, the 60-year-old mayor of Somerville, NJ made history early Tuesday morning as the only mayor of the Somerset County borough to ever jump from an airplane over the bright blue skies of southern New Jersey. "Awesome, what a rush, it was exhilarating," Gallagher ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Friday, April 19 was One Millburn Day at Millburn High School. Social Studies Teacher Sharon van Blijdesteijn, Department Chair, Gina Watts and other staff members recruited speakers to talk about the holocaust and genocide. According to Superintendent Dr. Christine Burton, ...
WASHINGTON, DC – US News has announced its national ranking of schools for 2024, and Millburn High School ranked 19th for the second year in a row. Here are the top 20 high schools in New Jersey. Many are charter or independent schools: 1. High Technology High School, Lincroft 2. Edison ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ -- Livingston has been awarded the No. 1 seed in the 91st Greater Newark Tournament. The tournament gets under way with preliminary round games on May 1. The championship game is scheduled for Verona on Saturday, May 18. The top eight seeds all get a bye into the round of 16.
Morristown, NJ – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center treated the first patient in New Jersey using Edwards Lifesciences EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement, the first transcatheter therapy to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of tricuspid ...
NEWARK, NJ – On April 17, student artists who attend Millburn-Short Hills elementary schools visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Building to meet with Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo, Jr., who congratulated them for winning awards in the Art Educators of New Jersey Student Art Exhibit ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- At the April 15 Board of Education (BOE) meeting, some of the main talking points were the recent concerns expressed by Millburn educators, that they feel under-appreciated and antagonized by the community. Board Member Asaf Farashuddin presented the minutes of the April 1 ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Every month, Millburn’s Recreation Department spotlights an employee. In April, Logan DeCicci, the Department’s new Assistant Superintendent, was profiled. She began working at the Rec Department about two and half months ago. Before that, she lived in Evergreen, Colorado, where she ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Charlie Krasnove and Alex Faust combined on a five-hitter to lift Millburn to a 3-0 baseball victory over South Plainfield in the Autism Awareness Classic at North Brunswick Community Park on Saturday. Krasnove pitched five innings with three strikeouts and two walks. He ...
RARITAN, NJ – Short Hills resident Christina Paterson, 12, won two first places in the Open category: the One Baton Solo and in the NJ State Category at the first competition of the season with her baton twirling studio, Diamondettes Baton & Dance LLC of Cranford and Union, NJ. She also won ...
METUCHEN, NJ — Most folks around here already know downtown Metuchen is a terrific place to visit, dine, shop, and enjoy the arts. Now, the rest of America will realize that too. Money Magazine has named Middlesex County’s “Brainy Boro” as New Jersey’s 2024 Best Place to Live. In fact, Metuchen ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the April 16 township committee meeting, members approved an ordinance to close Town Hall Plaza between Essex Street and Millburn Avenue for outdoor dining and permitted uses from July 1, 2024, to September 2, 2024. Committee Member Ben Stoller introduced the ordinance and ...
Make some room in your garden or containers for the new All-America Selections 2024 National award-winning plants. These winning varieties are tested in trial gardens across the United States and Canada. Volunteer judges rate entries based on their improved performance, flavor, disease resistance, ...
Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers. Just clear some space on your patio, deck, balcony, or front steps that receives at least six hours of sunlight and get busy planting. Consider starting with strawberries. They ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn Township Attorney Jarrid Kantor updated residents on the court ruling of the Fair Share Housing lawsuit against Millburn on April 9. He explained, “[There were] motions from Fair Share Housing Corporation, RPM Development Group and the township. All motions sought to enforce ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Junior Jake Roesler pitched a four-hitter to lead Millburn to a 4-1 baseball victory over Caldwell on Wednesday. Roesler needed only 75 pitches to complete a game in which he struck out seven batters and walked one. Keigo Fujita singled and knocked in two runs for Millburn ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Millburn Principal Dr. William Miron has released the list of seniors who are on the High Honor Roll and the Honor Roll. Congratulations to the following students:
MILLBURN, NJ -- Superintendent of Millburn Schools, Dr. Christine Burton, announced her retirement during the April 15 Board of Education meeting. She also issued a letter to the community on April 16, saying that she will be retiring on October 1, 2024. She hopes to train her successor during ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Four Westfield High School students, who are part of the school’s chapter of Model United Nations, were selected to go to Philadelphia last week to watch the solar eclipse alongside Vice President Kamala Harris. Model UN is a program run as part of the civic engagement programs ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Lasagna Love is a volunteer organization whose members bake lasagnas with love and other fresh ingredients and give them to people who need a delicious meal and a little boost. Lasagna Love was created early in the pandemic by Rhiannon Menn, founder of "Good to Mama," to help ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- After Millburn rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game, Columbia scored a run in the bottom of the seventh for a 6-5 baseball victory on Monday. Orlando Shin went 3-for-3 with a double and three runs batted in and Reno Spagnoli was 3-for-4 with ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- Jianxiang “Jesse” Liu, a longtime Short Hills resident, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, April 6, 2024. He was 53. Liu leaves behind his wife of 27 years, Qingmei Bu; his parents, Guankun Liu and Qinying Deng; three daughters, Monica, Helen and ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to pump nearly $1 billion more into New Jersey schools. The new spending would increase state aid to public schools by 5% over the current level and is meant to “fully fund” K-12 education to ensure that New Jersey children receive a top-notch ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Opa! Demi Lovato, singer, songwriter and actress, stopped into Ambeli Greek Taverna for a bite to eat on Friday evening. Lovato, who is in town filming scenes for the movie “Tow,” posed for photos with employees outside the popular Cranford restaurant. Residents would surely agree ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - With a little help from his friends and complete strangers, generous families and businesses large and small, US Army veteran Brandon Everhart worked side-by-side with Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity volunteers to build a two-bedroom, 1,200 square-foot "sweat equity:' ranch ...
WAYNE, NJ – New Jersey’s Warrior Hockey Team, led by two Wayne residents, Head Coach Ted Curtin and Captain Ernie Hernandez defeated the Nebraska Warriors 2-0 in the finals of Tier V, becoming this division’s first-ever national championship. The New Jersey Warriors are sponsored by the New ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Excitement fills the air in Mountainside as Echo Lake Park transforms into a bustling Hollywood set for the filming of a highly anticipated Bob Dylan biopic movie. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film promises to captivate audiences with the folk legend's story. Fans eagerly ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - An investigation is currently underway following a shooting incident in Montclair on Monday afternoon, which resulted in the injury of a police officer. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Forest Street shortly after 1 p.m. According to authorities, the encounter transpired ...
