Cedar Grove News

Arrests for prescription drug abuse and fraud have gone up in Cedar Grove in the past year, according to the police department's annual report.

Workers with Essex County began knocking down buildings on July 1 in what has been described as Phase II of a demolition project to redevelop the property into a Cedar Grove park.

Building 24 for laundry and maintenance, part of the Old Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove is being demolished by Nacirema Environmental Services based in Bayonne, after Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.

Newark's Military Park, home to famed Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum's "Wars of America," was to get a cash infusion to begin a transformation of "extremely underutilized" acreage into a destination in the heart of New Jersey's largest city.

Essex County Executive Announces Second Phase of Demolition of Old Essex County Hospital Center Buildings By The Alternative Press Staff 7/3/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

On Wednesday afternoon, Essex County officials planned to announce phase two of the demolition of the Old Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove.

Ever read an obituary of someone and think, "Gee, I wish I'd heard of this person before now "? Frank Gerard Godlewski sent word this past weekend of the death of Marilyn Faden, a popular art teacher at Montclair Kimberly Academy when he was a student there.

Danielle Staub with fellow 'Real Housewife' Jacqueline Laurita, enjoying a night of wining and dining - Jersey style.

A northern New Jersey man has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison for the bludgeoning death of his 87-year-old grandfather.

Children and adults perform at Temple Ner Tamid's Hanukka celebration last year.

John Reilly is fresh from that all-American suburban rite, the garage sale, with its two-pronged motive to clear out clutter and to take in a little cash on the side.

MONTCLAIR - The Revs. Peter Souritzidis and Costa Makrinos united Helen Antoniou and Sean McGowan in marriage.

A male Verona High School student tested positive for swine flu, but has since recovered.

A student at Washington Academy in Cedar Grove was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a staff member was choked and spit on, police said Tuesday.

The Lincoln Tunnel, the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 280 were closed for more than thirty minutes during rush hour this evening for Vice President Joseph Biden's motorcade, according to traffic reports from CBS 880 AM and WINS 1010 AM.A Biden was traveling to Gov.

Police arrested three teenagers in connection with arson at the old Essex County Hospital Center last week.

Verona and Cedar will celebrate Memorial Day on Monday with parades and related festivities.

Shareholders of Bloomfield-based American Bancorp of New Jersey Inc., the holding company for American Bank of New Jersey, approved the boarda s plan to sell the company to Investors Bancorp for $99 million in cash and stock, the company said late Tuesday.

Three Perth Amboy teenagers who broke into the old Essex County Hospital Center are being charged in connection with a fire set at the former Cedar Grove institution, authorities said.

A Cedar Grove man employed as a fire battalion chief for Belleville has been arrested and charged with one count of conspiracy to promote gambling, an assistant prosecutor in Bergen County confirmed on Tuesday.