Cedar Grove News

Two Essex County residents are suing the Township of Cedar Grove and former Mayor Paul Lee, claiming they were not allowed to speak during public meetings last spring.

"The Heart of Hollywood: Chicago in LA" : Chicago's Brenda Sexton produced this special about Chicago talent gone west, featuring Harold Ramis, Bonnie Hunt, Joe Mantegna, Jeremy Pivena and more.

A 13-year-old girl told Cedar Grove police a stranger tried to lure her into his van on Monday.

Parents and guardians should be grateful to their local schools. A new state report says Verona and Cedar Grove schools had few violent incidents in 2007-2008. Local educators say they had even fewer in 2008-2009. Last week was School Violence Awareness Week and both districts took stock of how they deal with incidents before and after they happen.

The large map of the 2,099-acre South Mountain Reservation was propped up for all to see, its vast expanse of parkland shaded green.

Boy Scout Troop 65 and Cub Scouts Pack 2 will hold the Cedar Grove Zombie Walk for Food at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Syfy's hit series Ghost Hunters will perform a live Halloween 2009 investigation from Essex County Hospital located in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. on Monday will seek support for his deer management program from Cedar Grove residents.

Police arrested a 40-year-old man and charged him with stealing more than $10,230 from his Cedar Grove employer.

Upcoming flu clinics Due to nationwide shortages, the seasonal flu vaccine will be offered by the Montclair Health Department to residents in Montclair, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge and Verona who are 65 and older, or those who are 18 to 64 with chronic medical conditions, according to a release to The Times.

The Rev. Reginald Jackson, head of the Black Ministers' Council of New Jersey, threw his support behind Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver in her bid to become the first African-American woman Assembly Speaker.

Rep. Bill Pascrella s annual Veterans Fair, scheduled for tomorrow, will feature a veteran who has served three tours in Iraq and a physician from one of New Jerseya s best-known Veteransa Hospitals as guest speakers.

Imagine a private rail car filled with the likes of fashion muse transsexual performer Amanda Lepore, gay rapper Cazwell, print and screen legend Michael Musto, club kid and promoter King Ralphy, nightlife bad boy Daniel Nardicio, celebrity magnet Micah Jesse, prolific editor Steve Weinstein, as well as a sordid assortment of other New York ...

Every time she decides to have a yard sale, Jeanette Goldman of Cedar Grove braces for one thing - the arrival of the police.

The Verona Township Council Monday approved this year's salaries for town workers and police officers.

A Cedar Grove man was caught up in a sweeping drug-arrest operation that netted law enforcement officers 33 gang members and their associates.

Cedar Grove police have charged a father with driving while high on heroin as his 3-year-old son rode unbuckled in the back seat.

WAYNE - Kimberly Olawski and Steven Wildt are engaged. The announcement is made by her mother, Frances Forjan of Wayne.

Some people do a little research on a community they might want to live in when they're looking for a home to buy.

A 45-year-old Verona woman has been arrested on charges that she stole more than $66,000 from her former Cedar Grove employer by forging checks, padding her paycheck and using a company credit card without authorization.