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Couple Owning Salty Chick Restaurant in Beach Haven West Arrested on Drug and Money Laundering Charges
STAFFORD - William and Jennifer Schlette, a couple residing in West Nyack, New York and owners of "The Salty Chick" restaurant in Beach Haven West, were arrested on drug and money laundering charges. William Schlette faces multiple drug offenses, racketeering, money laundering, and deceptive business practices. His wife Jennife Schlette...
Madison Philanthropic Educational Association awards STAR Scholarship
MADISON – Madison High School graduate Erin Sullivan was awarded the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) STAR Scholarship by Lissa Anderson of Chapter AB of Madison during the school’s award ceremony Thursday, June 6. The STAR Scholarship is awarded to accomplished young women graduating high school who are pursuing...
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Announces Historic Gift from Andrea and Anthony Melchiorre to Support New Cancer Center
(BPT) - Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a visionary gift of $30 million from Andrea and Anthony Melchiorre to support the new multidisciplinary standalone cancer center now under construction on the hospital campus in Livingston, New Jersey. The Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center will open in 2025.
Dona Ellamae Franklin, 91, former Chatham resident, beloved school nurse and churchgoer
Dona Ellamae Franklin, 91, of New Providence, and formerly of Chatham, passed away peacefully in the continuing care section of the Lantern Hill Senior Living facility on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in the presence of her loving family. Dona was born on Oct. 30, 1932, at home in East Bangor,...
Verona Concert Rescheduled Due To Inclement Weather
VERONA, NJ - The Township of Verona announced that due to predicted weather conditions, the Neil Diamond and Friends concert at the Verona Civic Center will be rescheduled to August 28. Originally scheduled for Wednesday night, the concert is one of five in Verona’s 20th annual Summer Concert Series. Besides...
Ishan Pandya's Chatham coding class helps programmers of tomorrow blossom
CHATHAM - Coding is becoming more and more accessible to young children and Chatham resident Ishan Pandya proved that at his coding class, held between Monday, July 8 and Saturday, July 13 at the Library of the Chathams. Pandya’s class taught children between the ages of seven and 12 how...
Rising High School Senior, Anushka Agarwal is Teaching Kids About Food Allergies, One Book Reading at a Time
MONTVILLE, NJ - Seventeen-year-old rising high school senior, Anushka Agarwal is the author and illustrator of the children's book Jelly Sandwiches. You might be wondering why just jelly and not peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? The reason is that Anushka is allergic to peanuts, as well as eggs, tree nuts, coconut, sesame, and poppy seeds.
Time To Rethink the Lawn
Learn how to manage your lawn in ways that are cleaner, greener, and less expensive at Rethinking the Lawn, a presentation on Tuesday, August 6 at 5:30 PM at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. Speaker Elaine Silverstein, Vice President of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, will discuss why many common gardening techniques are unsustainable and wasteful of natural resources and will suggest alternatives.
NJ residents help travel boom after pent up COVID demand, despite pricey airfares
Passaic County travel agent Ruby Stanfield has never seen her phone lines and email inbox so busy. Everyone wants to travel these days. And they’re willing to pay top dollar now to get away. “We have been busy all year long — it’s been crazy since COVID,” said Stanfield,...
WARRIOR SOFTBALL TO HOST SKILLS, PROSPECT CAMPS
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Softball team will host a pair of camps in August for multiple age groups. Camp dates are set for August 9 and August 10 on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus. Led by head coach Tarah Rayos along with current student-athletes, the Summer Skills...
IN AND AROUND Madison, the Chathams and Florham Park
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Did Water Company Harm Some Roxbury Wells?
ROXBURY, NJ – New Jersey American Water (NJAW), a company that provides water to many properties in Roxbury, is investigating whether its actions impacted some private wells in Succasunna. The company, last week, installed an above-ground, temporary water line along Green Lane to alleviate the problem while it conducts...
All you can eat breakfast benefit at Musconetcong Mason Lodge
MOUNT OLIVE TWP. - The Musconetcong Mason Lodge No. 42 Free and Accepted Masons will be hosting an all-you-can eat breakfast fundraiser, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Sunday, July 21 at 20 Old Budd lake Road, Budd Lake. The lodge is hosting an all you can eat breakfast buffet...
Enrollment Update from the Wayne Schools – Three Grades ‘Close’ to Reaching Limits
WAYNE, NJ – Assistant Superintendent Donna Reichman provided an update of enrollment status in the Wayne Township elementary schools during this past Board of Education meeting, saying that the schools are “currently watching three sections,” that are coming close to reaching approved class size limits. Early in...
Sparta Township Council Narrowly Approves 1st Reading of Funding for Master Plan Review
SPARTA, NJ – The first reading of an ordinance to fund the master plan review narrowly passed after much discussion. Ordinance 24-08 was opposed by Josh Hertzberg, supported by Mayor Neill Clark, Deputy Mayor Dean Blumetti and Councilman Dan Chiariello. Councilwoman Christine Quinn abstained. The ordinance provides $300,000 to...
Yesterday was Corn Fritter Day! Macculloch Hall Shares Their Recipe
July 16 was National Corn Fritter Day! Try this delicious recipe for corn fritters from Louisa Macculloch’s 19th-century cookbook. Sweet Jersey corn is starting to come in and this is a lovely alternative to corn on the cob. According to the garden journal kept by her husband George Macculloch...
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