Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Millburn Fire Department says residents may smell natural gas in the area similar to Thursday's gas purge.
PSE&G has scheduled another gas line purge in Livingston this weekend, which may result in an abnormal odor of natural gas around Millburn and Livingston similar to Thursday, according to officials. The gas release on Cit Drive was scheduled to start on Saturday around 8 a.m. and set to end at 6 p.m. Millburn Fire Chief Michael Roberts said he doesn't expect the purge to be the same as Thursday, which spurred many calls to town hall about the smell, but was unsure because current humidity. "It may linger around longer than usual," Roberts said. If residents are concerned, he said, they can contact the Millburn Fire Department at (973) 376-0100 or Livingston Fire Department at 973-992-2373
Also in Essex County news Infant Dies After Being Found in Bathtub at Foster Home; Community Outcry Prompts District to Cancel Principal Swap; Belleville Council Cuts School Budget Tax Levy by $760,000 and Livingston Taxes Jump 5.7% in $44.5M Budget.
Authorities recovered a gun at the scene and say there is no threat to the community after man and woman were found dead late Thursday. "I think that it really does go to show the power of the community," father of three Raj Shah said, about the cancelled proposal that would have switched Hazel Elementary's principal with Edison Central's. Little girl's death appears accidental, police say Man identified as suspect in Maplewood incident believed to be involved in other armed robberies in area. The pair allegedly stole $150,000 from grandmother's bank account and sold more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced. The Township Council reductions bring the average homeowner's tax increase down from $270 to …
Friday, May 17, 2013
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Livingston Patch's Property of the Week is this home at 3 Bushkill Drive. Price: $2,500,000 Description: This custom built home is truly one of a kind. Built in 1990, the house is just off of South Orange Avenue and blocks away from the South Mountain Reservation. Inside this all brick, 9,600 square-foot two-story home, there are seven bedrooms and baths. There is a grand entry two-story hall as you enter, which is next to a butterfly staircase and atrium. The doors and trim are solid mahogany and there is porcelain tile abound. The well-manicured property is about 41,300 square feet, and includes a large, backyard deck for entertaining. Realtor: Contact Sales Associate Dolly Hamlin-Luwisch of Towne Realty Group at (973) 945-5193.
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3,000 iris varieties on display at Upper Montclair celebration attended by county executive, dignitaries.
More than 14,000 irises were on display Friday, May 10 at Upper Montclair’s Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens at a celebration of National Public Gardens Day attended by Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and other dignitaries. The iris garden features approximately 3,000 varieties of the flower. More than 100,000 blooms are on display during the peak of the season, which runs from May 10 through June 5. Among the dignitaries joining DiVincenzo were Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Executive Director Linda Sercus, Iris Gardens Citizens Committee President Nancy Skjeis-Lawes and Essex County Parks Director Daniel K. Salvante.
The Irvington native signed a 3-year, $6 million contract with the Jets in March.
Jets running back Mike Goodson was sent to a Morris County jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges in Denville Friday. Goodson, 25, was the passenger in a GMC Yukon stopped in the left center lane of I-80 West when a tow truck came upon them and called 911 early Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The tow truck driver reportedly was concerned about the intoxicated condition in which he found Goodson and the driver of the Yukon. Goodson was transported to Saint Claire’s Hospital in nearby Boonton and eventually charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun, and possession of a hollow-point bullet, according to ESPN. The driver of the…
Swearing study ranked the most and least courteous states in the country.
Third place? We couldn’t do better than #&@$ing third place? New Jersey residents were beaten out by Ohio and Maryland in a survey ranking individuals most likely to drop swear words on a complete stranger during a phone conversation. On the flip side, analysis by the Marchex Institute found that Washington, Massachusetts and Arizona topped the list of state residents least likely to lose their cool. Marchex examined more than 600,000 calls over a year that were placed by consumers to businesses in 30 different industries. The mobile advertising company also ranked the most courteous states: South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland. And the least courteous states: Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Indiana. Some other findings from the report…
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $600 million, the largest Powerball jackpot ever.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is now $600 million, which makes it the highest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $376.9 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in New Jersey and 42 other states, including New York, Florida, Texas and California. Tickets will be sold up to an hour before the 11 p.m. drawing. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was a $384 million win on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s …
Here's bargains 6-10 from the experts at AOL Auto with an assist from Carwoo.com.
May is more than half way complete. Summer is inching closer and the time we spend outdoors will increase during the next few months. Drivers need dependable cars to get them to the office, to the Shore and to those summer barbecues on the weekend. During the next two weeks, Patch will share AOL Auto's and CarWoo.com's Best New Car Deals for May so you can save some greenbacks and arrive safely and comfortably at your summer destinations. This week, we'll present new car deals 6-10 and follow up next week with the top 5 car deals. 10). Honda Crosstour EX - New - AOL Best Deal: $23,744 - $25,689 The Honda Crosstour is a weird mixture of a wagon, crossover and sedan. While the car's look may be polarizing, most people who test drive the car…
Former NBA player Chris Herren shares drug battle, recovery with community.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. It was just a little drinking and smoking on the weekends in high school. It was just a little cocaine offered by a friend in college. It was just one little yellow pill during the offseason. Then it was a career down the tubes. Then it was two drug overdoses, one of which was heart-stopping. Then it was a family that turned away because of too much pain. For more than an hour, Chris Herren, a once-heralded high school basketball star, college hoops standout and second round National Basketball Association draft …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Students are ‘egg-cited’ about science with lessons on hatching and caring for their newborn ducks.
What’s all the fuss about in Kindergarten? It’s definitely the fluffy, yellow ducks hatching in the classrooms. For 28 days, students played the role of the mother duck, tending to the eggs and turning them in the incubator. They researched ducks and learned about the embryo and different parts of an egg. Now that they’re here, “we read about ducks, write about ducks, and watch the ducks learn, grow, and change,” said Julie Bachrach, a Kindergarten teacher at Burnet Hill. Students turn to the ducks for inspiration in their writing, and make scientific discoveries, like watching how their webbed feet paddle in doll-sized pools. “We will see the ducks swim for the first time, preen their feathers, and waddle along,” Bacharach said. “We …
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WE should stop letting ANY pro player get just a slap on the wrist for doing anything illegal. They should be treated just like the rest of us! ALL teams should reserve the right to rescind their contracts that are worth millions to the players! We are way toooo forgiving - just like Mike Vick! He was just sorry he got caught abusing dogs. I feel he NEVER should have been picked up by another … more ›