Four Cars Robbed on JFK Parkway in an Afternoon, Police Say

West Orange, Livingston, Cranford and Scotch Plains residents had their cars broken into in Short Hills last Friday.

Four parked cars in the business parking lots at 51 and 101 John F. Kennedy Parkway across from the The Mall at Short Hills were broken into between 2 and 6 p.m. on Jan. 11, Millburn police said. Scott Dorfman, 31, of Cranford, told police when he entered the parking lot at about 2:30 p.m., he saw a young man in his car searching through his belongings. He told police, someone in a black Chevy Tahoe truck with tinted windows pulled up to Dorfman's car. The driver shouted "let's get out of here," to the man in the car once he saw Dorfman, according to the report. The truck drove off toward JFK Parkway South. Dorfman reported his gym bag and $150 worth of clothes were stolen.  Dianna Sancho , 66, of Livingston, told police she returned to …

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Locally, Nationally, Steve Jobs Made an Impact

Apple founder was visionary behind legacy of innovative consumer gadgets.

When Steve Jobs, the founder and visionary behind one of the most important technological companies in the modern world died on Wednesday at the age of 56, he left behind a legacy of innovative consumer gadgets for computing, phone and music markets.  Jobs, who started Apple from a California garage 35 years ago, is being remembered today as a visionary by people ranging from President Barack Obama to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said, "Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world."  Obama called Jobs "among the greatest of American innovators—brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it."  "The world has lost a visionary,” he continued, “And there may…

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6:52 pm on Saturday, October 8, 2011

In 2005, Steve Jobs gave the commencement address at Stanford University. Check it out, its really good. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html   more ›

Celebrity Sightings: Jonas Brothers at Bloomingdale's

For fans, a sweet treat after pop stars tweet.

Celebrity sightings of the Jonas Brothers were the buzz among shoppers at The Mall at Short Hills on Sunday. The teen pop stars had tweeted they’d be there, and sure enough, Joe and Nick, were true to their tweet in Bloomingdale’s. And that was sweet for fans who dropped everything (including dinner on the stove, one NJ mom blogged) to get to the mall. Photos of fans with the stars were soon up on social media sites like Oceanup.com, a teen site for celebrity news: “… when someone told us that the Jonas Brothers were in Bloomingdale's, we sprinted there as fast as we could and then we saw Big Rob. He told us that Nick and Joe were in the changing room. We went over there and we asked for a picture. They were so nice and flawless." Indeed, …

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Carjacking Attempted at The Mall at Short Hills

Victim was repeatedly hit in the head with a firearm and taken to Overlook Hospital for treatment.

 Millburn Police are investigating a violent attempted carjacking that took place Friday night at The Mall at Short Hills.. Millburn Police happened to be on the scene investigating a shoplifting incident at Neiman Marcus and were placing that suspect into the patrol car when they heard someone “screaming hysterically for assistance from police,” Lt. Peter Eakley, Millburn Police Public Information officer, reported. A 53-year-old man who was screaming was also bleeding profusely from head and facial wounds, Eakley said. Police requested back up and gave first aid to the victim, who told them that he was returning to his 2011 BMW convertible in Lot J after shopping at the mall when without warning, a black male wearing a blue hooded …

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A Case in Brief(s)

Man arrested on charges of shoplifting underwear at the Mall at Short Hills.

Some people wouldn’t be caught without clean underwear. In this case, Sean Livingston of Newark was caught with it. Lots of it. Millburn Police responded to a report of shoplifting on Saturday afternoon at Macy’s Department Store at The Mall at Short Hills, where they found that Livingston, 42, was being detained by the store’s Loss Prevention Department after being caught trying steal the underwear. Police determined that Livingston had tried to steal 12 3-packs of Polo Ralph Lauren Boxer Briefs priced at a total of $456. Livingston was taken to the Millburn Police Department, charged and released pending a hearing in court. Editor's note: Arrest information was provided by the Millburn Police Department and does not indicate a conviction.

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Bites Nearby

Sneak Peek Inside the Cheesecake Factory

The restaurant is opening at the Mall at Short Hills.

The Cheesecake Factory’s much anticipated opening is Monday, but 1,300 people enjoyed a preview this week, as The Cheesecake Factory employees practiced their jobs in two days of training with guests, to try to work out the biggest kinks before paying customers arrive. Patch was invited to one of several preview meals held on Thursday and Friday, so I took my 10-year-old son Max, a junior photographer for Patch, to give you a look inside before it opens. The restaurant at The Mall at Short Hills is 10,000 square feet of wood and marble, mosaics and candles, and the dining room seats up to 277 guests. The bakery area has dozens of cheesecakes and other desserts, a full bar and windows into the kitchen. It also has a lot of employees.  It “…

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