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Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Food Network Names South Orange Deli Among Best In America
Food Network is breaking down the best delis in every state. In New Jersey, that's Town Hall Deli in South Orange. The deli opened in 1927 and has since relocated twice, most recently in 2013 to its current location at 74 1st St. Town Hall's claim to fame is that it's the birthplace of the Sloppy Joe. And no, Food Network clarifies, that's not the ground hamburger meat between two buns. The Sloppy Joe Sandwich from Town Hall Deli.Town Hall Deli It's the New Jersey classic Sloppy Joe sandwich: Layers of two different meats, Swiss cheese, coleslaw and homemade Russian dressing on baked …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Dozens Have Been Charged In Carjacking, Car Theft Investigations
Authorities have placed dozens of people behind bars in disrupting a pipeline that delivered luxury vehicles from North and Central Jersey to customers in West Africa via ports in Newark, Elizabeth and Staten Island, the Attorney General's office said Monday . Panel Dalce was sentenced Friday, becoming the last person put behind bars as a result of a pair of investigations, dubbed "Operation Jacked" and "Operation 17 Corridor" aimed at carjackers and car thieves operating in Somerset, Bergen, Essex and a number of other counties. More than 50 people have been arrested and charge…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Victim In Tuesday's Fatal Newark Shooting Is South Orange Man, 22
The victim in the second deadly shooting to occur in Newark within 24 hours earlier this week has been identified as a 22-year-old South Orange man. Sabor A. Townes was gunned down at 80 Clinton Place Tuesday night, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said, There did not appear to be a connection with the shooting the previous night that left 49-year-old Hassan Webb dead. In both shootings there were multiple victims. The two other people struck by gunfire in Tuesday's shooting are in stable condition, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ess…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed By Train Strike In South Orange Identified
NJ Transit released the name of the woman who was fatally struck by a train in South Orange Wednesday. Barbara Voorhees, 60, of New Providence, died after she was hit by a Dover-bound train around middday. She was the first of two people killed by a train Wednesday in the Essex County area. An unidentified male was struck by an Amtrak train just east of Penn Station in Newark around 5 p.m.
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Med School Student Center Named For Westfield's Dr. Derrick Nelson
The late principal of Westfield High School widely praised for his service in the military and for his dedication to the students in his charge has received another honor, a Roseland law firm announced Thursday. Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, which is located at Seton Hall University in South Orange, has named its student life center for Derrick Nelson, who died in April after he fell into a coma following a bone-marrow transplant procedure. The facility will now be known as the Dr. Derrick Nelson Student Life Services Center, according to a release from Mazie Slater Katz &…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday
An Amtrak train struck a person who had entered the tracks in Harrison just east of Penn Station Newark Wednesday night, NJ Transit said. Transit later said the person died. The person was hit around 5:07 p.m. The incident disrupted service between New York Penn and Newark Penn stations, NJ Transit and Amtrak said. PATH service was affected as well. The red lights in this photo are from a stopped Amtrak train on the Dock Bridge in Newark, while first responders investigate a reported pedestrian strike. Service is subject to 45min delays & rail tickets/passes are being cross-hono…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Person Fatally Struck By Dover-Bound Train In South Orange Identified
UPDATE: The woman's name was released Thursday. Click here for more. A Dover-bound NJ Transit train struck and killed a person in South Orange Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the agency said. Morris & Essex 6225, which left Penn Station New York shortly before noon, struck the person, described only as a female trespasser, at around 12:30 p.m. at Mountain Station. None of the 300 passengers and crew aboard the train were hurt. Morris & Essex and Gladstone branch service was temporarily suspended Wednesday afternoon in both directions. The New Jersey Tran…
Newark, NJ
News
Bear Spotted In South Orange: Report
Police in Maplewood issued an alert Friday afternoon that a bear had been spotted on Wyoming Avenue in neighboring South Orange. The Village Green reported that the text went out around 12:22 p.m., adding that schools in the area had been advised to hold recess indoors. The public was asked to avoid contact with the animal and to call police if it's seen. The sighting was reported in the general vicinity of South Mountain Reservation, where bears have been spotted in the past. Black bears have been seen in all 21 of the state's counties.
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Fundraiser Started On Behalf Of 26-Year-Old Nanny Killed In Maplewood
Au pairs in Maplewood and South Orange have launched a fundraiser for Karen L. Bermudez-Rodriguez, who was killed in Maplewood Saturday morning along with a member of the family she worked for. "Karen will be remembered as a very loving person with a big heart. She was always very humble and kind, and always willing to help those in need. She enjoyed being an au pair and was grateful to have such a lovely host family. She especially cherished her time with her host family’s daughters and loved them very much. Karen had pursued the au pair program to advance her English skills and…
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Pastrami On Rye? We Got You Covered! 5 Sandwich Spots To Try In Essex County
Traced back to 18th century England, the sandwich in all its iterations can satisfy most any palate. There are the classics: turkey and Swiss, tuna salad, pastrami on rye and chicken parm. Then there are the specialties: grilled veggies, tofu and avocado, smoked turkey and brie, the fat sandwich. New Jersey has them all. Here are five places in Essex County where you can find your favorite or try something new. Hobby’s Deli, 32 Branford Pl., Newark. Hobby’s Deli rightly calls itself “a Newark tradition before you were born.” This kosher-style deli has it all and ranks at the top of sev…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the victim in a deadly fire in South Orange early Friday. The blaze broke out at 231 Ward Place around 2:40 a.m. The fire left the three-story, single-family home heavily damaged. The victim, 48-year-old Cecelia Cranko, was found on the home’s top floor and was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other occupants in the home when firefighters arrived and no one else was injured, the prosecutor's office said. Two years ago Cranko told WABC 7 News she had been attacked by a man in the Ward Place home. She was on the top…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Victim In S. Orange House Fire Was Once Attacked In The Home
UPDATE, 10:35 p.m. July 5: The victim in Friday's fire has been identified. Click here for more. A person died in a fire that broke out at a home in South Orange early Friday morning, authorities said. The fire, at a home on Ward Place, started shortly before 3 a.m. Video from the scene shows both floors of the home heavily damaged by fire. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. A spokesman said early Friday afternoon that next of kin had yet to be notified. Check back for updates.
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