Thursday, May 2, 2013
More than 100 responders participated in the drill Wednesday in West Orange with eight fire department and 16 EMS providers along with New Jersey and county services.
West Orange Fire Department along with seven other township fire departments and 16 EMS providers participated in a New Jersey National Guard decontamination drill in West Orange Wednesday. The drill tested the capabilities of the county's hazardous material response and treatment of patients at the NJ National Guard Armory, according to West Orange Fire Chief Peter Smeraldo. It required the EMS to treat and triage about 20 potential people contaminated by the hazardous material. "We were very pleased with the results," said Smeraldo. "We identified our strengths and where we can improve." More than 100 first responders from local townships attended as well as Essex County Sheriff's Department, New Jersey EMS and University Hospital in …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Also in Essex County news Police: Suspicious Man at Bus Stop for Five Days; Bloomfield Avenue Development Project Denied by Zoning Board and Police: Drunk Driver Blew Through Red Light at 80 MPH.
Crash lodged car in between pole and building. A 21-year-old Irvington woman said to police a man shot at her car twice while she drove through Millburn on her way to work at Livingston Mall. Officer Ruiz faces 3 to 5 years in New Jersey State Prison for theft. Officials investigating reported enticement of an 11-year-old girl at the corner of Kinsley Street and Riggs Place. Joey Germinario, a.k.a. 'Joey Tattoo,' hosting grand opening for Bella Arte Tattoo Co. in Fairfield Saturday. Jones and woman were filling out missing persons report Residents cheer after unanimous vote defeats application after 9 months of hearings. Milburn theater picks five musicals with at least one with plans to go to Broadway. Mary Purcell of Westview Road in …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Each week Patch highlights some of the top headlines from around Essex County
The Maplewood Township Committee recently adopted a resolution recommending the state Board of Public Utilities and the state Legislature… The Cedar Grove Board of Education finalized and approved a contract with the district's teacher's union during its public meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 27.… Another Bloomfield gas station is being sued by the state for price gouging following Hurricane Sandy. Jenny’s Shell Station, at 461 Bloomfield Ave., was… A 17-year-old Verona youth was arrested Thanksgiving night when he sped off as police attempted to stop his car for speeding, Cedar… A 23-year-old city man was among nine people arrested on narcotics charges following an early-morning raid in Orange Thursday... Thursday's morning commute into …
Monday, February 6, 2012
Father of two working two jobs gets luxury Jersey City apartment valued at $3,080
Because of a lingering head cold, Michael Walker never heard his alarm Friday morning. With barely 60 seconds to spare before he would be disqualified from 103.5 WKTU's Live Free for a Year contest, he parked in front of a downtown Jersey City bus stop and sprinted into the building. Minutes later – minutes that often felt like an eternity – the Belleville resident and Montclair native who works two jobs after separating from his wife last summer experienced a dizzying high he still cannot fully remember: He won the right to a luxury, 1,363-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment with direct views of Manhattan from the Newport section of Jersey City valued at $3,080 per month. (Watch the video here.) One of 63 entrants into the contest held at …
Brian Falzarano
3:06 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012
They only pay the lease for a year. But think of the money he can save over 12 months with which he could help his family. Plus, in all my years of writing about others, I never dealt with anyone as genuinely elated -- good for him is right. more ›