Friday, May 24, 2013
Check out the photos of this three-bedroom home on Bauer Drive.
Location: 2 Bauer Drive, West Orange Price: $309,900 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 and 1 half Description: Split level home with a one car garage and a flat, fenced in yard. This is a brand new to market with showings to begin at the Memorial Weekend open house this Sunday from 2-4pm. Listing Agents: Beverly and Robert Meaux, The Bev & Bob Homes Team, Keller Williams Suburban Realty, 201-647-6144. If you're a Realtor and would like to submit your property to Patch for this weekly column, please email craig.mccarthy@patch.com.
Local benefits also raise money for cancer research and victims of Oklahoma's recent tornado disaster.
Newarkers were among the most accomplished of the more the 1,400 students to receive diplomas Wednesday during Essex County College’s commencement ceremony. The school’s 44th annual commencement was held at the Prudential Center. Newark Mayor Cory Booker wlll kick off the annual 2013 North Jersey Pride Festival, a day-long event on Sunday, June 9 from Noon to 6 p.m. at Memorial Park in Maplewood. The festival is the culmination of a full week of events in Maplewood and South Orange for the community of LGBT residents and supportive allies. The events are designed to focus on the importance of supporting Marriage Equality and LGBT youth. In a moment that has been nearly a decade in the making -- and that some residents feared might never …
Gov. Christie appeared at Seaside Heights boardwalk Friday to promote the Jersey Shore.
The Jersey Shore is officially open for summer, Gov. Chris Christie said as he spent Friday morning in Seaside Heights promoting tourism in New Jersey. Early Friday, Christie appeared on NBC's Today Show, which broadcast its morning news program live from Seaside Heights. The governor later cut a ceremonial ribbon—a Guinness World Record at over five miles long—to officially declare the shore open. "It's an incredible day for New Jersey," Christie said in remarks. "I'm so thrilled that this morning we're here with the whole country welcoming the Jersey Shore back." After being battered by Superstorm Sandy, many businesses on the boardwalk are open and welcoming customers, though others continue to make repairs. Despite some grey skies, …
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on West Orange area roads right now.
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, your good. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck.
Last week, Patch shared AOL Autos list of cars 6-10 for the best May bargains. Today, we provide listings 1-5.
Last week, we listed cars 6-10 in AOL Autos May top car bargains. There was plenty of variety and lots of savings out there. Today, we close out the list so you have time to get to your local dealer and save yourself some serious money. 5). Ford F-150 - New - AOL Auto Best Deal: $19,326 - $24,890 Rugged and versatile, the F-150 is great for life on the farm or in suburbia. The latest information shows the car selling at 13% below its sticker price. Safety features include four-wheel ABS disc brakes, electronic traction and stability control, front and side airbags and the Safety Canopy side curtain airbags. The F-150 offers a 4x2 or a 4x4 drive system, three cab styles, three pickup box lengths and several useful individual options and …
Outdoor movie series in Verona includes 'How to Train Your Dragon,' 'Singin’ in the Rain,' 'Enchanted' and 'Casablanca.'
The Essex County Free Friday Flicks film series will be held every Friday in June at Essex County Kip's Castle Park in Verona. The free film series includes selections for children as well as adults. All movies will be shown under the stars on the grounds of historic Kip's Castle. Essex County Kip's Castle Park is located at 22 Crestmont Road in Verona, on the border of Montclair. Gates open at 7 p.m. Movies begin at dusk. The schedule of movies is as follows: June 7: “How to Train Your Dragon,” Rated PG Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, this animated action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Rain date: …
The third installment of 'The Hangover,' 'Fast & Furious 6' and the animated family movie 'Epic' opened this week. Check out the showtimes for West Orange's AMC Essex Green Cinema and nearby.
Editor's Note: Plot and movie details aggregatted from Moviefone and reviews from RottenTomatoes. Use the widget above to find showtimes at West Orange's AMC Essex Green Cinema and nearby for this Memorial Day weekend. 'The Hangover Part III' is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips' record-shattering comedy franchise. This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. Run time- 100 mins. In 'Fast & Furious 6,' since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tourism commissioner says rental market is healthy.
Though immense devastation from Superstorm Sandy remains visible up and down the New Jersey coastline, beaches, boardwalks and even rental homes are ready for the annual influx of summer tourists that will begin this weekend, officials said Thursday at the annual "State of the Shore" event in Belmar. The State of the Shore report is presented by state officials and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium every year before Memorial Day weekend kicks off, but this year it evolved to mark the unofficial reopening of the Shore area following Sandy. With emergency repairs to state and local infrastructure damaged by the storm now complete, work has started on the state's long term recovery, said Bob Martin, commissioner of the state Department of …
Richard Levens, of Randolph, has been suspended from the department.
A 24-year veteran West Orange police officer was charged Thursday with theft and has been suspended from the department, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Richard Levens, of Randolph, has been charged with third-degree theft and was suspended by township police department, according to Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office. Levens, 45, has an annual salary of $123,156, according to NJ.com. It is unknown whether Levens was suspended with or without pay. The prosecutor's office deferred further information about Leven's charge and suspension to the West Orange police department. The township spokeswoman, Jessica Glicker, said the department had no immediate comment on the charge. Levens' lawyer, Charles …
This will be Obama's first visit to Shore since just after Sandy.
President Obama and Gov. Christie will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday, according to The Record in Bergen County. This will be Obama's first visit to the area since Oct. 31, just after the storm struck. A full itinerary of the visit was not available. More information can be found here.
Nose Wayne
6:16 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013
Enough talking "smack", just glad to see the Jersey shore coming back to life. You don't hear anything about NY ? Guess they are all repaired ? more ›