Springfield News

Montclair State University held its 2013 Commencement at the Izod Center at New Jersey's Meadowlands Sports Complex on Friday.

Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services said it is seeking new agency partners in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program.

Millburn police officers were drawn to the Short Hills train station around 9:30 p.m. May 22 to investigate reports of two men driving a John Deere utility vehicle on the train tracks.

The New Jersey TGI Fridays rip off sounds like a stunt Tony Soprano and his mafia pulled for profit when they sold black market cigarettes at regular prices.

More than 1,000 bottles of booze were seized from 29 New Jersey bars by more than 100 state agents Wednesday at the conclusion of a year-long investigation called "Operation Swill, '' authorities said Thursday.

Nora Abelaziz, 23, of Springfield died Tuesday night after the motorcycle she was operating crashed in Franklin Township, according to a report by NJ.com. Abelaziz was unresponsive when police arrived at 595 Weston Canal Road just before 7:30 p.m., Franklin Township Police Sgt.

The following is a list of job openings in the Westfield area. Click on the links below for additional details.

A total of 29 licensed bars throughout the state were served demands for records by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Division of Criminal Justice for serving non-premium brand alcohol in premium brand bottles, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced on Wednesday, May 22.

Diplomas were awarded to 599 Drew University graduates Saturday on the school's campus in Madison.

Seventeen Level 6, five Level 7 and thirteen Level 8 Madison Area YMCA Rosettes gymnasts competed at the YMCA 2013 State Championship Meet hosted by the Madison Area YMCA in Madison on May 5. Gymnasts from three YMCAs in New Jersey competed alongside the Rosettes gymnasts.

In this 2004 Star-Ledger file photo, Farah Ahmed of Springfield watches the pump as she fills up her Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Mobil station on the corner of Springfield Avenue and Vauxhall Road in Union.

In just this past month, it has been my pleasure to attend nine ribbon cuttings or groundbreakings for companies that are committed to doing business in New Jersey as a home for economic growth.

May 1: A business in the 100 block of Central Avenue reported the theft of approximately $556.45 worth of Wusthof kinves between 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The matter is under investigation.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that the 2013 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit will begin this year's tour at the Springfield Public Library, located at 66 Mountain Avenue in Springfield.

Even when their attention is on a singer or speaker, or they are simply absorbed in conversation with those who share their traumatic history, the Holocaust survivors who attend Cafe Europa gatherings in Elizabeth or South Orange are also the focus of attention themselves.

Yad Vashem has unveiled the latest contribution by a New Jersey family to the memory of Holocaust victims and for the support of survivors.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Suburban News during the week of May 6-10, 2013.

What do you get Bea Slater, an 85-year-old 'rocker' who has lived in Springfield over 60 years, for her birthday and for Mother's Day? On November 4 th 1960 I was "Born to Run". But without my mom Bea I would still be down by "The River" searching through the "Darkness on the Edge of Town" . So when the Wrecking Ball Tour was announced earlier this ... (more)

SPRINGFIELD - The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that the 2013 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit will begin this year's tour at the Springfield Public Library, located at 66 Mountain Avenue in Springfield.

A water utility truck spilled 30 to 40 gallons of diesel fuel onto Short Hills Avenue Thursday after it was hit by another car, according to township officials.