Sunday, May 19, 2013
"The nightmare is not over for many affected by Sandy," says Ridgewood resident Frank Del Vecchio. The Fairview police chief will be running from Moonachie to the Jersey Shore to raise funds and awareness.
Seven months after Super Storm Sandy's winds ripped homes from their foundations, dunked rollercoasters into the Atlantic, and left scores facing a harrowing road to rebuilding, there's a fear the victims will be forgotten. It hasn't escaped Frank Del Vecchio's memory. The Ridgewood resident and Fairview police chief is strapping on his running shoes for perhaps his most ambitious excursion yet – he'll be running 106 miles non-stop from flood-scarred Moonachie to Staten Island and then down the Jersey Shore to aid victims. "Right after Sandy hit, I had a conversation with the mayor of Little Ferry (Mauro Raguseo) and he told me how devastated the town was and how a lot of people were helping," Del Vecchio said. "But then he said something …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Irvington native signed a 3-year, $6 million contract with the Jets in March.
Jets running back Mike Goodson was sent to a Morris County jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges in Denville Friday. Goodson, 25, was the passenger in a GMC Yukon stopped in the left center lane of I-80 West when a tow truck came upon them and called 911 early Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The tow truck driver reportedly was concerned about the intoxicated condition in which he found Goodson and the driver of the Yukon. Goodson was transported to Saint Claire’s Hospital in nearby Boonton and eventually charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun, and possession of a hollow-point bullet, according to ESPN. The driver of the…
Former NBA player Chris Herren shares drug battle, recovery with community.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. It was just a little drinking and smoking on the weekends in high school. It was just a little cocaine offered by a friend in college. It was just one little yellow pill during the offseason. Then it was a career down the tubes. Then it was two drug overdoses, one of which was heart-stopping. Then it was a family that turned away because of too much pain. For more than an hour, Chris Herren, a once-heralded high school basketball star, college hoops standout and second round National Basketball Association draft …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Entrepreneur says the NFL-registered league will be open to first graders through adults.
A local entrepreneur has started a new league that he says will help fill a void in the Bergen County sports scene. Carl Susini, of Mahwah, was a coach in the township's Youth Football League for eight years before serving as president of the Bergen Passaic Youth Football League. Though Susini and his wife could not have any children, he says the impact youth sports had on him as a child prompted him to become involved in the existing programs in the township, and create something new. “I remember the experience I got,” he said. “It was not only educational, I learned things that were really life-changing. I want to be able to help give kids that.” In 2010, Susini founded Youth Sports World, a sports promotion and marketing company that …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Don Bosco pulled ahead and away from Bergen County in the third quarter to win their second consecutive county title.
The Don Bosco Ironmen outscored the Bergen Catholic Crusaders 5-1 in the third quarter of the finals in the Bergen County Lacrosse Tournament. That scoring outburst made all the difference and propelled the Ironmen to a 10-6 victory and their second straight Bergen County championship. The Ironmen had a rough go of it in the first half. Bergen Catholic goalie Matt Pedrick was on point early on and held the Ironmen to just three first-half goals. “They came out playing hard. We were struggling with our shots and their goalie played really well," said Don Bosco captain Teddy Sisco-Tolomeo. Don Bosco looked like a different team in the second half. They came out very aggressive, snatched control of the game and never looked back. "In the …
Estimated 400,000 people expected in region; team practices to be held in Florham Park and Media Day in Newark
The 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium is expected to have a $550 million economic impact on New Jersey and New York, with an estimated 400,000 people in the region, according to a report on dailyrecord.com. Businesses should start preparing for the flood of visitors now, according to speakers at The Big Game Huddle, an informational and networking event held Wednesday at Raritan Valley Country Club. “Start the celebration now,” said Wayne Hasenbalg, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “You don’t have to wait until the week before the game," he told the dailyrecord.com. That impact will be felt in North and Central Jersey, as one of the competing teams will practice at the Atlantic …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Healy comes to Bergen Catholic after leading Fair Lawn to three consecutive state playoffs.
Bergen Catholic High School recently announced the hiring of Brack Healy as the school’s 15th hockey coach in program history. Healy comes to Bergen Catholic after recent successful coaching stints at Montclair Kimberley Academy and Fair Lawn High School. “We are truly blessed to have the opportunity to have our Ice Hockey program led by such an outstanding, young, dynamic coach as Coach Healy," Bergen Catholic Athletic Director Jack McGovern said. "I believe under his leadership this program will be successful in every way." A 2003 graduate of Montclair High School, Healy was a standout player finishing his career as a member of the prestigious NJSIAA 100 point club. The Montclair State University alum later served as an assistant at …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
The team qualified to run the oldest track and field competition in the United States.
The River Dell Girls Track Team ran the prestigious Penn Relays last Thursday. The Penn Relays is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 4x100 placed 1st in their heat. Although they did not place, the 4x400 and 4x800 ran well. According to the girls, it was an amazing day watching athletes compete from all over the world. Kristen Choo, Maddie Bonivita, Paige Fernandez, Emily Croonquist ran the 4x800 relay. Marina Reilly, Jamie Woods, Erin Hughes, Olivia Schuster ran the 4x100 relay. Noreen Bryne, Melissa Gibbons, Paige Fernandez, Nicole Burrowes ran the 4x400 relay. The team had …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Jim McGovern shoots 3-under par to take the Cutter & Buck Head Professional Championship.
Jim McGovern (pictured right) of Oradell, PGA Professional at White Beeches Golf & Country Club in Haworth, won the Cutter & Buck Head Professional Championship, presented by Adams Golf & Bushnell, on April 29, at Metuchen Golf & Country Club. The only golfer in the field to shoot under par in both rounds, McGovern finished the 36-hole event at 3-under par, 141, earning a 6-stroke victory and taking home the prestigious Walter Syring Memorial Trophy. He is joined by Kevin Syring, left, who presented the trophy at the New Jersey PGA Section event.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Center tells SI.com in first-person account he "didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.”
Former New Jersey Nets center Jason Collins, who played for six seasons with the team including a championship run in the 2002-03 season, revealed he was gay in a soon-to-be published story. Collins said in a first-person account in the May 6 edition of Sports Illustrated posted on SI.com that he “didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.” He tells the magazine, “I still love the game, and I still have something to offer. My coaches and teammates recognize that. At the same time, I want to be genuine and authentic and truthful.” In the story, Collins describes how the first person he came out to was his aunt, a Superior Court judge in San …
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1:37 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
You could have said it more politely but Lillian seems to be on the wong page. To whom in the Morristown Police dept and Mayor's people do the Jets give Free tickets? Come on reporters, this a two call or email question. Are you forbidden to advance the Morristown angle of the Jets drug story? Even three gangJETS member sitting in cars with d4ugs and guns is too many. What does good old Miami … more ›