Fans Pay Tribute to 'Sopranos' Star, Lawyer's Sardonic Response Goes Viral Top Regional News

Gandolfini Fans Gather Outside 'Sopranos' North Caldwell Home

As word spread that Sopranos star James Gandolfini had died Wednesday in Rome, fans took to the North Caldwell cul-de-sac that the HBO mob boss called home.

Booth Where 'Sopranos' Cut To Black Reserved in Memory of Gandolfini

Holsten’s was busy on Wednesday night. One booth, however, was conspicuously empty. 

In tribute to Sopranos star James Gandolfini, the owners of the Bloomfield ice cream parlor and restaurant reserved the booth where the last scene of the HBO series was shot.

Lawyer's Sardonic Retort to West Orange Cease-And-Desist Letter

West Orange Township told Jake Freivald to take down his website containing township news and information because 'it is likely to cause confusion, mistake or deceive the public.'

Rutgers-Newark Names New Chancellor

The board of governors at Rutgers-NewarkThursday announced that Nancy Cantor, formerly the chancellor of Syracuse University, has been named the new chancellor at Rutgers.

She becomes head of the 12,000-student campus Jan. 1, 2014, university officials said.

South Orange Husband-and-Wife Accountants Accused of Tax Fraud

A husband and wife tax preparing team with offices in South Orange and Jersey City were indicted Thursday on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, resulting in losses of nearly $400,000, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.

Maplewood Suspends Pub Liquor License for 5 Days

Maplewood Township voted to suspend the liquor license of St. James's Gate Publick House for five days on charges that it failed to comply with inspections of books of accounting.

More than 1,500 people from around New Jersey filled downtown Millburn for the annual President’s Cup 5K Night Race on Monday night.

Ken Goglas, 31, of Port Reading, came in first with a time of 15:01. Stephen Mennit, 23, of Edison, was shortly behind Goglas who finished second.

Strategic School Plan Moves Ahead Despite Opposition

More than 100 parents, teachers and students turned up for the Montclair Board of Education’s vote on the 2013 Strategic Operating Plan, which was passed unanimously despite pleas from some members of the public to defer the plan’s call for quarterly assessments.

Off-Duty West Essex First Aid Squad Members Revive Collapsed Man

West Essex First Aid Squad members leapt into action last week when a 47-year-old man collapsed at The Oval and needed to be resuscitated before help could arrive.