Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Maplewood Has Become Home To A Thriving ‘Garage Bar’ Scene
Lots of people clear a space in the corner of the garage where friends from the neighborhood can gather for a cold beer or two. Usually, this amounts to nothing more elaborate than a few camp chairs and a battered mini-fridge set up near an old street sign hanging on the wall. John Garbarino, however, has taken his own homemade pub to the next level. Or maybe the level beyond that. The Maplewood resident has transformed his garage into what amounts to a working tavern (but not a business; here, the beers are free for friends and guests) roughly modeled on the Spring Lounge near his for…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Uber Driver Carjacked In Saddle Brook, 2 Caught After Crashing Another Car In Union County
An Uber driver was carjacked in Saddle Brook by two gunmen who also took his wallet, cash and cellphone before threatening to kill him if he didn't run, authorities said. Police in Newark had two suspects in custody and were searching for a third, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said Friday night. The New York victim said he’d just dropped off a fare on First Street near Outwater Lane and was checking his app for his next fare late Thursday when a dark-colored Mercedes drove up, Kugler said. Suddenly, he said, two occupants of that car opened the driver’s side door of his black 201…
