Glen Cove Wins $25K Urban Forestry Grant
GLEN COVE, NY — The City of Glen Cove has been awarded $25,706 from New York State for ash tree management. It is one of more than $7.1 million in Urban and Community Forestry Grants in New York funded by the U.S. Forest Service through the historic Inflation Reduction Act. The selected projects represent a…
Popular Pizza Restaurant In Hoboken Closed Until September
HOBOKEN, NJ — Mario’s Classic Pizza, a popular restaurant at Eighth and Garden streets in Hoboken, closed last week for vacation, and will reopen on Monday, Sept. 2. “Closed for vacation, July 23-Sept. 2,” says a sign in the window. Sometimes, the news just writes itself. Find out what's happening in Hobokenwith free, real-time updates…
Good Samaritans' Car Hit Over And Over Again On 101 Freeway: Video
LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run pile-up that happened when a Good Samaritan came to the aid of a woman who had been thrown from her overturned vehicle on the Ventura (101) Freeway Friday morning. The harrowing series of crashes was caught on tape. It all started shortly after midnight on the…
'Stop The Sting' Jellyfish Study Offers Hope For NJ Bay, Lagoon Users
LAVALLETTE, NJ — In 2013, as residents of the Jersey Shore were picking up the pieces and trying to rebuild in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, there was another group of residents whose lives were turned upside down: Bay nettles. The destruction of bulkheads and docks and waterfront structures caused a significant loss of habitat…
Gramophone Dreams #86: Harbeth P3ESR XD loudspeaker and Nelson subwoofer/stand
After lifelike timbres and speed-train momentum, how a loudspeaker projects its energy into my room is the main thing that determines how my sound system feels as I listen to it. When I review loudspeakers, I try to notice the unique tone and force of their “voice” as they speak into my room. Do they…
Munich: Abbey Fonn / Nick Getz / Wilson XVX, D’Agostino Relentless, VPI Titan, Nordost, Stromtank
As one of Munich’s most prestigious distributors, Mansour Mamaghani’s Audio Reference again pulled out all the stops in a huge, glass enclosed central Atrium space that showcased more brands than there is space to list. One of the highlights of their mobbed, standing-room-only press event was a presentation in which Impex Records’ Abby Fon shared…
T+A R 2500 R multisource receiver
The hi-fi receiver has been many different things. Early examples, like the Harman Kardon “Stereo Festival” TA-230 from 1958 (said by modern-day Harman/Samsung to be the first stereo receiver; footnote 1), featured separate FM and AM monophonic tuners that could assign a speaker to each if you wanted to listen to what was then a…
West Orange Council Makes Decision On Garbage, Recycling Collection
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After much discussion, the Great Garbage Debate in West Orange has been settled. And things will remain the same – for now. With the cost of trash and recycling collection soaring, West Orange officials have been considering the possibility of making service changes. Several council discussions on the issue have taken…
Plans For Large Restaurant Near Top Of Greenwich Avenue Approved
GREENWICH, CT — Plans for a large restaurant near the top of Greenwich Avenue were approved this week, with several conditions, by the town’s planning & zoning commission. The eatery will occupy the ground floor of building No. 3 within Pickwick Plaza, the 280,000-square-foot, office and retail complex at 1-3 Greenwich Ave. While the name…
'I Will Never Forgive Him': Loved Ones React To LI Dealer's Sentencing
NORTH FORK, NY — After a Riverhead man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for distributing the fentanyl-laced cocaine that led to four fatal overdoses in one day on the North Fork in 2021, family and loved ones of the lost are speaking out. Marquis Douglas, 39, of Riverhead, a drug trafficker who…