Eric Strauss

On Sept. 14, the Navy commissioned the USS New Jersey fast attack submarine at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County. Through the commissioning of the boat, the USS New Jersey officially joins the naval fleet. Political, business and civic dignitaries were among the thousands of people who attended the sun-splashed event on the waterfront side of the naval base, whose piers stretch miles into Sandy Hook Bay. Among the dignitaries attending were Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Reps.

PEM Law LLP, a West Orange-based firm that launched in March, is continuing to grow, adding a partner to lead its new Family Law Practice, along with five other lawyers, it announced Thursday. Steve Marino, who joins the firm after more than 37 years in practice, will lead the new practice group with a focus on mediations, as well as matrimonial and family-related matters for clients seeking cutting-edge counseling in undoubtedly difficult circumstances.

For all the incredible nuggets of information in the documentary about former U.S. women’s national team goalie Hope Solo — how her father disappeared from her life early on, only to reappear as a homeless man living in a forest … how she named two former teammates as being responsible for her controversial benching during the 2007 World Cup … how she was one of the first leaders in the push for equal pay in soccer and how she feels that was the underlying factor for her banishment from the...