Watsessing 6th-graders ready for middle school

Watsessing 6th-graders ready for middle school

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Watsessing Elementary School celebrated its class day on Friday, June 16, when the school’s sixth-graders, with middle school looming, ended their elementary school days. Witnessing the transition were applauding parents and teachers who lined the first-floor hallway as 44 students proceeded to the multipurpose room for awards and diplomas during the traditional […]

Irvington man wins state championship

Irvington man wins state championship

IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington resident Jean Pierre Valencia won the New Jersey Golden Gloves 165-pound open class title on Saturday, April 15, at the North Bergen Recreation Center in North Bergen. The 23-year-old beat Trenton’s Alvin Matthews by decision in the state’s premier amateur boxing tournament. Valencia moves on to the Golden Gloves of America […]

NJ Transit to takeover DeCamp bus routes into NYC

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – NJ Transit will takeover bus service for DeCamp bus customers beginning Monday, April 10. NJ Transit will be modifying four existing bus routes during weekday peak periods only to/from Port Authority Bus Terminal. These routes will not entirely duplicate current DeCamp routes. The plan includes extending four existing NJ Transit bus […]

IHS’s JROTC finishes impressive season

IHS’s JROTC finishes impressive season

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School Junior ROTC squad has been crossing the state winning trophies both as a squad and as individuals. “Major Crosby Munro and myself are so proud of the cadets’ effort, teamwork, determination, and commitment to each other,” said Sgt. Harvey L. Craig, who helps lead the squad. “They used […]

President Obama’s portrait to join others in council chamber

President Obama’s portrait to join others in council chamber

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A locally commissioned and painted portrait of former President Barack Obama will join other presidents at the West Orange Municipal building. “A group of young people were touring the municipal building,” West Orange African Heritage Organization President Yvonne Nambe-Roach said. “At the end of the tour, some noted that the display […]

Public vents about book content

Public vents about book content

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The board of trustees of the Glen Ridge Public Library decided at its public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to reject all appeals by a group of borough residents who sought to remove or limit access to six books they considered inappropriate for children. A seventh library book, whose content was […]

Greg Englesbe supports Victoria’s Voice Foundation with $10,000 donation

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Greg Englesbe supports Victoria’s Voice Foundation with $10,000 donation

By Greg Englesbe The staggering statistics of the opioid epidemic in the United States don’t even begin to tell the story of the suffering, loss and heartbreak felt by grieving families and communities across the country on a daily basis. A crisis that has been raging for years only deepened during the COIVD-19 pandemic, whose […]

Curtain rises Friday for ‘Les Misérables’ at Ridgewood

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Gas Lamp Teens Players will present the musical “Les Misérables,” an adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel, Feb. 8, 9 and 10, at Ridgewood Avenue School. Co-directing the production is Christie Graves and Steve Buntrock. Both directors say choosing this musical was a big undertaking. “It was her idea,” Buntrock said […]