Essex County towns try to recover from the remnants of Hurricane Ida

Essex County towns try to recover from the remnants of Hurricane Ida

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped Essex County on Wednesday, Sept. 1, with rain traveling north from Louisiana and soaking the area. Towns in Essex County are now in the midst of large-scale cleanups, after water damaged parks, schools, basements and cars, both parked and on the road. In Bloomfield, Mayor […]

SOMSD partners with MediMobile to effer weekly COVID-19 testing

SOMSD partners with MediMobile to effer weekly COVID-19 testing

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District, through a partnership with MediMobile, will be offering weekly, voluntary COVID-19 testing at Columbia High School’s gymnasium parking lot on Valley Street. Testing is open to all district staff and students, the SOMA community, and any Essex County resident. We encourage staff, students and […]

Newark to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with slate of events

NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka has announced that the city of Newark will host an array of events between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 to observe Hispanic Heritage Month, including book giveaways, awards and scholarships events, and a free concert by Latin Grammy Award–winning singer India. “Our Latino community has been one of […]

Studio Montclair to present ‘Inspired by an Object’

Studio Montclair to present ‘Inspired by an Object’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair will present “Inspired by an Object,” a concurrent exhibition, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 15 at both Montclair Art Museum’s Vance Wall Art Education Gallery, 3 S. Mountain Ave., and Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to […]

Free evening of creative theater to commemorate attacks

MONTCLAIR, NJ — “Catch the Morning,” a collection of one-act plays and monologues on 9/11 themes, written and acted by New Jerseyans, premieres this summer, underwritten by Apricot Sky Productions and producer/playwright Eric Alter. A topic with great resonance for Garden Staters, the stage treatment is given to relationships arising from Sept. 11 and its […]

AG warns against price gouging and other disaster-related fraud

AG warns against price gouging and other disaster-related fraud

NEWARK, NJ — Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs has alerted residents to beware of price gouging and consumer fraud following Gov. Phil Murphy’s declaration of a state of emergency related to Hurricane Ida, according to a Sept. 3 press release. “New Jerseyans recovering from the after-effects of Hurricane […]

Two new N.J. lawsuits sue McCarrick for abuse

Two new N.J. lawsuits sue McCarrick for abuse

NEWARK, NJ — The law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates has filed two new civil sexual battery lawsuits against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and the Archdiocese of Newark, according to a Sept. 2 press release from the firm. The lawsuit filed by JA DOE 60, a former employee of the Archdiocese of Newark, alleges […]

AG indicts owners of school bus company in Essex Co. for unsafe practices

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Attorney Andrew J. Bruck announced Aug. 31 that the owners of an Essex County–based school bus company have been indicted for allegedly providing false information to school districts to cover up the fact that the company hired unqualified drivers, failed to conduct mandatory drug testing and criminal background checks for […]