MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee passed an ordinance on second reading at its April 19 meeting that bans the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in town, a week before the South Orange Board of Trustees did the same thing in its town. Approved unanimously, the ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, […]
Margaret McEwan, 95, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at home in West Orange, N.J. Relatives and friends were invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. The funeral mass was offered at Sacred Heart Church at 12:30 p.m. Entombment at Gate of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Village announced May 4 that Adam Loehner, who has been serving as village administrator since late 2018, will be stepping down effective June 30 to take a job as assistant manager in Livingston. “Mr. Loehner’s contributions and commitment to the village throughout his nine years of service as an […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — William Paterson University senior outfielder Dan Carter, a Bloomfield High School alumnus, was named the 2022 New Jersey Athletic Conference Baseball Bill Dioguardi Player of the Year and WPU’s Mike Lauterhahn was selected as the Jeff Albies Coach of the Year, leading a list of seven Pioneer honorees. Through May 4, Carter, […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School senior Marlon Gomez signs with Nichols College, in Dudley, Mass., to continue his football career. Gomez, a running back and linebacker, is joined by his family and OHS Assistant Principal of Athletic and Academics Anthony Frantantoni. Gomez also has been selected to participate in the 27th Paul Robeson All-Star […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced May 3 to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Philip R. Sellinger announced. Rahim Jackson previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin. According to the documents […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Rotary Club of East Orange is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser from now through June 1 to raise funds for the club’s community initiatives. The Rotary Club of East Orange will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected; the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — As schools across the nation regain their cadence with the return to in-person learning and the reduction in mandates, the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation celebrates its 2022 list of Best Communities for Music Education. Now in its 23rd year, the 2022 program has recognized 738 school districts across 44 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At its April 26 meeting, the West Orange Township Council approved a resolution that authorizes the sale and purchase agreement, between the township and West Orange Senior Housing LLC, of the West Orange Public Library building on Mount Pleasant Avenue, advancing the process of moving the library to the Executive Drive […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In the Bloomfield Gifted and Talented Program for elementary school students, lunchtime can also be an opportunity for nourishment of the mind for students who excel beyond the standard core curriculum. According to Paul Alban, a fifth-grade teacher at Brookdale Elementary School and the district coordinator for the Gifted and Talented Program, […]