MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Early Music’s recorder and string ensemble, under the direction of Sandy Meltzer, will bring history to life through music in celebration of Constitution Day. Morristown National Historical Park, 30 Washington Place in Morristown, will host the free event on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. The program will include choral and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The newly hired principal of Liberty Middle School was arrested in West Orange on Aug. 30 for driving while intoxicated after she crashed and caused property damage on two private properties on Rock Spring Road. Aretha M. Dooley-Malloy was leaving a fundraising event for Councilman Bill Rutherford, who is running for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Time was when all a police officer walking the beat would carry was a sidearm, handcuffs and a nightstick, a veteran cop might tell you. But times have changed. For the present-day officer, the emphasis is on nonlethal encounters and the possibility of acting as a first medical responder at the scene […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man has admitted to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Sept. 6. Raquan Rawls, aka “Bandz,” 24, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge John Michael Vazquez by videoconference to two counts in a superseding indictment […]
NEWARK, NJ — Adeeb Salih, 30, of East Orange, has admitted to scheming with others to use credit cards and checks that were stolen from the mail by at least two U.S. Postal Service employees in order to make hundreds of thousands of dollars of purchases, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced Sept. 6. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, with an estimated 268,490 new cases projected for 2022. In most cases, conventional screening does not accurately identify the location and extent of the cancer, until now. Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, located in Glen […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Martta Kelly, of West Orange, will be having an opening reception of her photography on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Gallery at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices–New Jersey Properties, 695 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. Light refreshments will be served. Masks are required for The Gallery. Kelly recently won second […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — In 1952, Elizabeth II was crowned queen of England, Dwight Eisenhower was elected president of the United States and “The Today Show” had its inaugural broadcast. Closer by, in New Jersey, the Bloomfield Avenue trolley in Montclair had its final run. And the Oratorio Society of New Jersey held its first concert. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three Essex County men admitted their roles in murders in aid of racketeering on behalf of a drug enterprise, including the murder of a federal informant, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced Sept. 7. Tyquan Daniels, 26; Ali Hill, 29; and Thomas Zimmerman, 26, all of East Orange, pleaded guilty before U.S. District […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mercy House, a resource and referral center operated by the Archdiocese of Newark Respect Life Office, distributed dozens of backpacks and hundreds of school supplies to families in need during its annual back-to-school giveaway at its Newark location, 620 Clinton Ave., on Aug. 30. Dozens of local families and children in need […]