MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Community-based agriculture is the process of demonstrating the harmonious relationship between people, nature and community. Join Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 when Tobias Fox presents “Urban Agriculture as a Catalyst for Community Development.” As founder and managing director of the community-driven, nonprofit organization Newark Science and Sustainability Inc., […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology has been awarded three Upward Bound grants by the U.S. Department of Education totaling $1,168,939 that will help pave the way for hundreds of Newark high school students to pursue a college degree. Upward Bound — one of seven federal TRiO programs created by the Higher Education […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers announced Aug. 26 the arrest of a 16-year-old who is being charged with the murder of a 17-year-old in Irvington. On Aug. 19, at 10:10 p.m., police discovered the 17-year-old victim, whose name is not being released, on […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile Virus this year, according to an Aug. 25 press release. Three male residents tested positive in August for West Nile virus, in Bergen, Morris and Ocean counties. Two are in their 50s, one is in his […]
NEWARK, NJ — Ramunas Katkus, of Summit, has been arrested for the murder of Angelika K. Miles, 28, of Summit, according to an Aug. 27 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Katkus is being charged with murder, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. On Friday, Aug. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Forbes has once again named NJ Transit to its America’s Best-in-State Employers 2022 list powered by Statista. This year, NJ Transit ranked seventh among the 90 New Jersey organizations that were included in the annual rankings, up from last year’s ranking of 24th. The survey, according to Forbes, measures leading companies from […]
MILLBURN, NJ — A three-alarm fire was reported late in the evening on Monday, Aug. 22, at 206 Millburn Ave. in Millburn in a 40-unit apartment complex. The Millburn Fire Department received reports of black smoke pouring out of a window at 8:56 p.m. at the apartment complex. Upon arrival, fire officials located the fire […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Arthouse Film Festival is moving! After 25 years at AMC Mountainside, the festival will unspool for 10 weeks, beginning Sept. 19, at The Village at SOPAC, located in the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way. Festival founder and director Chuck Rose, who grew up in Maplewood, is excited to […]
LOS ANGELES, CA — Michael Calabrese, a professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters at California State University, Los Angeles, was recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during the 2022 university convocation. Calabrese was presented an Outstanding Professor Award on Aug. 18 for his significant achievements in scholarly inquiry and […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced Aug. 24 the filing of seven new environmental enforcement actions across the state. Six of the environmental justice lawsuits center on a broad array of chemical pollutants that have tainted separate, unrelated sites in Newark, Linden, […]