NEWARK, NJ — Kathleen Witcher and members of the Wilnora Holman Scholarship Fund held the 35th annual awards program at the Springfield Branch of the Newark Public Library on Aug. 17. This year’s scholarship winners are Paula Marie Brown, a Science Park High School graduate heading to Cornell University; Mariama Berete, a Central High School […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights announced Aug. 25 that DCR has issued 30 notices of violation to housing providers around the state for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act by asking questions on housing applications that are prohibited by the law, and […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Belleville man was sentenced Aug. 24 to 11 years and three months in prison for distributing multiple images and videos of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Mauricio Calderon, 51, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep Pirates opened the 2022 football season on a hot afternoon at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in West Orange with a come-from-behind 32-27 victory over Delbarton before a crowd of more than 2,500 on Saturday, Aug. 27. Starting his first varsity game, junior quarterback Liam Londergan […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Angelica Diggs, on staff at the Montclair History Center from 2012-2019, has returned to lead the organization as its new executive director, according to an Aug. 22 press release. “It’s coming home,” said Diggs, following her appointment by the MHC board of trustees to the nonprofit organization’s leadership. She previously served the […]
Gordon MacDonald was born on October 3, 1930 in Bloomfield NJ to David MacDonald and Jeanie Jeffrey MacDonald. Of Scottish heritage, Gordon was the first male family member to be born in the United States and the sixth of seven children. He attended Bloomfield Schools and graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1947. He served […]
Reverend Father Steve J. Tyminski, 69, passed away at home of natural causes. Steven was born in Orange, N.J. Son of the late Estelle M. Tyminski and John Daly, brother of the late Bruce Daly. He is survived by sisters Linda E. Troup of Poulsba, Wa and Constance J. Daly of Bloomfield, N.J. He also […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Board of Education President Jennifer Tunnicliffe announced Aug. 22 that the board has “suspended” its superintendent search, as current interim Superintendent of Schools C. Lauren Schoen has agreed to remain through the 2022-23 school year, to be succeeded by longtime West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore. “We are […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Winners of a writing contest for Glen Ridge students, rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, were announced at Freeman Gardens on Sunday, Aug. 14. The competition, in its inaugural year, was sponsored by Folkwise PR, a public relations company located in the borough. According to its founder and president, Amanda Staab, the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Robert J. Miller Oysterfest, a community health event for melanoma awareness and fundraiser featuring live outdoor music and food, will return to its annual location, The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood, on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 5 to 10 p.m. In partnership with the township of Maplewood, since 2015 the […]