GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Friday, June 10, Essex County and Glen Ridge partnered to plant 50 trees along Ridgewood Avenue in the borough. The Glen Ridge Shade Tree Commission selected the tree species and the locations of the plantings, the Essex County Department of Public Works purchased the trees, and Glen Ridge planted the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School’s Junior ROTC students volunteer at the Irvington School District’s Special Olympics event on June 4 with students from across the district. Photos Courtesy of Irvington JROTC
MILLBURN, NJ — As one of the nation’s leading professional theaters and recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater have ignited […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest held its annual gala, “An Evening of Laughter,” on Wednesday, June 1, outdoors at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Millburn. This year, JFS honored the legacy of Maxine Myers and renamed its volunteer department the Maxine Myers JFS Volunteer Services Department in her memory. Myers was a cherished […]
She earned a nursing degree at Morehead State
NUTLEY, NJ — Helyna Bissell, of Nutley, recently completed her softball career at Division 1 Morehead State University on a full athletic scholarship. Bissell reflected on her time playing the sport she loved and the opportunities afforded her over her career. “Looking back at my early years in youth ball at Nichols Park, I realize […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — New traffic signal equipment was installed at the intersections of Bloomfield Avenue and Municipal Plaza and Bloomfield Avenue and Grove Street in Bloomfield. The improvements are part of a $6 million project to upgrade nine intersections throughout Essex County. “Traveling along county roads and through these intersections are part of our daily […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School senior Amayah Melbourne gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 1 state track-and-field championships at Pennsauken High School on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. Melbourne finished in 13th place in both the girls shot put (30 feet, 9 inches) and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Congratulations to the winners of the “I Am East Orange” poster and essay contest. Entrants were tasked with the assignment of designing East Orange through their own lens. The winners were selected at the State of the City address, where guests hand picked their selections from more than 60 participants’ entries. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lynn Kay, a resident of West Mill Gardens in West Orange, recently joined the Golden Residents Club, which was created in 2020 to show appreciation to Garden Communities’ loyal residents. Kay has rented the same West Orange apartment for 52 years. To recognize this, the developer held a Golden Resident event […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School juniors Tajayia Crumbley and Khyron Hill gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 3 state track-and-field championships at Pennsauken High School on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. After finishing in eighth place in the preliminaries of the girls 100-meter dash in 12.51 […]