NEWARK, NJ — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started two years ago, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, celebrated Easter Sunday Mass before a filled Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on April 17. Tobin told adherents that Easter is the ideal time to reaffirm their faith, just as […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the past few weeks, five JESPY House clients have dedicated themselves to knitting and crocheting Ukrainian flag pins. Currently being sold at the General Store Cooperative, 1875 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood, and Rocket Ship Print Shop, 71 W. South Orange Ave. in South Orange, pins have also been […]
NEWARK, NJ — U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger recently announced his office’s participation in a first of its kind, anti–hate crime outreach program, titled United Against Hate, which seeks to directly connect federal, state and local law enforcement with traditionally marginalized communities in order to build trust and encourage the reporting of hate crimes and […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team went 1-2 during the week to move to a 2-7 record. The BHS Buccaneers lost a tough 10-8 game at Caldwell on Monday, April 18. Caldwell broke open a 4-4 game with six runs to take a 10-4 lead. Belleville battled back to make it 10-8 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington’s annual Senior Appreciation Night made a comeback on April 16, hosting hundreds of senior citizens in the Irvington High School gym. Now having been held for a decade, Senior Appreciation Night brings seniors in town together for dinner and a raffle; Mayor Tony Vauss said pretty much every attendee this year […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield has added a section to its website containing photographs taken in Europe by the painter Charles Warren Eaton. Generally considered a tonalist for his use of muted colors in depicting intimate landscapes, Eaton, 1857-1937, lived for many years in Bloomfield, at 63 Monroe Place, and is buried […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — County officials encourage residents to participate in the Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Essex County Public Works Department, 99 W. Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. The event is sponsored by the county of Essex and the Essex […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A flock of children, from pre-K through third grade, swarmed the playground and hockey areas of Carteret Park on Saturday, April 16, for the annual Easter egg hunt. The reward was at least a few of the 500 colorful, plastic eggs hidden in plain sight and containing a small prize. Glen […]
ORANGE, NJ — For Orange Police Capt. Tangela Cummings, her job is about helping her community. And now that community is saying a big thank-you. Cummings will receive the ADAPT Coalition Member of the Year Award at an ADAPT dinner on Wednesday, May 4, at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove. ADAPT, or […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A resident of Job Haines Home in Bloomfield, Matthew John Klapmust, celebrated his 103rd birthday on Tuesday, April 12. Born in Passaic, he moved with his family to Clifton when he was 4. Klapmust had three brothers and three sisters. A sister, Agnes, who is 101 years old, lives in Whiting. Klapmust […]