WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team opened the 2022 season with two victories last week. On Friday, April 1, the Pirates opened their Super Essex Conference–American Division schedule by defeating West Essex, 11-1, at Porcello Field on a very cold and windy afternoon. Senior right-hander John Cerwinski threw a five-inning complete […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The pastor of South Orange’s Our Lady of Sorrows Church told those gathered for a March 29 prayer service that asking for God’s intercession will make a huge difference in ending the evils of war currently being experienced by the Ukrainian people, according to a press release from the Archdiocese of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A native of West Orange recently completed an intensive 10-week training program to become a member of the elite U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. Firefighter Parker Mitchell, a 2016 West Orange High School graduate and 2020 graduate of Saint Peter’s University, joined the Navy five months ago. Today, Mitchell serves as a […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For Amy Popp, a media specialist at Tuscan Elementary School, receiving a fellowship from the Achieve Foundation in March has special significance. She is one of five educators who were awarded Michelle T. Riecke Fellowships totaling $5,073 to pursue professional development programs this summer. Popp will attend the week-long […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Former East Orange Mayor Robert L. Bowser died Saturday, April 2. He was 86 years old. Bowser held the distinction of being the first black person in East Orange’s history to have been elected to serve a third term as mayor. He served four terms in total, from 1998 to 2014, for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beloved Bath celebrated its official grand opening in Maplewood on Saturday, April 2, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owners Pam Kattouf and Pat Miller had the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon on World Autism Awareness Day with some of the individuals with autism who work for Beloved Bath. Beloved Bath is a […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of James Westbrook-Daye, 25, of Newark, according to an April 1 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, March 31, police responded to the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — St. Valentine Church, located at 125 N. Spring St. in Bloomfield, invites community members to pray for the Ukrainian people before its relic of St. Josaphat, the patron saint of Ukraine, which is on display in the parish’s rectory chapel. Those wishing to pray for peace can visit the relic from 9 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced April 1 that all outdoor exhibits featuring birds at Turtle Back Zoo will close due to the emergence of the newly discovered highly pathogenic avian influenza. The exhibits are being closed as a precautionary measure to protect the birds from exposure to the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that resulted in the death of two people and injuries to three others, according to an April 1 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, March 31, at […]