Leaf collection in Glen Ridge

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The borough of Glen Ridge has contracted a truck to specifically pick up bagged leaves curbside, beginning April 18 and terminating April 27. Residents must use biodegradable paper bags; plastic bags will not be accepted for pickup. These curbside pickups will be made on the property’s first regular scheduled garbage collection […]

RWJBarnabas health facilities earn top score in health care equality index

RWJBarnabas health facilities earn top score in health care equality index

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Eight RWJBarnabas Health facilities have been recognized and redesignated as “Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” and two RWJBarnabas Health facilities received new designations by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The […]

East Orange Public Library receives substantial collection donation from NJ artist

East Orange Public Library receives substantial collection donation from NJ artist

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Public Library’s art section just got a lot bigger, after a donation of more than 500 books from artist Nell Irvin Painter. The donation contains an array of books about black artists, art history and different art movements. A writer and artist who is a history professor emerita […]

County celebrates Women’s History Month by shining a light of students

County celebrates Women’s History Month by shining a light of students

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the county’s annual Women’s History Month Program at the Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building on Wednesday, March 30. The theme of this year’s ceremony was “Students Achieving Today — Our Leaders of Tomorrow.” During the ceremony, 2022 Essex County Althea Gibson Leadership Awards […]

Mary Margaret Reynolds

Mary Margaret Reynolds, 94, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Canterbury Health Care Center in Cedar Grove. Funeral services and interment will be private. Please express condolences at www.oboylefuneralhome.com Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Reynolds resided in Bloomfield. She was a graduate of St. Elizabeth College in Convent Station and later worked […]

Essex County jury convicts Newark man of vehicular homicide

NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Najeeh Green, 30, of Newark, of vehicular homicide and other charges in connection with the death of Priscilla Godoy, a 29-year-old Newark mother, according to a March 31 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On May 5, 2018, Green was involved in a crime […]