NUTLEY, NJ — The Russian invasion into Ukraine has brought about devastating consequences for the country and its civilians. As the conflict continues to escalate, the Nutley Board of Commissioners is encouraging residents to support the Ukrainian people by supporting charities and relief efforts, and donating everyday essentials. “We support Ukraine and those of Ukrainian […]
WEST ORANGE/MONTCLAIR — West Orange resident Marley Stewart enjoyed a superb junior season for the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys basketball team which finished a 10-10 season, including a 6-4 mark in the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division. The 6-foot backcourt ace, who transferred to MKA from West Orange High School, averaged 16.4 points per game for […]
NUTLEY/MONTCLAIR — Montclair Kimberley Academy’s girls basketball team recently completed a solid 13-8 season, including a fine 9-2 mark to finish as the runner-up to Newark East Side (16-5, 10-0) in the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division standings. One of the leaders for the MKA Cougars was senior guard Monica Labib of Nutley. The veteran backcourt […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange businesses and area vendors and crafters are invited to apply for a space to sell their wares at the West Orange Street Fair, to be held on Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Download the vendor application at https://tinyurl.com/3je6zwc4. The application must be completed and sent […]
NEWARK, NJ — GENYOUth, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating healthier school communities, announced March 7 the donation of school meal equipment, including a grab-and-go breakfast cart, a milk cooler and cooler bags, to Newark Public Schools. The equipment, which is being funded by PRWeek through GENYOUth’s End Student Hunger Fund in partnership with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, March 12, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the Maplewood Police Department’s dispatch received multiple calls of gunshots in the 80 block of Tiffany Place, according to a March 13 press release from the department. As a result, officers responded to the area and located a female standing near a Honda Accord, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Maurice Bethea, 54, of Newark, was sentenced March 10 to nine years in prison for conspiring to obtain mortgage loans to finance the sale of properties to unqualified buyers, securities fraud by inducing a victim into investing more than $1.2 million into real estate companies under false pretenses, and violation of supervised […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department announced March 10 that they are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident that occurred on Route 1 and 9 in Newark on March 10. The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 4:45 a.m. on March 10, Garry Robinson, 60, […]
MONTCLAIR / WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced March 10 that the male found dead on a hiking trail at Eagle Rock Reservation on the West Orange and Montclair border has been identified as Kelsey Steels, 31, of New York City. The preliminary investigation indicates the victim was […]
NEWARK, NJ — Columbia Bank celebrated Black History Month by hosting a read-aloud event for Newark students. The bank’s volunteer program, Team Columbia, and its Black Employee Resource Group partnered with Newark Bronze Shields, the African American police officers association within the Newark Police Department. At the Feb. 24 event at Speedway Avenue School, bank […]