GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Feb. 9, the Glen Ridge Public Library board of trustees voted to appoint Tina Marie Doody to the position of library director, effective March 14. Doody joins the Glen Ridge Public Library from her previous position as assistant director at the Plainfield Public Library, where she was employed since 2009. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Feb. 15, the Maplewood Police Department released an update detailing the incident that occurred at Columbia High School on Jan. 31 at approximately noon, in which the school entered a “code yellow,” aka shelter in place, in response to a fight between students. The MPD Detective Bureau conducted an investigation related […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — On Super Bowl Sunday, as the Cincinnati Bengals battled it out with the Los Angeles Rams in California, the Belleville Bengal, said to be a distant cousin of the Bengals mascot, Who Dey, was getting ready for the big event. No, not the game — a birthday visit with Belleville’s biggest cheerleader: […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual graduate open house as a live virtual event on Saturday, Feb. 26, at noon. The event offers attendees the opportunity to prepare for their graduate school journey. Participants can learn more about the university’s graduate and certificate programs in the high-demand fields of business, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has announced a $500,000 gift from its president, Joseph E. Nyre, and his wife, Kelli Nyre. The gift will underwrite scholarships for students, as well as innovative research and instructional activities of faculty. “We are blessed to have a president and first lady who are committed advocates for […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Belleville man has admitted using a web-based application to distribute multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 15. Mauricio Calderon, 51, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count of distribution of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls swim team edged Caldwell, 86-84, to win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North 2, Group C, sectional tournament championship on Friday, Feb. 18, in Perth Amboy. According to nj.com, Schuyler Ross won the 100 backstroke in a personal-best 1 minute, 0.93 seconds to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Lunch Box, a familiar destination for hungry students just across Belleville Avenue from Bloomfield High School, has closed its door. Owner John Getchell, a BHS graduate, Class of 1982, said that, because of the pandemic, help was harder to find. According to Getchell, he and Anthony Lauro, owner of Anthony’s Cheesecake and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office held a virtual town hall event on Feb. 9 to address safety concerns in the Jewish faith-based community; acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and other ECPO employees discussed threat and risk assessments for Jewish houses of worship and took questions from audience members. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Bateman Team kicked off its monthlong campaign for lymphoma awareness on Feb. 14, with the launch of “Seton Hall Love Week.” The team, which is a division of SHU’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, has to build a public relations campaign for a client […]