WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert D. Parisi and Township Council President Susan McCartney welcome Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz to the front lawn of West Orange Town Hall on Dec. 20 for the town’s annual Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony. They were joined by other elected officials, township employees and members of the public. Photos Courtesy of Joseph […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 17th West Orange Classic Film Festival returns Sunday, Jan. 8, to the AMC Dine-In Essex Green 9 theater, 495 Prospect Ave. in West Orange. The festival theme for 2023 is “Fabulous Fables and Magical Myths.” All films will be screened on Sundays, from Jan. 8 through March 5, excluding Super […]
NEWARK, NJ — The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a comprehensive settlement with New Jersey Transit Corp. to resolve allegations that NJ Transit violated the civil rights of people with disabilities by failing to operate a paratransit service that complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Dec. […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released on Dec. 19 its 2022 annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1 to Congress. The report found that there were 582,462 people experiencing homelessness in the United States on a single night in January 2022. The report can be read at tinyurl.com/2tde7vje. In New […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School, which already boasts a talented group of Chinese-speaking students under the direction of Shihong Zhang, has another student adding to the accolades. Mia Bressler, a junior, has been named a youth leader by the N.J. Chinese Teachers Association. Twenty students from across the state were recognized at […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Dec. 6, Essex County held its annual Christmas tree lighting. The event included wonderful presentations about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Three Kings Day. Event-goers not only learned about these religious observances, but got to hear the dulcet sounds of the choir from West Caldwell Tech. Photos Courtesy of Joseph N. […]
Joseph T. Kinney, 51. Husband, dad, longtime firefighter with fierce love for family and friends, If you were a friend of Joseph Thomas Kinney’s, you were one for life. Whether he met you in kindergarten class at Holy Name School in East Orange, or just last Thursday. And if you were lucky enough to call […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Lunch will be a little different today at Watsessing Elementary School because yesterday, Dec. 22, after 42 years, Jean Gomes, 78, lunchtime aide, retired. Before coming to Watsessing, Gomes worked for her in-laws at Kosher Supreme Bakery, in Belleville. Her home was on Harrison Street, smack on the boundary line between Belleville […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The 2022 Nutley High School softball team had a legendary run last season and captured a New Jersey state sectional championship. To commemorate this event, the Nutley High School Athletic Department will present each member of the team with a state sectional championship pendant during a special presentation on Jan. 5, at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep bowling team had a great week defeating Millburn 5-2 and West Orange 7-0 to raise its record to 4-0 on the season. Against Millburn, the high games were by junior KC Campbell, 247; senior John Cirelli, 223; and sophomore Nicholas Dragone, 221. Against the West Orange Mountaineers, […]