WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tiberah Berhanu was talking to her brother about his citizenship application when she noticed that her son looked concerned. The next day, when she asked why he was upset, he asked her if his uncle was an alien. Berhanu explained what they were talking about and then turned the conversation into […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Sept. 12 was Eagle Scout Day in Glen Ridge, as Troop 55 set up a mock campsite on the lawn of Glen Ridge Congregational Church to welcome new Cub Scouts into the fold. Eagle Scout projects done by troop members in the past were on display, as older Scouts taught potential […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center with a ceremony at Eagle Rock Reservation, at which the names of the 57 county residents who died in the attacks were read. Among the speakers were Deborah Calimano, a flight attendant with United Airlines; […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The members of the Columbia High School marching band didn’t even wear their uniforms last year. The fall 2020 season was different from usual, the COVID-19 pandemic still upending what a normal school year looked like even six months after lockdown began in March. So the planned marching band […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The new school year is little more than a week old, but the Bloomfield High School social studies department is already winning awards. Shamshadeen Mayers, who teaches Advanced Placement United States history and Advanced Placement comparative government and politics at BHS, won the Teacher of the Year Award from the New Jersey […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a statement sent to the West Orange Chronicle on Sept. 13, West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi said that the township has reached a settlement with Prism Capital Partners, the former redevelopers of the downtown Edison Village redevelopment project on Main Street. The West Orange Township Council voted to reacquire the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Historic Preservation Commission heard a presentation about the design guidelines for the borough’s historic district at its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 1; the creation of the guidelines is funded by a grant from the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office and National Park Service. Architect Steven Smolyn was hired […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Aug. 30, West Orange School District Superintendent Scott Cascone spoke about the reopening of schools on Thursday, Sept. 9, saying that this school year will resemble those from before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools. One major difference is that students and staff […]
IRVINGTON / NEWARK, NJ — Hakim Jackman was on the way to his mechanic to check on the progress of his second vehicle when his truck got stuck in a flash flood last Wednesday night as remnants of Hurricane Ida battered Essex County with flood waters and power outages. As Jackman was driving into Irvington […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The remains of Hurricane Ida slammed Essex County on Wednesday, Sept. 1, with flood water filling the streets of South Orange and Maplewood and the basements of many residents who live there. There was one death in Maplewood; South Orange Village President Sheena Collum wrote in a Facebook post […]