BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The number of Little Free Pantries in Bloomfield doubled on Nov. 21, when a new one was unveiled on the lawn of Brookdale Reformed Church. A collaboration between the church and Montclair-based nonprofit Northeast Earth Coalition, the “take what you need and leave what you can” concept is similar to the Little […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The staff of Nutley High School’s newspaper has been hard at work on its next issue, readying the new edition of the Maroon and Gray to launch on its website soon. The staff, made up of 27 NHS students enrolled in an introductory journalism class and led by district Director of Communications […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Public Library took a ceremonial ride around the block on Nov. 20 when library staff and town officials unveiled a book bike, the latest way that books will be brought to residents across town. The bike was dedicated in memory of Daniel Ives, a Maplewood resident who owned the Maplewood […]
NUTLEY / MONTCLAIR, NJ — After the third time Napoli Trattoria & Pizzeria in Nutley was flooded out, the restaurant had no choice but to relocate. The Italian restaurant, owned by Amy and Phil Arito, was inundated with water when the remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through New Jersey in September, leaving the building untenable […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A planned sit-in to protest the changing of the length of Glen Ridge High School’s lunch period was postponed when GRHS Principal John Lawlor met with students about the issue. But nothing has been resolved yet. Students argue that 30 minutes isn’t enough time for juniors and seniors to leave school […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville capped off a day of Veterans Day celebrations on Nov. 6 with a 5K road race throughout the town’s streets, raising $4,000 for the four veterans organizations based in the area. This year’s 5K was Belleville’s third Veterans Day race; last year’s race had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Administrators from the West Orange School District presented the results of an equity audit to the public and Board of Education members at a BOE meeting on Nov. 8, based on a survey taken by 2,603 people in the district during the spring and fall. Tamika Pollins, the district’s director of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The last time the Glen Ridge High School marching band won a national championship, none of its current members had even been born yet. Now, 20 years later, the Ridgers can claim the title. They placed first in Group 1 Open and won the Best Music caption at MetLife Stadium on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced West Orange’s annual Veterans Day ceremony to go virtual, residents and former military members once again gathered on Main Street to observe the day on Nov. 11. Town historian Joseph Fagan said at the ceremony that the event is almost as old as the […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Charlotte McAllister Attenborough made a longtime dream come true this year when she wrote her first book. A product of a class she took at the South Orange–Maplewood Adult School on children’s writing, “Zakir, Get Outta the Street!” tells the story of a young boy who has to walk […]