SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Planning Board approved the redevelopment project slated for 270 Irvington Ave., at the corner of Irvington and Fairview avenues, at its meeting on Nov. 1. It will include 60 units of housing at 270 Irvington Ave. and an underground parking garage; there will be an additional 12 housing […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three area police officers, both current and retired, were honored at the Archbishop’s Blue Mass for Law Enforcement at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on Nov. 4, recognizing members of law enforcement agencies from around the state who have died recently. Officer Charles “Rob” Roberts from the Glen […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for township employees has left members of the West Orange Fire and Police departments on unpaid leave because they have not been vaccinated against the virus and there is not an option to be tested rather than vaccinated in order to report to work. According to Council […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council unanimously approved a resolution that authorized the Bloomfield Planning Board to investigate amending the town’s redevelopment plan to allow using the strip of land that the Sacred Heart School building and Nardiello Hall sit on to build a 212-unit residential building, tearing down the two building that are […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge School District Superintendent Dirk Phillips shared an update on the district’s SAT test scores at the Glen Ridge Board of Education meeting on Oct. 25, informing board members and the public that, even though the district’s scores cannot be compared to the state and national scores because that data […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees plans to introduce an ordinance that will allow for the legal sale of cannabis by the end of the year, according to a community discussion held on the topic on Oct. 21. After the passage last year of the state law that legalized recreational marijuana, […]
RED BANK, NJ — Brandon J. Dirden’s production of “Radio Golf” was one of the thousands of theater casualties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; the show was shut down in March 2020 early in its run at the Two Rivers Theater in Red Bank. Now, 20 months later, the cast is ready to be back […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge was one of the only inland locations to host a cleanup through Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps program, a statewide effort to minimize trash on New Jersey’s beaches and in the lakes, streams, rivers and bays. Volunteers turned out with rubber gloves and boots to wade into the creek […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Johann Sebastian Bach rose from the dead in Belleville this year, as the Belleville High School marching band returned a sense of normalcy to the 2021 season after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the 2020 fall season, six months after lockdowns started and sent students home for virtual classes. “Decomposers: Bach […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee decided that all municipal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 7, when it approved a mandate at its Oct. 19 meeting. The resolution was passed with a vote of 4-0; Committeeman Greg Lembrich was absent. According to township administrator Jerry Giaimis, the committee discussed a policy […]