The Archdiocese of Newark is planning on having the vacant convent at St. Thomas the Apostle Church converted into residential housing. Empty for about 10 years, since the Sisters of Charity of Elizabeth withdrew from the school and parish, parishioners were informed of this development in a letter by Pastor Larry Fama, in August. “When […]
A discussion on health topics for senior citizens was presented to the Glen Ridge Golden Circle Seniors on Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the Glen Ridge train station. The discussion was a community outreach effort by the Glen Ridge Recreation Department and RWJBarnabas/Clara Maass Health Medical Center. Clarissa Soto, the manager for community outreach for the […]
About 100 children and adults sang to live music at the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge, on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17. The occasion was an annual holiday event presented by the club’s music committee whose chairperson, Trisha Turiano, said the singalong for all, “Light up the Night,” was a longstanding borough tradition. In the past, […]
Carteret Elementary School children were entertained Friday, Dec. 22, with classroom screenings of “The Polar Express,” a 2004 animated movie starring Tom Hanks. Hot chocolate was dispensed to the lower grades by guidance counselor Marissa Acosta and interventionist Rachael Cilento who asked each child if they wanted marshmallows or not. The children, many wearing pajamas […]
If there is an unofficial record for Bloomfield senior couples, surely the Steins of Lakewood Drive must be considered. This is because Alexander Steins, 101, and his wife, Cecilia, 91, have been married 73 years. Born in 1922, Alex grew up in the Baltic Sea harbor of Liepaja, Latvia, and was raised by a grandmother […]
Santa Claus landed in Glen Ridge last Thursday night. Glen Ridge Police Department spokesperson Lt. Timothy Faranda said the elf’s landing was OK’ed by the police department. Chief Sean Quinn led a parade of noisy, flashy cars throughout the town. Joining in were the Montclair Fire Department, the Glen Ridge Department of Public Works and […]
Shihong Zhang, a Chinese language teacher at Glen Ridge High School, has been recognized by the New Jersey Chinese Teachers Association as its Chinese educator of the year. The organization, dedicated to promoting Chinese language and culture in public schools, presented its award Saturday, Dec. 9. Shihong was joined at the ceremony by two of […]
Bloomfield resident Steve Tice is a serial Santa Claus. During the holiday season this is evident because of the multiple Kris Kringle appearances he makes around Bloomfield. He has one at Franklin Elementary School and another at Demarest Elementary, where his wife, Lorajean, is a third-grade teacher. There is a big one at Hot Bagels […]
Glen Ridge Superintendent of Schools Dirk Phillips will be retiring at the end of the school year. Phillips, 55, gave his letter of resignation to Betsy Ginsburg, the president of the board of education, on Oct. 30, in his office. “I asked him if the board could persuade him to stay,” Ginsburg said in a […]
The Bloomfield Neighbor-to-Neighbor Network is looking for a collective group of 75 individuals, groups, organizations — whatever — to provide a little comfort to 75 Bloomfield families in need during this holiday season. The network is working with the Bloomfield Department of Human Services to accomplish this. “We’ve done this for the past couple of […]