WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Department of Senior Services will hold a holiday party on Friday, Dec. 27, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Manor, 111 Prospect Ave. in West Orange. The party will include a sit-down luncheon, entertainment, live music, dancing, a cash bar and door prizes. Admission is charged. […]
TRENTON, NJ — In an effort to protect the environment and reduce unsafe access to prescription drugs, Assembly Democrats Raj Mukherji, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, John Armato and Robert Karabinchak have sponsored legislation to require pharmacies to educate customers and offer methods for them to properly dispose of their medicine. The bill passed the Assembly Health […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Health Department will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the South Orange Rescue Squad building, 62 Sloan St. Dogs and cats must have their rabies vaccination updated if it expires prior to Nov. 1, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Department of Justice announced Dec. 4 that it has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States, including $4,561,569 to support public safety activities in the District of New Jersey. The […]
TRENTON, NJ — Looking to evaluate how New Jersey can bolster policies to reduce drunken and impaired driving following a 27-percent increase in fatalities since 2015, a measure to establish a 19-member Commission on Drunk and Impaired Driving was advanced by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee on Dec. 5. Under joint resolution AJR-64, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Teen ’Prov at the Burgdorff on Saturday, Dec. 14, consists of two shows featuring teen improv troupes, Fire in the Theater and Cobra Clan. Each troupe’s show will be entirely improvised, creating made-up characters and scenarios never seen before — and never to be seen again! Cobra Clan’s show will be from […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A man was shot Wednesday, Dec. 4, on 45th Street in Maplewood, according information sent to the News-Record from Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul; his information came from a report of the incident made by Lt. Peter Kuenzel. Two days later, Maplewood police arrested a juvenile male for the shooting. At 6:11 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior and tennis phenom Justin Cadeau has signed a National Letter of Intent with Howard University in accepting a Division 1 scholarship. “It’s been a life-long dream of mine to play Division 1 tennis, so I am very excited,” Cadeau said. “It is extra exciting to represent […]