2017 Earth Day event in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township of West Orange will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteer with the West Orange Open Space and Recreation Commission and the West Orange Environmental Commission to help create “The Gardens @ The Rock” by planting 500 tree seedlings from the NJ […]

West Orange Street Fair

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mark your calendar for the West Orange Street Fair on Saturday, June 3. The West Orange Street Fair is an open and free celebration for all ages, in association with the Thomas Edison National Historic Park and Thomas Edison Day. Click here to become a vendor or sponsor.

The annual spring marketplace at TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., inside Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, you can do your Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation and birthday shopping at the spring annual marketplace sponsored by TBA Early School Parents’ Council. Admission and parking are free, and the community […]

Green Hill hosts free seminar on elder bullying

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join Green Hill for “From High School to Old School: Elders Who Bully and How to Intervene” on Tuesday, April 25, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Green Hill, 103 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. All are welcome who are interested in this subject. Dinner will be served. Registration is […]

Holy Week and Easter in Verona

VERONA, NJ — The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit recently announced its Holy Week and Easter schedule. Everyone is invited to any and all services, which are as follows: Palm Sunday, April 9, at 10 a.m. with the palm procession, children’s Eucharist and reading of “The Passion”; Maundy Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m., […]

Gregory teacher combines literacy and physical education

Gregory teacher combines literacy and physical education

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in kindergarten and first grade at Gregory Elementary School enjoyed some very special gym classes during the month of March, thanks to physical education teacher Lisa Asman. Asman wanted to complement the English language arts activities celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America activities at Gregory School and designed an […]

Arrest made in fatal shooting of teen

NEWARK, NJ — A 17-year-old Newark resident has been arrested on Tuesday, April 4, and charged with the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Malik Bullock, also of Newark. Bullock was fatally shot on Friday, March 31, in the 400 block of Hawthorne Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second male juvenile was shot, […]

Man enters guilty plea to aggravated manslaughter

NEWARK, NJ — Jonathan Balaguer, 29, of Newark, pled guilty on Tuesday, April 4, to the Oct. 9, 2014, fatal shooting of Julio Martinez, 35, also of Newark, before Superior Court Judge Verna Leath. Assistant Prosecutor Margarita Rivera, who handled the case, said Martinez was sitting in a car in the vicinity of 70 South […]