ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County recently outlined plans for the 2017 deer management program in South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation. This is the 10th year of the program, which is geared toward revitalizing the forest ecology by reducing the number of deer. The program will not be held in Eagle Rock Reservation this […]
NEWARK, NJ – On Wednesday, Jan. 11, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented a 2017 budget of $715.3 million. This budget is intended to stabilize the county’s financial plan and address challenges caused by ongoing national economic deficits. Layoffs have been avoided since 2004 and budgets have been unveiled before the state’s statutory deadline […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School swim team competed against West Essex at The Caldwell Community Center pool on Jan. 10. The boys’ team, swimming without captain Cole Travia, defeated the West Essex Knights 78-72. The Ridgers won many races, including the 200 medley relay with freshman Liam Hood, seniors Clark Edwards […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Education Fund presents “Bowling for $cholarship Dollars” on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Eagle Rock Bowling Lanes, 424 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. Check-in begins at 7:30 p.m. Join West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore for the fourth annual scholarship appeal for the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual breakfast Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 8 a.m. at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. Mayor Robert Parisi will deliver the State of the Town address at this event. To purchase tickets, visit www.westorangechamber.com or visit the mayor’s […]
MILLBURN, NJ — The Slave-Free Community Project is enlisting residents, organizations, businesses, schools and governments in South Orange, Maplewood, Millburn and Short Hills to become the first communities in the nation that can confidently say “slave free” by raising awareness and working to eliminate the effects of modern slavery from every aspect of daily life. […]
Editor’s note: The following article was posted on mgoblue.com. University of Michigan junior linebacker and all-purpose contributor Jabrill Peppers announced on Tuesday, Jan. 10, that he will forgo his remaining eligibility and declare for early entry into the 2017 National Football League Draft. Peppers, an East Orange native and Heisman Trophy finalist who was voted […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mario Lyn, 21, of East Orange, was convicted on Wednesday, Jan. 11, by an Essex County jury of a 2014 Mother’s Day robbery, following a trial before Superior Court Judge Joseph Donohue. According to Assistant Prosecutor Meredith Mona, who tried the case, the 14-year-old victim had just left his grandmother’s home and […]
