WEST ORANGE, NJ — The following is an announcement from Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky regarding busing for the start of the 2016-2017 school year on Sept. 6. For in-district students, all bus passes will have been mailed to the parents/guardians of eligible students by Aug. 24. Please ensure that your child is at the […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Dogs and their owners are gearing up for Regal Bank’s eighth annual Livingston Dog Pawrade. The community event and fundraiser will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, in the parking lot of Regal Bank, 570 West Mt. Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The Dog Pawrade is filled with […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Daria Pizzuto, a doctoral candidate in the College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University, has received a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant to conduct innovative research on teaching Spanish through authentic literature in Chile. The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching […]
NEWARK, NJ — “Playing It Safe,” a discussion panel for Pop Warner football coaches, athletes and parents on how to keep youth sports safe, will be hosted on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the John F. Kennedy Recreation Center Gymnasium, 211 West Kinney St., in the Central Ward. The center’s entrance […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — On Sunday, Sept. 10, the public is invited to join the Montclair Historical Society for a day of community service at the Crane House and Historic YWCA. Staff will host outdoor service activities such as gardening, chicken care and cleaning the gazebo for painting. The Montclair Historical Society is an independent not-for-profit […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark police arrested Jahmeen E. Stallings, 36, of Elizabeth, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, for an aggravated assault shooting in the 800-block of South 18th Street in Newark. On Saturday, Aug. 20, at approximately midnight, a 30-year old male victim walked into the Newark Police Division’s 5th Precinct to report that he […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a double shooting that resulted in the death of Sirree Samod Scales, 26, of Raleigh, N.C. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Scales and a woman who is 9 months pregnant were shot in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Cadet Christopher J. Morgan, son of Chris and April Morgan of West Orange, recently completed cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Morgan entered West Point on June 27 and successfully completed six weeks of cadet basic training. CBT is one of the most challenging events […]
Thelma A. Barth, 85, of Gilbert, formerly of Bloomfield, NJ, died Wednesday, August 24 in Brookmont Health Care Center, Effort. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Barth. Born in Maspeth, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Anita (Reed) Schreyer. Thelma worked as a bookkeeper for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The JESPY House board of trustees announced Aug. 18 that Audrey Winkler has been unanimously selected to serve as the South Orange organization’s executive director. Winkler had been serving as the organization’s interim executive director since Ed Spauster resigned from the position in June. Until her appointment as interim executive director, […]