WEST ORANGE, NJ — The United Presbyterian Church of West Orange is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 20 Old Indian Road. Walk-ins are welcome. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, eat before donation, and bring identification.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join The Valerie Fund and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the dedication of the new Valerie Fund Center in Paterson. Scheduled to speak are Kevin J. Slavin, president and CEO at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, and Sue and Ed Goldstein, co-founders of The Valerie Fund […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Transit Police have charged a man with criminal sexual contact after identifying him from a victim’s description given to police a few days earlier, according to a Sept. 13 press release. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 50-year-old Raghavan E. Narayanan of Hillsborough was arrested at Newark Penn […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Valerie Fund’s Camp Happy Times, a free one-week overnight camp for children who have or have had cancer is located at the 200-acre Tyler Hill Camp in Wayne County, Pa. The week is designed to encourage independence since, for many campers, ranging in age from 5 to 21, this is their […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Costa Rican national was arraigned on Friday, Sept. 16, on multiple weapons charges, following his arrest on the night of Thursday, Sept. 15, by a law enforcement task force comprised of Essex County sheriff’s detectives and officers from the Bloomfield and Irvington police departments. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that the task […]
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced on Friday, Sept. 16, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $8,260,282 in federal funding to New Jersey’s Department of Transportation, in order to reimburse local authorities for snow removal costs accrued during the severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Jonas […]
Winifred Singerline (Lois), nee Ohnmacht, 77, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, N.J. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. The funeral mass will be offered at Sacred Heart Church […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest has been awarded a grant by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey to administer a Wise Aging initiative in the MetroWest communities. The program, which is a partnership with 12 local synagogue groups plus the JCC MetroWest, will help Jewish people in their second adulthoods, their […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Play Day South Orange was originally scheduled to be held Sunday, Sept. 18, but, due to the forecast of rain, it has been postponed until Sunday, Sept. 25. As previously planned, the day of fun will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on South Orange Avenue in the village. For […]
VERONA, NJ — With the summer months and vacations having just passed, Verona’s Holy Spirit Food Pantry inventory is low. To get the pantry ready for its next open day on Saturday, Sept. 24, it is having a “pop-up pantry drop” this Sunday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your donations to […]