SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On June 27, the Board of Health in South Orange enacted an ordinance to address the growing feral cat population in the village. For years, the village and many other municipalities in New Jersey have tried unsuccessfully to combat feral cat overpopulation by trapping and removing cats. In a recent press […]
Rita Ann Quinlan, 78, passed away on August 12, 2016 at home with her loving family by her side. Rita was born on July 6, 1938 to Eleanor and Jerome Vorhies in Bloomfield, NJ. She graduated from Bloomfield High School and went on to work at GE. After marrying her soulmate (the late […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Public Schools Bridge Team Summer 2016 did an amazing job in the District of Columbia. Seventeen elementary-, middle school- and high school-aged youth traveled to compete in the Youth North American Bridge Competition and 11 are traveling back to Orange with first-place trophies. Two-hundred youth filled a room for three consecutive […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The township of Bloomfield on Monday, Aug. 15, announced that it has joined the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Project Medicine Drop” initiative, and has installed a stationary prescription medicine drop box at Police Headquarters. Residents may visit Police Headquarters, located at 1 Municipal Plaza, at any time to dispose of their unused […]
NEW JERSEY — In its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of a below-normal season to only 15 percent, from the initial outlook issued in May, according to an NOAA release dated Aug. 11. The […]
Ann Murray, 104, passed away peacefully with her daughter Julia by her side on Monday, August 15, 2016 in West Orange, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Ann grew up in Newark, and lived in East Orange for 50 years, before settling in West Orange. She attended and graduated from Upsala College in East Orange. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Center Alliance is still presenting Cruise Nights and promoting the Bloomfield Farmers Market every week in the town center. An end of summer block party is also on the schedule. • Cruise Nights car shows, sponsored by the BCA, will continue on Wednesday nights through August from 6 to 9 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — An 18-year-old woman responded to the Maplewood Police Department to report that she had been sexually assaulted on Aug. 2, according to a release sent Aug. 10 by the Maplewood Police Department. The victim, a resident of Florida, reported that she had been walking to a family member’s home at approximately 9:30 […]