Glen Ridge Photos – July 21st
Bloomfield Photos – July 21st
Man arrested for Maplewood bank robbery
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Wednesday, July 20, approximately 12:30 p.m., Maplewood Police Dispatch received a call of a male running from the Wells Fargo Bank on Maplewood Avenue and being chased by a second male. Officers responded to the area and to the bank and discovered that a male had passed a note to a […]
Codey Arena will open as cooling center
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With temperatures forecasted to remain above 90 degrees, Codey Arena will be available to the public as a cooling center. It will be open to the public Thursday, July 21, from 2 to 9 p.m. and Friday, July 22; Saturday, July 23; Sunday, July 24; and Monday, July 25, from 10 […]
East Orange man indicted for triple murder
NEWARK, NJ – Jeffrey Holland, 27, of East Orange, was indicted by an Essex County grand jury on Wednesday, July 20, on 17 counts for the murder of Ashley Jones, 23, Jarrell Marshall, 28, and Tiniquah Rouse, 21, all of Newark. In addition to murder, Holland was also indicted for felony murder, burglary, desecration of […]
Downsizing? Excessive clutter? Let NCJW/Essex show you the easy way to get organized
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Are you downsizing your home or just have too much accumulated “stuff” that needs organizing? Join Deborah Gussoff, founder of In Order, a full-service personal organizing firm based in northern New Jersey, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. As a certified professional organizer, Gussoff is trained to help you […]
Celebrating snakes at Turtle Back Zoo with a weigh-in for the reticulated python
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In celebration of World Snake Day, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. helped animal keepers from the Turtle Back Zoo measure and weigh the reticulated python. The 16-year-old python, named Angie, weighed 132 pounds and was 17 feet and 2.75 inches long. World Snake Day was Saturday, July 16. “Turtle Back […]
RWJBarnabas’ Ostrowsky named among ‘25 Most Influential People in New Jersey’
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Barry H. Ostrowsky, president and chief executive officer for RWJBarnabas Health, was recently named one of the “25 Most Influential People in New Jersey” by NJ Advance Media. This annual ranking recognizes exceptional individuals in the Garden State with the innate ability to effect change, according to a release. In creating […]
James Patrick Doyle
James Patrick Doyle, 81, died Thursday June 16, 2016 in San Francisco following a battle with cancer. During his final days he was lucid and pain free and died peacefully with his family by his side at home as was his wish. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 55 years, Mary Ann […]
Prudential actuaries introduce the profession to WOHS math students
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Actuaries from Prudential Financial Inc. paid a visit to West Orange High School to facilitate two workshop sessions for more than 100 students on May 23, according to a July press release. Each workshop introduced AP calculus and AP statistics students to the actuarial profession, as well as to the insurance industry, […]