SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — To kick spring cleaning into high gear, the Seton Village Committee is organizing its annual cleaning and beautification event for the Irvington Avenue corridor on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. In what has become a neighborhood tradition, local residents and Seton Hall student volunteers will team up […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Kreitler Scholarship is offered to a Prospect Presbyterian Church member who is about to begin a four-year undergraduate degree program. This modest scholarship, amounting to approximately $300 in past years, is renewable for the four years that the student is in college, provided certain criteria are met. The selection criteria include: […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Trina Parks of Warren has been appointed assistant vice president of corporate diversity and inclusion for RWJBarnabas Health. Parks will be responsible for corporate diversity and inclusion for the system, including leadership accountability and communication; employee development and training; supplier inclusion; diverse community engagement; patient inclusion; and health equity. “Ms. Parks […]
ROSELAND, NJ — The Roseland Amateur Radio Club, established in 1946, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on May 14 with a QSO party. The QSO party is a traditional event when ham radio operators attempt to contact many other radio operators nationally and throughout the world. Friends, guests and local residents are invited to attend […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — InterACT Theatre Productions presents the musical “Big River” this month at the Baird Center in South Orange. The cast and crew, led by director and set designer Nicholas J. Clarey, are thrilled to perform the musical version of Mark Twain’s timeless story about Huckleberry Finn for three weekends starting this Friday, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange celebrated Arbor Day with the planting of a Japanese tree lilac at Roosevelt Middle School, followed by a trip to “The Rock” to view the property that will be turned into an arboretum and locale for indigenous flowers and plants. Members of the Roosevelt Middle School Student Council, the […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy announced April 29 that 21 people have been indicted on first-degree charges of racketeering, conspiracy and money laundering for allegedly operating a major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking ring that stole luxury cars from suburbs along the Route 17 corridor in New Jersey and neighboring New […]
SOUTH ORANGE – The Our Lady of Sorrows of South Orange track and field team started its season at the Union Catholic meet. In a bit of a surprise, OLS slipped past perennial champion Good Shepherd of Irvington to win, 146-142. It was OLS’ first win at this meet and the first championship win in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — May 2nd – May 6th, Valley Street between Tuscan Road and Millburn Avenue will be closed from today, May 2, through Friday, May 6, due to work being done by New Jersey American Water. Vehicles will be detoured onto Prospect Street, Millburn Avenue and Springfield Avenue. This will cause additional traffic in […]
Bessie Bliziotes, 93, passed away April 28, 2016 at her home in Palm Coast, Florida. She was born in Warren, Ohio to Christos and Maria Koutsokotas. She was a devout member of the Greek Orthodox faith and was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother. She was married to the late […]