SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Marking National Criminal Justice Month, more than 80 members of the Seton Hall community participated in the Criminal Justice Program’s panel discussion on prisoner reentry on March 15. The panelists included James Plousis, the New Jersey State Parole Board chairman; Seton Hall alumna LaShelle White-Corley, a social worker and licensed clinical […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and West Orange Police Chief James Abbott announced March 24 that three men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Naji Everett, 26, of Orange. On Dec. 17, 2015, Everett was shot in the 100 block of Joyce Street in West Orange, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Livingston Police Chief Craig M. Handschuch announced March 24 that the Livingston Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a homicide. On March 23, at approximately 7 p.m., Douglas Castellano, 69, of Livingston was found dead inside […]
NEWARK — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray has announced that Pedro R. Rios, 60, of Newark was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey state prison by the Honorable Bahir Kamil, Judge of the Superior Court, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. On July 22, 2015 Rios pled guilty to two counts of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Good Deeds Day, the annual worldwide celebration of helping others which is on April 10 this year, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest in conjunction with Congregation Ahawas Achim B’nai Jacob & David in West Orange and the RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties is sponsoring a community […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The State Repertory Opera of New Jersey will present one of Mozart’s most beloved operas, “The Marriage of Figaro,” on Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium at Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave. in Montclair. This semi-staged production is a collaboration between State Repertory Opera and the Society of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute presents U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera reading from his featured bilingual works, including “Notes of the Assemblage,” at Seton Hall University on Monday, April 11, at 6 p.m. in Jubilee Auditorium. The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera was appointed the nation’s first Mexican-American […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta recently joined officials from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the city of Newark, and the Newark Housing Authority on Wednesday, March 16, to celebrate the grand opening of Chadwick Avenue Village II, an affordable housing complex […]
Global warming would be of great concern to you. As a scientist, you devoted your career to developing and inventing technology for a healthier and safer environment. You were a green scientist, ahead of your time. Amongst your inventions was the Catalytic Converter, used to purify the emissions from the exhaust pipes of cars and other moving vehicles, worldwide. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest Gaelen Center for the Arts presents the 16th annual New Jersey Jewish Film Festival opening March 26 at the Maurice Levin Theater, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. This year’s festival features a lineup of comedies, dramas and documentaries exploring Jewish history and contemporary culture in Israel and around […]