NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit Rail Operations faces the prospect of a systemwide shutdown as early as this weekend, should the membership of its rail union opt to participate in a work stoppage. This would result in the complete suspension of NJ Transit rail service, affecting more than 160,000 customers who ride the system on […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In honor of the Community Coalition on Race’s 20th Anniversary, the CCR is bringing race relations expert Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum back to the community to revisit the topic about which she spoke to the community nearly 20 years ago. Tatum, a clinical psychologist, professor and recently retired president […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School cheerleading team capped off a winning season at the 2016 New Jersey Cheerleading and Dance Coaches Association State Championship at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on March 6, taking first place in the Varsity Non-Tumbling Division. Facing tough competition from teams across New Jersey, the […]
To the Editor of The Independent Press of Bloomfield: This letter is to set the record straight as to why the Bloomfield Democratic Committee, made up of Democratic district leaders throughout town, has endorsed Councilman Joe Lopez for Mayor and Kathy DeMarino, Jo Lewis and Yudi Sobharam for council at-large. Recently, Mayor Michael Venezia has […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Operating a home-based business has become a very popular way of starting and operating a business. Home-based businesses offer a cost-effective way of starting a business and offer a part-time or full-time solution for many to obtain or supplement income. This seminar on Monday, March 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., […]
Kenneth P. Kiley, 72, passed away on Thursday March 10, 2016 at home in Essex Fells. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home, 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Monday 9 AM. The funeral mass will be offered at Notre Dame Church in North Caldwell at 10 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood police officers responded to assist New Jersey Transit on March 7 at approximately 7:28 p.m. on a report of a large group of disorderly juveniles on a train, according to a March 9 release from the Maplewood Police Department. When officers arrived, NJ Transit employees advised officers that there was a […]
NEWARK, NJ — A new class of police officers graduating from their training in a joint ceremony was sworn in on Thursday, March 10, at New Hope Baptist Church, 106 Sussex Ave., in Newark’s Central Ward. The Police and Fire departments are now united in the city’s newly created Department of Public Safety. Mayor Ras […]
LIVINGSTON –In its 31st year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, announced Jocelyn Willoughby of Newark Academy as its 2015-16 Gatorade New Jersey Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The 6-foot-1 senior guard led the Minutemen to a 20-6 record and the […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Jewish Learning Program of Livingston’s Temple B’nai Abraham, led by Director of Jewish Learning Melissa Weiner, will hold its annual Purim Carnival on Thursday, March 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the temple, located at 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston; the entrance is on East Cedar Street. All are welcome to attend. With […]