Photo Courtesy of Amy Simon WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill staff and elders participate in National Wear Red Day on Friday, Feb. 5, to bring awareness to women’s heart health. Health professionals Maria Socorro Bumanglag and Coretta Brown-Desrivieres presented a discussion on education and lifestyle changes to protect your heart. Heart healthy trail mix […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Middle school students throughout New Jersey are being encouraged to take part in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s annual Middle School Public Service Announcement Challenge. The contest asks students in grades five through eight to write scripts to 30-second PSAs containing important peer-to-peer substance abuse prevention messages for a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the terror attacks occurred in Paris in November 2015, a “Hot Topic” discussion was sparked among Hebrew High students at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. The teens shared their feelings and views on responding to global unrest — an exchange made possible by a shift in how the Reform synagogue conducts its […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County invites small, women, minority, veteran and LGBTQ-owned business owners to attend a free workshop, “Success with LinkedIn,” on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. at McLoone’s Boathouse, 9 Cherry Lane in West Orange. The workshop will include leveraging LinkedIn to increase visibility and expand your network, promoting your brand […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a partnership between the National Park Service and Google, Thomas Edison National Historical Park will be featured in the Google Cultural Institute, a digital platform that makes hundreds of historically and culturally significant objects in the National Park Service’s museum collection available online. The Google Cultural Institute uses technologies similar […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — So many of Brian Sheafer’s childhood memories revolve around the YMCA. Sitting at the edge of an aerobics class to watch his mother teach. Shooting hoops with friends on Friday nights. Helping to set up for the fun-filled Healthy Kids Day events. “Looking back, there was this sense of belonging. It […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington’s Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers announced A major prescription drug bust happened on Saturday, Feb. 6. More than 95 bottles of illegally obtained prescription drugs and hundreds of dollars were confiscated through a search warrant from a house on Stockman Place. “I am pleased to announce that […]
Photo Courtesy of Vic DeLuca MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca joined members of the Mayors Council on a Feb. 10 trip to Washington, D.C., to help secure funding for the Rahway River Flood Mitigation Plan. Meeting with N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez, center, are, from left, Rahway Mayor Sam Steinman, Union Mayor Manuel Figueiredo, […]
Photo Courtesy of Karen Carnevale WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident James Damgen was honored at the Feb. 9 Township Council meeting to celebrate his upcoming 90th birthday on Feb. 22. Damgen was joined by his family, front row, from left, Courtney Carnevale, Jamie Carnevale, Sarah Damgen, the man himself and Karen Carnevale, and […]
SOUTH ORANGE / NEWARK, NJ — A North Jersey doctor has been indicted for allegedly billing numerous insurance carriers for medical procedures he did not perform himself or that were not performed at all, according to a Feb. 9 release from New Jersey acting Attorney General John Hoffman and the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor. […]