Bloomfield & Glen Ridge week of January 14th

OBITUARIES: • BARRA – Ellen B., of Bloomfield; Dec. 29. Worked for All State Legal Supply. • BELL – Frederick H., formerly of East Orange, Bloomfield; Dec. 24. Teacher. • CRICKELLAS – Henrietta “Honey,” formerly of Bloomfield; Dec. 28. Hairdresser. • DEL GUERCIO – Kathleen, of Bloomfield; Jan. 4. Professor, school psychologist. • FALZO – […]

East Orange & Orange week of January 14th

OBITUARIES: • BELL – Frederick H., formerly of East Orange, Bloomfield; Dec. 24. Teacher. • BURKE – Denise Elizabeth, of Orange; Jan. 2. Kindergarten teacher, mother. • BUSH – Jackie Keith, of East Orange; Dec. 26. • COSTABILE – James L., formerly of East Orange; Jan. 4. Cosmetologist, painter. • COSTLEY – Stanley E., formerly […]

Maplewood & South Ornage week of January 14th

OBITUARIES: • BERTSCHY – Howard R., formerly of Maplewood; Dec. 30. WWII vet, engineer. • GRAESSLE – Irene, of Maplewood, formerly of Irvington; Jan. 1. Talented artist. • GREGORY – James H., of South Orange; Jan. 3. U.S. Postal Service employee. • GUYTON – Shirley Temple, of South Orange; Dec. 28. Great-grandmother. • HART – […]

Irvington & Vailsburg week of January 14th

OBITUARIES: • DAW – Rev. Esther B., of Irvington; Jan. 1. Sister, cousin, educator. • GRAESSLE – Irene, of Maplewood, formerly of Irvington; Jan. 1. Talented artist. • KRUEGER – Robert E. “Bob,” formerly of Irvington and South Orange; Jan. 3. • LANZI – Tony, formerly of Irvington; Jan. 4. Great-grandfather. • MCKENNA – John […]

Bloomfield man arraigned on weapons, drug charges

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A previously convicted felon was arraigned Jan. 8 on multiple weapons and drug charges following his arrest Thursday, Jan. 7, by a law-enforcement task force comprised of Essex County sheriff’s detectives and officers from the Bloomfield and Irvington police departments. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that the task force officers, armed with a […]

West Orange week of January 14th

OBITUARIES: • KAPLAN – Mildred, formerly of West Orange; Dec. 31. Grandmother. • PALMER – Anna, of West Orange; Jan. 7. Great-grandmother. • SCARPINO – Grace, formerly of West Orange; Jan. 1. Great-grandmother.

GRHS music program to perform in concert

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School Concert Band, Chorus, and Madrigal Choir will perform in a free concert Thursday, Jan. 14, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Ridgewood Avenue School Auditorium, 235 Ridgewood Ave., Glen Ridge. The groups will perform classical and contemporary music from J. S. Bach to John Williams’s […]

Toy drive by Giblin and Oliver proves successful

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Student Development and Campus Life Department of Montclair State University joined with Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin and Assemblywoman Oliver for their 2015 Toy Drive. More than 300 toys and books were distributed to several organizations in District 34 — Clifton, East Orange, Montclair and Orange — including Montclair Child Development […]

Philip Valente’s

  Philip J. Valente, 55, of Bloomfield, N.J., passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016.    Philip was the husband of Patricia and father of his only daughter, Jennifer. He is also survived by his brother Patrick and his wife Lisa, and brother-in-law Robert Innamorato and wife Karen.    Philip’s loved ones are invited to […]