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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 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 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) teams at St. Joseph Church in Maplewood opened up 2016 with lots of basketball on the first two weekends of the New Year. Pee Wee Girls Red On Jan. 3, in the Pee Wee Girls Red Division, the Celtics won their fourth straight game to open the new […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The former executive director of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp. admitted Dec. 21 to accepting approximately $999,000 in kickback payments in exchange for her assistance in awarding work to various vendors and contractors of the agency, according to a Dec. 21 press release from the United State Attorney’s Office […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Seniors Golden Circle will hold the following events in January. The club is open to all Glen Ridge senior citizens, 55 and older. • Chair yoga, 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 11, 18 and 25, and Wednesday, Jan. 13 and 27. The yoga class is looking […]
MAPLEWOOD – Pictured above, the Columbia High School JV boys’ basketball team won the Christmas tournament title at West Side High School in Newark from Dec. 27-29. Darius Forester-Plummer, wearing No. 5, won the MVP award. The JV head coach name is Jameel Grace. The team then defeated both Orange, 69-59, Jan. 7, and East […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — New Jersey Transit has posted the following notice about construction at the Glen Ridge Train Station: Access to the west end of the westbound platform will be closed due to stair replacement. Construction will begin at the end of December and continue for approximately one month. During this time, the only […]