MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department received a call at approximately 8:55 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, from Maplewood Middle School reporting a possible robbery involving a student, according to a Dec. 19 press release from the police department. The victim, a 13-year-old eighth-grader, reported that he was approached by a man in the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A Seton Hall University College of Nursing faculty member recently won a prestigious award from the local March of Dimes chapter. College of Nursing Associate Dean Marcia Gardner of South Orange won the Academic Educator Nurse of the Year Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the March of Dimes, a […]
by W. L. BILL ALLEN, JR. Contributing Writer CALDWELL– It was not all that long ago that the swim squad from Mount Saint Dominic Academy went 12-1 and won an Essex County Championship meet and Super Essex Conference regular season and championship meet titles, as well. Since 2012, however, the Lady Sea Lions have posted […]
OBITUARIES: • BERGER – James A., formerly of Maplewood; Dec. 11. Animal control officer. • FRIELAND – Helene Reiter, of Maplewood; Dec. 8. Flutist, great-grandmother. • JOYNER – Henry Plummer, of South Orange; Dec. 13. Great-grandfather. • KENNY – Catherine E., formerly of South Orange; Dec. 13. Wife and mother. • MANCUSO – Lawrence A., […]
OBITUARIES: • DRAGOS – Richard Joseph, formerly of West Orange, Dec. 12. VW salesman. • ESTIMABLE – Clameus, of West Orange; Dec. 7. Taxi driver for Yellow Cab Co. • TORLUCCI – Josephine Antonetta, of West Orange; Dec. 16. Great-grandmother.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Jersey City suspect was arraigned Dec. 16 on multiple drug charges following his arrest Dec. 15 by Essex County Sheriff’s detectives and Bloomfield police. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that as part of a series of ongoing drug investigations in Bloomfield, a task force of detectives from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics […]
Photos Courtesy of Church on the Green BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Church on the Green in Bloomfield holds its second live nativity story Friday, Dec. 18. The event includes an outdoor narrated walk and follows Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, making several stops on the church grounds and ending up at the Carriage House for a […]
OBITUARIES: • KIDD – Charles Jr., of Irvington; Dec. 10. Son and brother. • MANCUSO – Lawrence A., formerly of South Orange and Irvington; Dec. 11. • MATTIA – Dominick A., formerly of Vailsburg; Dec. 11. Husband, father. • ORIGLIERI – Giuseppe, formerly of Irvington; Dec. 10. Construction contractor. • THOMPSON – Father Edward Charles, […]
OBITUARIES: • BROWN – Amelia, of East Orange; Dec. 8. Grandmother. • CLARKE – Richard C., of Orange; Dec. 8. Father. • DAWSON – Dorothy, of Orange; Dec. 1. Great-grandmother, was 102. • EVANS – Betty Anne, of Orange; Dec. 9. Office manager, great-grandmother. • JACOCKS – William “Bill,” formerly of East Orange; Dec. 10. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that “safe dating” education is now required by law in New Jersey. One such program took place November 16 and 17 at […]