OBITUARIES: • ANDERSON – Dewitt, of Orange; Nov. 28. • ANDREWS – Delores Norwood, of East Orange, formerly of S. Orange; Dec. 3. • DEL PLATO – Jean A., formerly of Orange; Dec. 6. Great-grandmother. • DRAKE – Doris J., of East Orange; Dec. 1. Mother, sister. • HARRISON – Sidney Otto Sr., formerly of […]
ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced on Thursday, Dec. 3, that Orange Police Officer Ricardo A. Arias-Vasquez, 34, of Hampton, has been charged with criminal sexual contact and witness tampering for touching a woman during a routine traffic stop. The alleged incident occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 18. While on duty, […]
OBITUARIES: • FAULK – Earl, of Irvington; Dec. 6. Was 95. • GRAHAM – Ernest, of Irvington; Nov. 30. • MULLIGAN – Emma E., of Bloomfield, formerly of Irvington; Dec. 3. Mother. • NANN – Robert W., formerly of Irvington; Dec. 5. U.S. Army Vietnam War vet. • WROBLEWSKI – Helen A., formerly of Irvington; […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — St. Rose of Lima Academy in Short Hills got to know a new principal, Tina Underwood, in the first half of the school year. Many students from around Essex County attend St. Rose. Below is an interview conducted with Underwood by sixth-grader Mia Henrich, a member of the editorial staff for […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team will host Newark Arts on Friday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. in the season opener. The GRHS boys’ basketball team will visit Boonton in the season opener on Monday, Dec. 21, at 4 p.m. The GRHS wrestling team will begin the season on […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will tip off their seasons on Friday, Dec. 18. The BHS wrestling team will begin the season on Saturday, Dec. 19. The following are their schedules: Boys’ basketball Dec. 18, at Montclair Kimberley Academy, 4 p.m. Dec. 19, Essex County Vocational, 1 p.m. […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team will visit Newark Tech on Friday, Dec. 18, in the season opener. The SHP varsity wrestling team will compete in the Morris Knolls tournament on Saturday, Dec. 19, to begin the season. The following are their schedules: Basketball Dec. 18, at Newark Tech, 5:30 p.m. […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’and girls’ varsity basketball teams will begin their seasons on Friday, Dec. 18. The boys’ team will visit Millburn, while the girls’ team will host Newark Tech. The WOHS wrestling team will compete in the Dover Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 19, to begin the season. The […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will tip off their seasons Dec. 18. The following are their schedules: Boys’ basketball Dec. 18, at Irvington, 4 p.m. Dec. 22, at East Side, 4 p.m. Dec. 26, 28, 30, Union City Tournament Jan. 4, at Scotch Plains, 4 p.m. Jan. 5, at […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — First Baptist Church of South Orange celebrated its 120th anniversary at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel on Nov. 28 with special guest CeCe Winans, the 10-time Grammy Award winner of Gospel and R&B fame. The event emcee was Liz Black, the host of radio station WBLS Sunday morning Gospel hour show […]