West Orange week of December 10th

OBITUARIES: • BYRNE – Helen Ann, of West Orange; Nov. 26. Executive secretary, wife. • CHIARELLA – Joseph T., of West Orange; Dec. 1. WWII, Korean War vet, father. • GALATE – Helen “Kris,” of West Orange; Dec. 6. Great-grandmother. Was 95. • PARLAPIANO – Grace Huff, of West Orange; Nov. 27. Grandmother.

Maplewood & South Orange week of December 10th

OBITUARIES: • DORAN – Barbara Noyes, of Maplewood; Dec. 3. Physician. Was 102. • EDWARDS – Deacon Gregory, of Maplewood; Nov. 24. Administrative manager. • GROSSMAN – Edward, formerly of Maplewood; Dec. 1. Probation officer. • SCHILLIZZI – Jean, of Maplewood; Nov. 25. Loved praying, great-grandmother. • WASHINGTON – Odell Whaley, of Maplewood; Nov. 27. […]

Police aim to save lives with, ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Police Department made the following announcement: If you’re enjoying the holidays with a drink, The Glen Ridge Police Department has a message for you: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Due to the increase in drunken-driving-related fatalities around the holidays each year, law-enforcement agencies across America will be […]

Bloomfield & Glen Ridge week of December 10th

OBITUARIES: • BROWER – Forrest A., formerly of Glen Ridge; Oct. 1. EO Hospital administrator. • CLEMENTI – Ann L., of Bloomfield; Dec. 1. Homemaker, cook, grandmother. • CRECCO – Marion, of Bloomfield; Nov. 28. Former assemblywoman, mother. • DEL GUERCIO – Clara, of Bloomfield; Nov. 29. • FIZZAROTTI – Jennie, formerly of Bloomfield; Nov. […]

East Orange & Orange week of December 10th

OBITUARIES: • PINCKNEY – Thelma L., of East Orange; Nov. 27. Grandmother. • ROBINSON – Odessa B., of Orange; Nov. 25. Union schoolteacher, grandmother. • SCOCOZZA – Anthony “Ski,” formerly of East Orange; Dec. 1. Korean War vet. • SECTION – Troy Lee, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of East Orange; Sept. 27. Chef. • STABILE […]

Irvington & Vailsburg week of December 10th

OBITUARIES: • D’URSO – Anthony N., formerly of Irvington; Nov. 25. Business owner, father. • JOHNSON – Fuquan, of Irvington; Nov. 25. Father, grandfather, great-grandfather. • MUHAMMAD – Patricia E., of Irvington; Nov. 24. Customer service associate.

Angelo J. Spalletta

    Angelo J. Spalletta, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville.    Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange. Visitation is on […]

UConn football standout Jamar Summers named to First Team on All-AAC

ORANGE – Jamar Summers, a sophomore cornerback for the University of Connecticut football team, was named First Team All-American Athletic Conference as the league announced its postseason honors on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Summers, an Orange High School graduate, led the American Athletic Conference in interceptions with seven during the regular season, which also placed him […]

Local Girl Scouts exemplify giving-back in service project

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Girl Scout Troop 20245 completed a monthlong service project, collecting more than 4,000 travel-size toiletries and assembling more than 230 kits for Bridges Outreach, a Summit-based nonprofit organization that provides food, clothing and basic necessities to thousands of homeless people in New York City, Newark and Irvington. The kits included items […]