ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Integrity House, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of substance use disorder treatment licensed in the state of New Jersey, with programs in Kearny, Newark, Secaucus, Toms River, Morris Plains and Paramus, recently announced its new program, REACH for Recovery, a mobile recovery center for those suffering from substance abuse. Funded […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual Graduate Open House as a virtual event on Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon. Attendees will learn more about Seton Hall’s graduate and certificate programs in the high-demand fields of business, communication, diplomacy and international relations, education, health and medical sciences, law, nursing, science, and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Trustee Karen Hartshorn Hilton is running for a second term on the South Orange Board of Trustees with challengers Bill Haskins and Braynard “Bobby” Brown. The election for three open seats on the board will be May 11; Trustees Stephen Schnall and Walter Clarke, who are both concluding their […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom when Bill Noble — a lifelong gardener and the former director of preservation for the Garden Conservancy — presents “Spirit of Place, the Making of a New England Garden,” which is based on his new book of the […]
NEWARK, NJ — A federal grand jury indicted Cedric Lewis, 30, of Bloomfield, for illegally possessing several firearms, including an AM-15 rifle, as well as quantities of crack-cocaine and heroin with the intent to distribute, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced in a Jan. 21 press release. Lewis is charged with two counts of […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Police Department’s K9, Hulk, has received a bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s. Hulk’s vest was sponsored by Pamela Dumas of Bucksworth Enterprises, Berkley, Mass., and embroidered with the sentiment: “In memory of Duane L. Dumas, Bucksworth Enterprises. Vested Interest in […]
NEWARK, NJ — A fourth man was arrested Jan. 19 for his role in a conspiracy to steal and transport across state lines luxury cars from towns in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Bilal Cureton, 30, of Newark, is charged by amended complaint with conspiring to transport […]
BLOOMFIELD / WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two suspects have been arrested and charged as the result of a joint investigation between the Bloomfield and West Orange police departments in connection with 40 tire and rim thefts that occurred throughout the county, according to a joint press release from the two towns on Jan. 20. Wadner […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Pennsylvania man who worked as a tax preparer in Newark admitted to helping his clients file falsified tax returns that generated larger refunds, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced in a Jan. 20 press release. Sylvain Dienhoue, 53, of Tobyhanna, Pa., pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School sophomore Gus Peterson recently completed his Eagle Scout project by orchestrating a community effort to repair and paint the blacktop wall at Hazel Elementary School. “This has been a long-term goal for me,” said Peterson, who is part of Troop 6 in West Orange. “The project not […]