GLEN RIDGE — The mayor and council will consider the adoption of an ordinance to prohibit short-term rental properties at their meeting on Monday, June 10. This meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the seconnd floor of the Glen Ridge Municipal Building, located at 825 Bloomfield Ave., Glen Ridge. […]
By Andy Milone Correspondent EAST ORANGE – Mayor Ted Green recalled that during his first few days in office in 2018 he had a group of residents approach him about the “train station.” Brick Church Station, an aging landmark dating back decades, has been on the minds of officials and locals for years. On May […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 12th annual Bloomfield Softball Camp will take place at Clarks Pond South, located at 111 Dewey St., for girls in grades 2-8 (ages 6-14). The camp will take place July 8-11 (rain date July 12) and July 15-18 (rain date July 19) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Amateur boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia will make his professional debut on Saturday, June 8, when he faces Patrick Bernard Harris in a four-round junior middleweight bout at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The 24-year-old Irvington resident won numerous championships in the 165-pound division as an amateur, including a bronze […]
Jenny Mundell has defeated incumbent Mayor Ted Gamble in the primary race for township mayor and secured the Democratic Party line for the November vote. Mundell received 2,605 votes, or 57 % of the total, to Gamble’s 1,934 votes, which was 43 % of the total. In the one contested race for township council, Monica […]
MAPLEWOOD — Nancy Adams and Malia Herman were the top vote getters in the primary race for township committee and will appear on November’s ballot. Adams, who is currently the township mayor, was the top vote getter at 2,558 while Herman had 2,443. Jamaine Cripe, an incumbent committee member and deputy mayor, finished third […]
By Paul Brubaker Special to Essex News Daily MAPLEWOOD – At a special meeting Tuesday night, Board of Education members approved a veteran of educational leadership as the next South Orange and Maplewood School District (SOMSD) Superintendent of Schools. Jason Bing comes to the District as the former Superintendent of the Dutchess County Board […]
MAPLEWOOD — Detectives are investigating the shooting of an Irvington man on Jacoby Street. On Friday, May 31, at 11:30 p.m., police responded to Jacoby Street near Brown Street on a report of shots fired. Responding officers located a 24-year-old man laying in the street suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. Officers and South Essex […]
Two women from East Orange and a man from Orange were among the winners in the 2024 Essex County Senior Citizen Legacies Writing Contest, which encourages Essex senior citizens to write about the people and events that have influenced their lives. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Division of Senior Services announced […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore The township had a Memorial Day Parade and celebration in front of town hall on Monday, May 27. The celebration included scouts, cheerleaders, dancers, and other performances. Civic Square was closed for the event, which lasted about two hours. The theme was ‘Remember their Sacrifice.’