BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team enjoyed a great start to the season. The Bengals defeated Glen Ridge, 58-30, in the season opener at home on Dec. 17. Senior Ashley Martinez had 13 points, senior Lucy Heyman had 6 points and 14 rebounds, senior Chiara Hilario had 11 points, and senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls basketball teams and wrestling team had their season openers delayed due to COVID-19 issues. The boys basketball team was supposed to open Dec. 17 at Caldwell. Instead, they were scheduled to play Verona on Dec. 21 at home for their first game, after […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Savannah Steele, a sophomore, scored 8 points, and senior Amayah Melbourne and freshman Marjorie Boyle each had 6 points for the Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team in a 58-30 loss against Bloomfield in the season opener at Bloomfield on Dec. 17. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Dec. 18, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a jogger discovered three swastikas drawn on the sidewalk outside B’nai Shalom, a synagogue on Pleasant Valley Way. The West Orange Police Department immediately launched an investigation, which is still ongoing. It is believed that this is an isolated incident and the offensive […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini announced Dec. 17 that authorities have charged a suspect in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 20, on Van Rensselaer Street in Belleville. Termaine Pines, 48, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two Newark sisters were indicted Dec. 17 in connection with a scheme to arrange sham marriages between U.S. citizens and noncitizens seeking to stay in the United States unlawfully, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Dec. 17. Andrea Torres, 55, and Regina Johnson, 57, were both charged by indictment with one count […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced Dec. 17 that the Attorney General’s Office intends to award a total of $165,000 in grants to nine law enforcement agencies and two municipalities across 11 counties to fund innovative community policing initiatives with youth engagement as a priority. Grantees are Bayonne Police Department, Camden […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Dec. 16, Philip R. Sellinger took the oath of office as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Sellinger was the co-managing partner of the New Jersey office of an international law firm, an office he founded in 2002. He previously served as co-chairperson of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge residents are being asked to help care for their neighbors by donating to the Glen Ridge Community Fund. The consequences of the continuing pandemic have shown that appearances of prosperity can be deceiving. Many residents faced financial difficulties and many families dealt with food insecurity. Since 1953, the GRCF […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced on Dec. 16 an expansive package of initiatives to use the broad reach of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety to promote racial justice throughout New Jersey. The package includes a number of significant policy changes, including rulemaking to root out discrimination […]