NUTLEY, NJ — After a team wins a championship, the immediate goal is to try and come up with a repeat performance. This winter, that’s been the focus for the Nutley/Columbia high school ice hockey team. The squad, coached by Andy Surowiec, a former top player at Clifton High School, captured the 2019 McMullen Cup […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Junior Nooha Kawsar was crowned the winner of the 10th annual Poetry Out Loud competition, held Jan. 8 at West Orange High School. Junior Olivia Ridley was named runner-up by a margin of a 10th of a point. All finalists had to memorize two poems: one of 25 lines or fewer, […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in Newark’s West Ward, a semiautomatic handgun and close to $2,000 in illegal narcotics were seized the evening of Jan. 16 as Essex County sheriff’s detectives arrested an adult male. According to Sheriff Armando Fontoura, officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics conducted […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ — New Jersey City University freshman power forward Sarah Edmond, a 2019 Bloomfield High School graduate, has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week the league office announced on Jan. 20. The award is for week 11 of the 2019-20 season for games played January 13-19. […]
TRENTON, NJ — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Jan. 17 nearly $2.2 billion in grants to support thousands of local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD’s Continuum of Care grants will provide critically needed support to approximately 6,593 local programs on the front lines, serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness. […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County woman and a Canadian man were indicted Jan. 17 for their roles in a securities fraud scheme that induced victims to invest $30 million worth of cash and cryptocurrency based on fraudulent misrepresentations, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Edith Pardo, 68, of Bloomfield, and Boaz Manor, 46, of Toronto, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Civic Organization held its 50th Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 12 at South Orange Middle School. Beloved Community Awards were presented to Adunni Slackman Anderson of South Orange and former Maplewood Mayor Victor DeLuca. Photos Courtesy of Nancy Gagnier
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia Bank Foundation awarded Main Street Counseling a $7,000 grant this January. This award will allow Main Street Counseling to make some building repairs and expand mental health services even further at its Marcella Avenue location. Pictured, from left, at a check presentation are Main Street Counseling Vice President John […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Marquis Forman, 27, of East Orange, according to a Jan. 16 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, at approximately 7:42 p.m., Forman was shot on the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the East Orange Police Department are investigating a vehicular incident that resulted in the death of Lucia Saint-Vil, 62, of Orange, according to a Jan. 16 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, at approximately 9:48 a.m., the victim was struck while crossing […]