GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Kiwanis Club and Glen Ridge High School Key Club will hold the Joseph T. Connolly Collection Drive, a semiannual, townwide clothing and household goods drive, on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the GRHS parking lot, 200 Ridgewood Ave. Items collected will be donated […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In support of South Orange and Maplewood residents who are currently involved or in danger of becoming involved in foreclosure or eviction, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race in partnership with La Casa de Don Pedro will provide a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the 2021 Essex County Italian American Heritage Month celebration on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the county’s Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building. During the event, DiVincenzo recognized Judith M. Persichilli, commissioner of the N.J. Department of Health, and Frank J. Del Gaudio, director of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. unveiled plans to modernize the red panda and clouded leopard exhibits at Turtle Back Zoo on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The new exhibit will be dedicated to Lou LaSalle, longtime chairperson of the Essex County Parks Foundation and senior vice president emeritus with RWJBarnabas Health. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held virtually this year on Wednesday, Nov. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. This virtual event is free and open to the public, however registration is required at https://tinyurl.com/yw92y2j8. This year’s keynote speaker will be Zack Rosenburg, the founder […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — More than 250 people participated in the seventh annual Spirit Run in Bloomfield on Oct. 30. The USATF-sanctioned race started and ended on the Bloomfield Green and ran through Mt. Olivet Cemetery, which is the beneficiary of race proceeds. Costumes were encouraged for the race, which was organized by Sacred Heart Church. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Community Psychiatric Institute, located at 67 Sanford St. in East Orange, is a federally funded program that provides free meals to participants. The institute has announced that it is participating in the Adult Food Program, which is designed to provide meals to participants in licensed adult day care centers. Meals […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Following unanimous Congressional and presidential approval of the 9/11 National Memorial Trail, the Essex–Hudson Greenway Coalition has renewed its call for the creation of the proposed park, a critical component of the newly designated federal trail. The national designation of the 9/11 National Memorial Trail — a 1,300-mile multi-use route that […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the death of Mouctar Toure, a 17-year-old from East Orange who was fatally shot at a Halloween party in Newark, according to a Nov. 1 press release. On Sunday, Oct. 31, at approximately […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Every October, the Glen Ridge High School Guidance Department hosts a college fair. This year’s fair was hosted Oct. 21 on the school’s back field. The following colleges and universities attended the fair: Arcadia University, Bergen Community College, Binghamton University, Bloomfield College, Bryant University, Caldwell University, Canisius College, Centenary University, Delaware […]