MONTCLAIR / GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Yang Linda Chen has been named the chief financial officer for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center. Chen has worked in a variety of health system sectors throughout her health care career, including Coordinated Health, Community Health System, Universal Health Services/Psychiatric Solutions, Vanguard Health System and the health care section […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — SOMAtv was recently granted the Award of Excellence from the Jersey Access Group for its “Get Out The Vote” public service announcement series. The Award of Excellence, the highest honor in the JAG Awards annual competition, was won in the Public Service Announcements and Promo Series category and was […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The newest class at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine launched their medical careers on July 22 with a white-coat ceremony at the school in Nutley. The 161 students donned their distinctive coats for the first time, starting their journey toward acquisition of a medical degree, which will be completed in three […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. was recently named the 2021 Legislator of the Year by the Jersey Access Group, an organization that fights for resources to support local broadcast news for all New Jersey communities. According to the organization, Payne earned the award for his strong work to increase local […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Universal Technical Institute in Bloomfield is putting some of its top instructors to work as it recently bega training students in its Welding Technology Training Program. Students enrolled in the 36-week program will benefit from the expertise of instructors such as Cesar Cordero, who will teach the hard and soft skills needed […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Grow N’ Glow Campers from Rowley Park in East Orange got an up close and personal visit with Fire Chief Andre Williams and East Orange’s bravest at fire headquarters on July 21. The field trip was part of the camp’s tour of East Orange and the people who make it […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood residents from the Parkview Neighborhood Association have been volunteering their weekends with the Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy, tackling weeds, vines and more in the park. Pictured helping on July 19 are Nat Paynter, Dan Peacock, Leah Schultz, Keith Meyers, Shirley Meyers and Kate McCaffrey. Photos Courtesy of Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy
BLOOMFIELD / NUTLEY, NJ — Matthew Furlong, a Boy Scout in Bloomfield’s Troop 22 who is working on his Eagle Scout project, has collected more than 100 suitcases for children in the foster care system to carry their belongings in. The idea was inspired by Furlong’s visits to courthouses as a child, when his mother, […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — A former pharmaceutical sales representative has been charged for his role in a scheme to defraud a telecommunications company’s health care plan by billing for medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 23. Carmine A. Mattia Jr., 60, of Cedar Grove, was indicted on one count […]
NEWARK, NJ — One Essex County correctional officer, two sergeants and one lieutenant have been indicted for civil rights violations in connection with the assault of a federal pretrial detainee, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 23. Officer Damion James, 41, was charged with assaulting the pretrial detainee in violation of his civil […]