85-year-old man dies in Bloomfield fire

85-year-old man dies in Bloomfield fire

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Bloomfield Police are investigating a fire that killed an 85-year-old Bloomfield man, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the prosecutor’s office. On Oct. 7, a fire broke out at 14 Evelyn Place in Bloomfield. The resident, Warren Froehlich, 85, […]

Luna Stage continues the Voting Writes Project

Luna Stage continues the Voting Writes Project

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage’s Voting Writes Project continues this month with world premiere plays, films, a concept album and a costume party. Luna commissioned these myriad interactive events to inspire civic engagement in the November 2020 election. All events are free and open to the public via interactive livestream on Luna Stage’s Facebook […]

EOCHS student shot to death in East Orange

EOCHS student shot to death in East Orange

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the homicide of an East Orange teenager, according to an Oct. 7 press release from the prosecutor’s office. On Tuesday, Oct. 6 Antoine Sanga-Niangara, 16, of East Orange, was fatally shot in the area […]

Nutley Girl Scout receives award for saving her mother’s life

Nutley Girl Scout receives award for saving her mother’s life

NUTLEY, NJ — Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey has honored Marley Madureira, 13, with the Medal of Honor, a Lifesaving Award given by Girl Scouts of the United States of America, for saving her mother’s life.  The Medal of Honor is given to a Girl Scout who has saved or attempted to save a […]

Foley participates in RWJBarnabas Health Youth EMT Course

Foley participates in RWJBarnabas Health Youth EMT Course

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood resident Elliot Foley, a senior at Mount St. Mary Academy in Watchung, was one of 23 students to participate in the academy’s Senior Summer Scholar Program through her participation in the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health Youth EMT Course, an online program. “Over the summer, I participated in an EMT course […]

Freeholders pass resolution supporting Essex-Hudson Greenway Project

Freeholders pass resolution supporting Essex-Hudson Greenway Project

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Essex County Freeholder Board passed a resolution supporting the establishment and construction of the Essex-Hudson Greenway. On its completion, the Essex-Hudson Greenway will be a continuous 11-mile-long, 100-foot-wide outdoor recreation space, spanning eight towns, from Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark, Kearny and Secaucus to its […]

Bloomfield FD participates in ‘Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters’

Bloomfield FD participates in ‘Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters’

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Fire Department participated in the “Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters” remembrance, during which the department’s headquarters were lit up every evening from dusk until dawn, as part of a Sept. 27 to Oct. 4 national tribute. “Every day, the courageous men and women of the Bloomfield Fire Department put […]