SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Dec. 2, Seton Hall University held a celebration of its women’s athletics for the past 50 years. Former legendary swim head coach Dorothy “Dot” Vilardo was among the SHU coaches recognized. Vilardo, a former South Orange resident, died on Nov. 6 in Maryland, just shy of her 83rd birthday. Members […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball and girls basketball teams will tip off their seasons on Thursday, Dec. 14, while the wrestling team will begin their season on Saturday, Dec. 16. Here are their schedules: Boys basketball Dec. 14: at Columbia, 7 p.m. Dec. 16: vs. North Star Academy, 11:30 a.m. Dec. […]
EAST ORANGE — The East Orange Police Department has been awarded two U.S. Department of Justice grants — totaling $1,550,000 — to hire more police officers and improve communications with residents. The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Grant, which was awarded to EOPD last month, advances the practice of community policing through the hire […]
Dollar General Corp., which has stores in Irvington, Maplewood, Orange and East Orange, has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the chain repeatedly engaged in merchandise pricing violations at several retail stores across the state. The Tennessee-based retailer violated New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act and Weights and Measures Act by selling a […]
BLOOMFIELD — A lecture planned for Dec. 12 will cover the history, architecture, and preservation efforts surrounding the Sanctuary of the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, a historically significant landmark dating to 1796. The lecture titled “Building and Saving the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green” is being organized by the Sanctuary on the […]
WEST ORANGE — Township officials announced a potential Redevelopment Agreement with Matrix Development Group, which would develop a film studio on approximately 12.2 acres adjacent to the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in downtown West Orange. “We are excited for this project that will help move West Orange forward economically speaking for generations to come,” […]
WEST ORANGE — The Township Planning Board recently approved plans for West Orange Plaza that include a Target and a “village” of shops, restaurants, and a pocket park. The new additions to the Plaza will also include a Pollinator Garden, 16 EV charging stations, with a total of 48 installed over three years, a substantial […]
A bone from the arm of St. Jude, widely revered among Catholics as the patron saint of hopeless causes, will be on public display at seven parishes within the Archdiocese of Newark this December as part of the relic’s first tour outside Italy. The ancient bone, encased in a centuries-old wooden vessel carved in the […]
MAPLEWOOD — The Board of Education, which voted to remove its liaison to MapSO Freedom School last week, heard from close to 80 people who spoke against or in support of the organization that includes district teachers, parents, alumni and students. More than 140 people watched the meeting which was held virtually because the controversial […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Nutley High School ice hockey team, which is also a co-op with Columbia High School and Bloomfield, will begin the season on Friday, Dec. 8, against Verona–Glen Ridge at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange at 8:30 p.m. Under fourth-year head coach Dave Macri, Nutley has a good group […]