FAIR LAWN, NJ — This year, Columbia Bank is making the holidays brighter for local families in need by donating fresh turkeys to six local New Jersey food banks. The turkeys will be personally delivered by bank employees to Center for Food Action in Englewood, New Hope Community Ministries in Prospect Park, Harvest Outreach Ministries […]
FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Girls on the Run New Jersey East participants from Essex, Morris and Union counties ran with their legs and their hearts at the Florham Park PBA Turkey Trot 5K on Saturday, Nov. 23. Girls on the Run inspires girls in third through eighth grade to recognize their power and potential. Trained […]
NEWARK, NJ — Brian Alston, 47, of Hillside, was sentenced to 16 years in New Jersey State Prison by Superior Court Judge Marysol Rosero, according to a Nov. 26 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Assistant Prosecutor Dawn Damico, who tried the case, said Alston will have to serve 85 percent of his […]
NEWARK, NJ — Members of the “Famous Boyz” street gang have admitted to firearms and narcotics distribution offenses as part of a drug-trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Nov. 26. Shaka McKinney, 25, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with being a felon in […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced Nov. 26 that the Professional Standards Bureau of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, more commonly known as the Internal Affairs Unit, has concluded that claims made by two ICE detainees that they were abused while in custody at the Essex County Jail were not […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Through Dec. 13, the South Orange-Maplewood School District Parenting Center is hosting its annual holiday toy drive. Everyone is invited to help make holiday magic for 500 children and 150 families in the two towns. There are a number of ways to participate. Buy gifts online and have them […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of NJ Transit’s commitment to improving service and transparency, and in support of Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No. 80, NJ Transit has launched a new Progress by the Numbers performance dashboard at njtransit.com/performance, according to a Nov. 26 press release. The dashboard contains industry-standard metrics for on-time performance, mechanical […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — From Monday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 6, Ward place will be closed to through-traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the South Orange Police Department’s Community Relations Bureau. Plan your route accordingly.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — interACT Theatre Productions will present “Frozen Jr.,” the local company’s eighth annual children’s production, from Dec. 6 through Dec. 15 at South Orange Middle School, 70 North Ridgewood Road in South Orange. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, 7, 13, and 14, with 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 8 […]
Samantha Gabriele, NHS senior — Soccer What got you interested in playing soccer in the first place? Soccer has been a big part of my life ever since I was little. Growing up having older brothers, we were constantly in the backyard playing sports, and they were involved in their own soccer teams, so of […]