Rock your socks off while helping others

Rock your socks off while helping others

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood’s Department of Community Services will kick off #Socktober sock drives with a “Rock Your Socks Off” free family dance party this Saturday, Sept. 28, from noon to 3 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. Admissions is a recommended donation of a pair of new socks. “Rock Your Socks […]

Coffee with a Cop in West Orange this Wednesday

Coffee with a Cop in West Orange this Wednesday

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Coffee with a Cop returns to West Orange on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts, 563 Northfield ave. in West Orange. Stop by and enjoy a coffee with the West Orange Police Department. There will be no speeches or specific topics, just information conversations about what […]

WO seniors attend safety summit

WO seniors attend safety summit

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Police Sgt. Brad Squires, Senior Services coordinator Laura Van Dyke, senior public health nurse Susan Iovino and West Orange Police Officer Bret Wagner were all on hand to talk about safety issues for senior citizens at a Senior Safety Summit held at the Renna House on Sept. 25.  The […]

NJDOH receives $10.5M federal grant to improve maternal health

TRENTON, NJ — First lady Tammy Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Health announced Sept. 24 the award of a five-year grant for $2.1 million each year from the Health Resources and Services Administration to advance health equity and address disparities in maternal health outcomes. “Every mother deserves the opportunity for a healthy birth […]

Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad captures wanted man

NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man wanted by both Newark police and the New Jersey State Parole office was arrested Sept. 20 by Essex County sheriff’s detectives, and a loaded handgun was recovered during the arrest. Sheriff Armando Fontoura said that detectives from his department’s Fugitive Squad attempted to serve an arrest warrant for Kevin […]

NJ sues to block Trump admin. from undermining U.S. Endangered Species Act

TRENTON, NJ — On Sept. 25, Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing the federal government to challenge new rules that would significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act, the nation’s decades-old conservation law protecting threatened and endangered wildlife, according to a press release from the AG’s office. The multistate […]

‘Shop, Lunch and Play’ at Daughters

‘Shop, Lunch and Play’ at Daughters

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Daughters of Israel Women’s League held its annual “Shop, Lunch and Play” on Monday, Sept. 23, at Crestmont Country Club. A huge success, the event was co-chaired by Daughters of Israel board members Carol Sidman and Vicki Squires. Underwritten by Marcia Robbins-Wilf, the event included a card party, luncheon and […]

EO man shot and killed on Mulberry Street in Newark

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal Sept. 22 shooting of Jamal Williams, 29, of East Orange, according to a press release from acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. On […]

Pennsylvania man shot to death on Market Street

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the 600 block of Market Street in Newark, according to a press release from acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark […]

Friends book sale at West Orange Library

Friends book sale at West Orange Library

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Friends of the West Orange Library will hold its fourth annual fall book sale on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library, 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave. in West Orange. Thousands of books, CDs and DVDs for all […]