Photo caption Photo courtesy of Javier Amador The Maplewood/South Orange Villagers 10U Red softball players pose with their championship trophies. Front row kneeling, from left: Norah Pharaon, Emma Lerner, Eva Sieger, Larkin Villatoro, and Jamie Tarrow. Second row, from left: Brynn McCarthy, Sofia Amador, Claire Shupe, Eva Clevenger, Kendall Waite, and Maya Bernstein. Back row, […]
FAIR LAWN, NJ — The Columbia Bank Foundation recently sponsored the Boys & Girls Club of New Jersey’s Youth of the Year Gala. For nearly 70 years, the gala has honored and celebrated teens who have displayed outstanding leadership, service, academic excellence and dedication to living a healthy lifestyle. The teens participate in local, state […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, July 8, the South Orange Board of Trustees passed ordinance No. 2019-15, encouraging shoppers to bring reusable carryout bags, eliminating single-use plastic carryout bags, and putting a 5-cent fee on paper carryout bags. “Our goal is to incentivize shoppers to make the most sustainable shopping choice and start bringing […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced July 26 that an Essex County jury has convicted Lateef Dennis, 40, of Newark, guilty of one count of aggravated assault and one count of spitting on a police officer. On April 17, 2017, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Newark police officers responded to a […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A student representing a high school team from Livingston placed for his innovative solutions to environmental challenges and climate change in the 2019 Spellman High Voltage Electronics Clean Tech Competition. Steven Rosenstark from Livingston High School was awarded third place with a $5,000 cash prize in the competition’s Resource Preservation category for […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced July 26 that Basil Thomas, 22, of Newark, has been charged with the murder 18-year-old Asahiah Lawton, of Irvington. Lawton was fatally stabbed on July 25 in the 200 block of Court Street in Newark. He was […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — A grand jury has determined the shooting of a 23-year-old Newark man by a retired Newark police officer in 2017 was justified, refusing to file charges for the incident, according to a July 25 press release from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. According to the prosecutor’s office, the incident, which occurred on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School varsity boys basketball coach Demond Cowins just finished up his annual Summer Camp, and by all accounts, it was a huge success. Students ages 7-14 were able to attend the two-week camp for one or both weeks, and 80 students attended. Cowins, who is entering his fourth […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Essex County Summer Players Orchestra will have its 19th annual free summer concert on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. at Livingston High School, 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston. Nate White will lead the orchestra in playing the music of Otto Nicolai, Hubert Parry and Antonin Dvorak. The orchestra consists of members […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Public Schools Business Administrator Steven K. Robinson, a resident of Marlboro, was recognized for exemplary service to Livingston Public Schools, an honor that resulted in a scholarship for a Livingston High School graduate. At its recent annual conference, the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials presented Robinson with its Distinguished […]