South Orange community gathers to celebrate Hanukkah

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members the South Orange community came together Sunday, Dec. 2, in Spiotta Park to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah by lighting the Hanukkah menorah. Attendees enjoyed hot chocolate, jelly doughnuts and holiday songs. Rabbi Dan Cohen, of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, spoke about the significance of light to […]

Newark man arrested for murdering his mother

NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced Nov. 30 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the death of Janet Cowart, 64, of Newark. At approximately 5:21 p.m. on Nov. […]

Two men die in car crash in Glen Ridge

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Nov. 30 that the Professional Standards Bureau of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing a fatal Glen Ridge car crash that resulted in two deaths. At approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, two men were killed in a single-car fatal […]

Boyfriend charged with murder of Montclair woman

NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti announced Nov. 28 that Kenneth Jones, of Montclair, has been charged with the fatal stabbing of Tameeka Johnson, 41, also of Montclair. On Nov. 12, Montclair police discovered the victim in the Greenwood Avenue home she lived in […]

PSE&G receives Outstanding Customer Reliability Experience Award

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Public Service Electric and Gas, New Jersey’s largest utility, was recently recognized by PA Consulting as the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Customer Reliability Experience Award. PSE&G also received the ReliabilityOne Award for Outstanding Reliability Performance in the Mid-Atlantic Region for the 17th consecutive year. This award is presented to a […]

East Orange woman arrested for fatal hit and run of NJIT student

NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and New Jersey Institute of Technology Police Chief Joseph Marswillo announced Nov. 28 that Brianna Williams, 21, of East Orange, was arrested for the fatal hit and run that resulted in the death of NJIT student Naomi R. Segura, 25, of Byram Township. On […]

JFS recognizes important of Holocaust remembrance during Hanukkah

FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ is partnering with The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also known as the Claims Conference, to honor Holocaust survivors with a candle-lighting ceremony on the third night of Hanukkah. This event, representing the second International Holocaust Survivors Night, will also be taking place […]

Learn with the Chabad rabbi

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend a Jewish Learning Institute lecture with Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz on Monday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of West Orange, 401 Pleasant Valley Way. The lecture — “How Can I Relate to a God I Cannot See?” — will explore if a finite human can have an intimate relation […]

Regal Bank in Livingston to host ‘Pet Pics with Santa Paws’

LIVINGSTON, NJ — To help celebrate the holiday season, the Livingston branch of Regal Bank is bringing back the favorite community event: “Pet Pics with Santa Paws.” On Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, the public is invited bring their pets to the Livingston branch and have their furry friends digitally photographed with […]