MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School film students were victorious again this year at The Ramapo College High School Film Festival. Sofia Simoniello and graduate Stephanie Cadet won for “Best Animation”; this is the second year in a row CHS has won this award. Cameron Lipp and graduate Zack Spangler won for “Best Fiction […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A 100-unit apartment building is beginning to take shape in the Valley Arts district of West Orange, according to a Dec. 10 press release from the West Orange Office of Public Information. The four-story building — with one-level surface parking underneath — should be completed by early 2020. The $29 million […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose have announced that detectives seized large quantities of narcotics and numerous firearms during raids in Newark on Friday, Dec. 7. Detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Arts Council of Livingston Gallery held its annual holiday show reception on Dec. 7, featuring artists Larry Sohn, Hugh Mahon, Melinda Diaz and Chas Palmintieri. The show will continue through Jan. 7 at 2130 Town Center Way, Livingston. Featured are original works of art, pottery, wearable art and jewelry. Hours are […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced Dec. 7 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident. A 72-year-old male was struck and killed in the vicinity of Lincoln Park and Pennsylvania Avenue by […]
High School Ice Hockey 2018 Essex County Holiday Hockey Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange Wednesday, Dec. 26 West Orange vs. Parsippany, noon Nutley/Columbia vs West Morris Central, 2 p.m. Pascack Valley vs. Oratory, 4 p.m. Verona/Glen Ridge vs. Watchung Hills, 5:15 p.m. Millburn vs. Mendham, 6 p.m. Old Tappan vs. Mountain […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Dec. 5 that, for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, Vidrole Monace, 43, of East Orange was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison on Dec. 4 by Superior Court Judge Alfonse Cifelli. On June 20, an Essex County jury convicted Monace […]