New student orientation group tours to be offered at WOHS

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Incoming freshmen and students new to West Orange High School are invited to attend one of several orientation tours scheduled in July and August. Tours will be held at the school, beginning at 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 26; Tuesday, July 31; and Thursday, Aug. 16. Parents are invited to participate […]

ECPO, EC Bar Foundation sponsor gun buyback program

NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Essex County Bar Association President Raj Gadhok announced July 19 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Essex County Bar Foundation, the related charitable arm of the ECBA, are co-sponsoring a one-day gun buyback program this fall. The initiative is the first time in […]

Speed humps installed on Rutgers Street

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beginning Wednesday, July 11, Maplewood Township began construction of two new speed humps on Rutgers Street. One speed hump was installed between Hilton and Franklin avenues; the second speed hump was installed between Lexington and Burnett avenues.

Call for artists to display at Art on the Oval

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Artists are invited to participate in the Arts Council of Livingston 18th annual Art at the Oval on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art at the Oval 2018 is free to the public and will take place rain or shine. In bad weather, the event will take place […]

‘Love Myself’ boot camp this August

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In order to empower women to live authentically and wholeheartedly by learning to love themselves unconditionally, certified professional life coach Amy Phillips founded “Love Myself Revolution LLC” and will present a workshop at NCJW/Essex Center for Women on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. It is designed to explain how […]

County recognizes local Portuguese Americans with awards

NEWARK, NJ — During the 2018 Essex County Portuguese Heritage Celebration on Tuesday, July 10, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented Star of Essex Awards to Diolinda B. Soares, assistant finance director with the Ironbound Soccer Club and health benefits clerk with the Essex County Office of Human Resources, and John Goncalves, an undersheriff […]

Montclair Foundation donates $2,000 to Main St. Counseling Center

MONTCLAIR / WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Montclair Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to Main St. Counseling Center, a nonprofit community mental health agency based in West Orange. The grant will support services for Montclair residents who might otherwise be unable to access counseling services, especially those without health insurance or who are on […]

Police pursuit ends in crash

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is in the early stages of investigating a police pursuit that has resulted in two juveniles sustaining serious injuries. The preliminary investigation indicates that the Union Township Police Department was involved in a pursuit that began on Monday, July 16, around 2:18 a.m., and ended in a […]