NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host its spring 2018 Citizens and Clergy Academy, a six-week training program for members of the community on Thursday evenings, starting May 17 and running through June 21. The classes begin at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. The Citizens and Clergy Academy is a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual West Orange High School Senior Citizen Prom was held April 18, and it was difficult to tell who was having more fun: the students or the seniors. Senior citizens from across West Orange enjoyed a free evening of dining and dancing that included performances by the girls’ and boys’ […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to 186 Jacoby St. for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and fire in a second-floor apartment bedroom, according to a press release from the department. Prior to MFD arrival, the Maplewood Police Department evacuated the building […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — As elderly parents and special-needs children age, assets need to be protected to ensure their future is secure. Attorney Laurie A. Hauptman of Livingston will conduct a workshop at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women on Thursday, May 3, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. that will explain how to […]
The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team received the No. 1 seed in the 86th Greater Newark Tournament. Millburn is the No. 2 seed, followed by Livingston and Nutley in the 23-team field. PRELIMINARY ROUND by May 3 (17) Bloomfield Tech at (16) East Side (21) North 13th St. Tech at (12) Caldwell (20) Newark […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Middle School Principal Dara Gronau sent a letter home April 23 alerting parents and guardians of a false Instagram account that an unknown person had made in her name. The account was made under the name “@daracrockergronau” and used a publicity photo of Gronau likely found through an internet search. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Friends of Thomas Edison National Historical Park will host the 2018 Springtime Tune-Up on Thursday, May 10, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Glenmont garage in Llewellyn Park in West Orange. Welcome spring by mingling with new and old friends; learning more about Thomas Edison; savoring hors d’oeuvres; sipping beer, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, invites the public to the following events in May: On Thursdays, May 3 and 17, experience Hebrew chant and mindfulness meditation every other Thursday at 9:30 a.m. with the Mindfulness Meditation and Chant Group, facilitated by Beth Sandweiss. Sandweiss uses simple melodies, […]