NEWARK, NJ — On June 13, the NJ Transit board of directors approved a financing agreement with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority that provides up to $600 million toward the construction of a new Portal Bridge. The commitment solidifies New Jersey’s local share of the project cost. The existing Portal Bridge, built in 1910, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund has announced the establishment of a new scholarship to honor the memory of beloved Washington Elementary School teacher Patricia Villarosa, who died in March. Villarosa was a first-grade teacher at Washington Elementary School for more than 20 years, a long-time resident of West Orange and an […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced in a June 11 release that a West Orange man has pleaded guilty to money laundering and insurance fraud for stealing approximately $700,000 when he was a bookkeeper for a South Plainfield company. Robert Keith, 47, of West Orange, pleaded guilty during a hearing […]
NEWARK, NJ — The leader of one of Newark’s most violent street gangs was sentenced June 12 to 540 months, or 45 years, in prison for his admitted role in five murders, an armed carjacking, an armed robbery of a drug dealer, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and drug conspiracy as part […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge 10U Travel Softball Team won the Cedar Grove League Championship on Monday, June 11, in a 5-0 win over the Packanack Pirates. The Rhinos had a 15-2-1 record this season, and also made it to the semifinals at the Midland Park Softball Tournament on Sunday, June 10, but […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — St. Hubert’s Animal Control captured a young male raccoon on June 8 and identified that it was infected with rabies virus, according to a June 11 press release from the Maplewood Health Department. The resident who made the call to the Maplewood Health Department noted that the raccoon was acting strangely. St. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The community is invited for an evening of fun, games, trivia and swimming to kick off the summer on Friday, June 22, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ginny Duenkel Pool, 60 Cherry St. in West Orange. Admission is charged and includes a picnic-style dinner. Children under the age of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – On Tuesday night, June 12, Glen Ridge High School held its Senior Athlete Varsity Letters Winners Program. The following students were the awards recipients Lindsay Jaiyesimi – Rotary 4 Year Award Elizabeth Hauschild – Kiwanis George Marshall Spirit Award Colin Gilmore – Glen Ridge Educational Association Sportsmanship Award Joseph Marchesano – […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – On June 12, the Dallas Wings of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) signed Teana Muldrow, a 2013 East Orange Campus High School graduate. Muldrow, a 6-foot-2 forward who completed her collegiate career at West Virginia University, was selected by the Seattle Storm in the third round of the WNBA Draft […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the NCJW/Essex annual Installation and Awards Evening on Wednesday, May 30, at Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston, West Orange resident Patti Nathan received the Hannah G. Solomon Award and West Orange resident Penny Sherry received the NCJW/Essex Service to Section Award. The Hannah G. Solomon Award is presented by […]