GLEN RIDGE, NJ — For the third year, The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, which is based in Hillside, are partners in sponsoring The Glen Ridge Virtual Food Drive. Why the community FoodBank of New Jersey? • Best for fighting hunger in NJ. Supports 900,000 people and the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will celebrate Black History Month on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave., Maplewood. The association will be sharing poetry by black poets. Background about the poets will be given, then attendees will take turns reading some of the poets’ writing. Bring […]
NEWARK, NJ — According to published reports, Dianthe Martinez-Brooks, 42, of West Orange, the former aide to former Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith, pleaded guilty to one count of federal wire fraud on Monday, Jan. 29, before Judge Jose L. Linares in Newark. Martinez-Brooks, a Newark area political consultant also known as Dawn Martinez, admitted to […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The SOMA FilmFestival returns for its third season with an impressive slate of films that will both entertain and enlighten, according to a recent press release. The festival takes place Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18, and for the first year at The Woodland in downtown Maplewood with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Rosh Chodesh Society’s lesson for the month of Adar will be about the Shabbos Queen on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. To register, contact Altie Kasowitz, co-director of Chabad of West Orange, at 973-818-2937 or [email protected]. Upon registration, participants will be given the lessons location, which is a private […]
BLOOMFiELD, NJ (updated Thursday Feb. 8, 9:37 a.m.) – The Bloomfield High School boys’ and girls’ bowling teams swept the Essex County Tournament boys’ and girls’ team championships on Monday, Feb. 5, at Brunswick Zone in Belleville. The boys’ team had a pin total of 2,817 among the 15 teams. Livingston was runner-up with a […]
By Cynthia Cumming Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School junior Mya Bembry scored her 1,000 career point during a 61-36 girls’ basketball win over Teaneck at home on Jan. 30. Bembry scored 18 points and hit her 1,000th point in the third quarter. She also had 10 rebounds and five steals to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Across New Jersey pedestrian fatalities were up in 2017 reaching their highest point in more than 24 years, according to state police statistics. Many authorities are concerned that distracted drivers and distracted pedestrians are combining to drive these incidents up. In response the South Orange Police Department has been addressing this […]