Two men arrested for illegal dumping

NEWARK, NJ — Luis Santander, 35 of Irvington, and Marlon Santander, 33 of Newark, who are brothers, were arrested for an incident of illegal dumping on Monday, Jan. 15. At approximately 10 p.m., members of the Illegal Dumping Task Force were conducting surveillance in the area of McCarter Highway and Verona Street, when they observed […]

NCJW holds February computer classes

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for February computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Intro to Word has six classes scheduled to run on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m., and PowerPoint is scheduled for four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 6 from 9 […]

Double shooting results in fatality

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a double shooting that resulted in one fatality. On Monday, Jan. 15, at approximately 7:47 p.m. Pedro Dillahunt, 31, of Newark was fatally shot in the 200 block of Hunterdon Street in Newark. […]

Town receives grant to paint two murals downtown

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Cultural Commision has received grant funding for two public art murals to be strategically placed in the township of Bloomfield in 2018. The funding, totaling $2,125, comes from the Essex County Local Art Grant for Public Art Murals. In addition to two new public art murals, this grant will help […]

RCS Women’s Dinner draws large crowd

WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than 70 women attended the Chabad of West Orange’s annual Rosh Chodesh Society Women’s Dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Chabad of West Orange Co-director Altie Kasowitz opened the evening by welcoming all the guests and introducing Pearl Herson to recite a chapter of Tehillim for the land and people of […]

Local artist shows her work in international locales

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Ellen Hanauer, a West Orange native and resident of Livingston for more than 30 years, has an upcoming solo exhibition at the historic artist colony Montsalvat in Melbourne, Australia. This edition of laser-printed anatomical mandalas on paper is part of the SciArt work she has been creating for more than 25 years. […]

Jacob Febo takes sixth to lead Bloomfield HS wrestling at ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Sophomore Jacob Febo finished in sixth place in the 113-pound weight class to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 18-19, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Febo was the lone placewinner for the Bengals, who finished 20th in the team standings.

February programs at TSTI

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites area residents to several programs in February, as follows: TSTI’s series on hot topics in Israel today continues on Thursday, Feb. 1, with “The Big Questions.” Michael Levi from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest will lead a discussion […]

Victor Cruz to speak at TBA’s annual sports breakfast

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham Men’s Club is hosting its annual sports speaker breakfast series on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road, Livingston. This year’s event will feature Victor Cruz, former New York Giant and Super Bowl XVLI champion, as guest speaker. Breakfast and check-in begin at 9 a.m., […]