Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in WO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council, West Orange Public Library and West Orange Hispanic Foundation have a slew of events planned to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. From Sept. 15 through Oct. 14, The West Orange Arts Council will be presenting a Latin Arts Exhibition at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley […]

Local business to host community shred day

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The GenWealth Group is providing the community with an opportunity to shred sensitive, personal documents at no cost. The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at their offices located at 6 Inwood Place, Maplewood. A secure mobile document shredding truck will be onsite. “The news […]

NJ Clean Communities Council recognizes McCartney

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Joe McCartney has received the Open Space Award from the New Jersey Clean Communities Council for his work as the chairman of the West Orange Open Space Commission. McCartney was nominated for the award by Nick Salese, the township’s assistant DPW director, for leading the community’s design and plan development for […]

South Orange in the running for hottest town

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Hot Towns Showdown presented by Kings Food Markets pits 16 sizzling towns against each other in a competition that’s sure to fire up lots of debate and South Orange has made the list. Anyone can vote by visiting https://njmonthly.com/articles/just-for-the-web/hot-town-showdown/. New Jersey Monthly picked the 16 towns in the bracket competition […]

Rishon Shaked Schnarch is welcomed to TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Shaked Schnarch from Or Yehuda, Israel, a city in the district of Tel Aviv, will serve as the rishon for 2017-2018 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston. This year marks the 15th successful year of the “Rishonim” program of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. The young Israeli emissaries are chosen each […]

Sheriff’s and police officers arrest three on narcotics charges

NEWARK, NJ — A father and son team of alleged drug dealers along with a third man were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 30, by a law enforcement task force comprised of Essex County sheriff’s detectives and Bloomfield and Irvington police officers which resulted in multiple narcotics charges being filed against the trio. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated […]

Maplewood Jitney to realign with NJ Transit schedule

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Effective Tuesday, Sept. 5, NJ Transit plans to restore full rail service to and from Penn Station New York following the conclusion of Phase One of Amtrak’s track renewal project. All Morris & Essex Line Midtown Direct trains will resume service to and from PSNY and will no longer be diverted to […]

Several Irvington HS football players are ranked in The McCarthy Report

IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity football team has several players ranked among the best in Essex County and in the state by The McCarthy Report, 2017. Jasiah Provillon, a wide receiver/defensive back, is ranked as the No. 1 overall senior player in Essex County and No. 8 overall senior in the state. […]