LIVINGSTON, NJ — Licensed social worker Suzanne Berman, director of volunteer services at Jewish Family Services of MetroWest, recently received the Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award. Sponsored by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, this award recognizes the contributions of professionals who work in local direct service health care organizations. Those who are […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In response to President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that transgender individuals will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. Military in any capacity, South Orange will be hosting a transgender flag raising downtown to show that “everybody belongs here.” The flag raising will take place Thursday, Aug. 3, at […]
NEWARK, NJ — The sole proprietor of two companies that purportedly provided printing and digital marketing services to the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation was sentenced July 26 to 18 months in prison for defrauding the agency, acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced in a press release. Kevin Gleaton, 53, of West Orange […]
TRENTON, NJ — On July 21, two bills designed to protect the rights of transgender persons became law. Legislation sponsored by state senators M. Teresa Ruiz and Joseph Vitale requiring the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for school districts to protect transgender students was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. “We must ensure […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Susan Grosser, executive director of Daughters of Israel in West Orange, received the prestigious Aberdeen David Outstanding Education Support Award from District 1199J at an awards dinner on July 12 at Casino in the Park in Jersey City.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield Dynamo travel soccer team recently competed in the EDP MAPS CAPS tournament and won the championship in its group. This tournament is played once a year and pitted teams from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Bloomfield Dynamo was the only team in the entire tournament to shut out all four […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation recently installed a new Expression Swing in the playground at DeHart Park. The Expression Swing is the only patented playground swing designed to promote intergenerational play in which an adult and child can interact face-to-face and eye-to-eye while enjoying the ride. Research shows that when a parent and a child’s […]
TRENTON, NJ — Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Mila Jasey and Valerie Vainieri Huttle to ensure stiff penalties for anyone who commits vehicular homicide while driving drunk is now law. The new law, A-3686, known as “Ralph and David’s Law,” establishes a new crime of “strict liability vehicular homicide” for killing a […]