MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beginning May 22, the Hilton and Maplecrest jitney buses will undergo a few minor route and schedule alterations. New stops added to the Hilton Route are as follows: Stop 4: Indiana Street and Lexington Avenue; Stop 5: Millburn Avenue and Manley Terrace; Stop 6: Valley Street and Broadview Avenue; and Stop 7: […]
NEWARK, NJ — Hassan Hutson, 32, of Newark, and Marquise Robinson, 22, of East Orange, are being sought by Newark police for separate shooting incidents. On Friday, May 5, at approximately 9 p.m., police responded to the 700-block of South 19th Street on a call of a man shot. Police located the 36-year old victim, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On May 12 at the South Mountain Annex, students, parents, teachers and volunteers collaborated to create a new opportunity for nature on the school’s grounds. The effort is part of an ongoing project that began with the desire to get children outdoors for active learning and play. The vision is to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading suicide research and prevention organization in the United States, is hosting a training session on suicide prevention that focuses on the whole family. This innovative style of therapy, “attachment-based family therapy,” is the only empirically supported family therapy model designed to treat adolescent depression. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, May 20, from 4 to 6 p.m., the Maplewood Arts Council is hosting a free workshop for artists and arts organizations looking for effective ways to promote their work at the Burgdorff, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood. “There is so much amazing work happening in Maplewood — from individual artists […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Division of Senior Services hosted the county’s annual Older Americans Heritage Month Celebration on Wednesday, May 10, in the Essex County Robert O’Toole Building in Cedar Grove Park. May is recognized as National Older Americans Month. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library Board president Hildy Karp, center, her daughter Lola, right, and library director Melissa Kopecky show materials created for the library’s 150-years celebration and the PR award given by the NJ Library Association. The background is a photo of the Connett Memorial Library, built in 1896 as the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Norma Schulze, who lives in West Orange and volunteers in Montclair, recently received an award from State Health Insurance-assistance Program for 10 years of service in Montclair. SHIP is administered by JFS MetroWest.
VERONA, NJ — Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the Essex County Department of Public Works/Division of Senior Services building at 900 Bloomfield Ave. in Verona. The solar panels are expected to reduce energy costs at the site by 50 percent and result in a savings of about $21,000 a year. “Our […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its Jewish Heritage Month Celebration on Wednesday, May 3, at the Hall of Records in Newark. The Jewish Heritage Month Celebration celebrates Essex County’s Jewish community and honors individuals who have contributed greatly to the Jewish community. During the event, the Freeholders honored Rabbi […]