Delano plans to retire after 19 years at Oak View School

Delano plans to retire after 19 years at Oak View School

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Clare Delano, a fourth-grade teacher at Oak View Elementary School, will be retiring at the end of this month. She has been in the Bloomfield School District for more than 19 years and has been at Oak View all that time. “I taught fourth grade all except for one year,” she said […]

Students of GR Ambulance Squad compete in Keyport

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Two squads of students from the Glen Ridge Ambulance Squad participated in the 4th annual Bayshore EMS Cadet/Youth Competition held Saturday, June 10, in Keyport. EMS squads from 14 towns participated in the event, which was open to student EMS members. The attending members from Glen Ridge were seniors Lev Kolinski, […]

County celebrates Pride Month with awards for activism

County celebrates Pride Month with awards for activism

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration on Tuesday, June 20. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented Pride of Essex County Awards to Czezre Tyrell Adams, an officer with the Newark Police Department; Reginald […]

Roosevelt Middle School graduates 278 on June 20

Roosevelt Middle School graduates 278 on June 20

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Roosevelt Middle School graduates 278 eighth-grade students on June 20 at West Orange High School amid much pomp, circumstance and definitely some parents’ tears. RMS Principal Lionel Hush filled the auditorium with laughter as he recounted the past two years for family and friends, who nodded in agreement. “I can imagine […]

Local women help create Jewish-Muslim ties

Local women help create Jewish-Muslim ties

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County chapter of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom gathered for its second Iftar celebration in a member’s South Orange home. Iftar is the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset on Ramadan. The sisterhood works to connect Muslim and Jewish women, who have more in common than they do in […]

Maplewood Library offers summer hours for commuters

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Is your commute a hassle this summer? Work from home from the Maplewood Memorial Library. With the announced closing of the Morris & Essex Midtown Direct train line to and from Penn Station New York, many commuters may be looking to work from home. Maplewood Township officials recently put out a letter […]

Essex residents recognized for efforts to strengthen the Chain of Survival

BELLEVILLE / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thirty-six individuals and organizations in New Jersey were recently honored at the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association 2017 New Jersey American Heartsavers and Stroke Heroes Awards for their lifesaving efforts. Two Essex County residents were honored for their lifesaving efforts: Stacy Quinn from Belleville and Nerissa Aschoff […]

Maplewood’s Pat Ryan leads Morristown-Beard School golf team to historic season

Maplewood’s Pat Ryan leads Morristown-Beard School golf team to historic season

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Led by Maplewood resident Pat Ryan, Class of 2018, the Morristown-Beard School boys’ varsity golf team enjoyed an historic season this spring.   The Crimson posted a 19-3 record and won four major tournaments – the Prep “B” championship, the North Jersey Non-Public “B” title, the Morris County Golf Championship, and the […]