IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Chapter of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network hosted its sixth annual Mother’s Day Breakfast on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. in Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue. But there was a sad note to this year’s event, because Irvington N.A.N. President and Essex County Freeholder Lebby Jones […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange at large Councilwoman Donna K. Williams will be hosting a special panel discussion for “Minority-Owned Business Contracts and the Set Aside Program” on Tuesday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ambrose-Ward Mansion, 132 South Harrison St., East Orange. Panelists include state Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake; Ernest Williams of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The reason things happen may be in the stars, but by a confluence of worldly factors a Bloomfield High School graduate, Dawn Ferrara, Class of 1989, has created what may be the first bowling league in the state for people who are blind and visually impaired. The teams will be meeting every Wednesday […]
West Orange educator, police officers, firefighters and business of the year named at annual dinner
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Community Awards Dinner at the Wilshire Grand Hotel on May 9, honoring the hotel as the Business of the Year in addition to handing out awards for Educator of the Year, Police Officers of the Year and Firefighters of the Year. Philip […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When Clinton Elementary School students head back to their classrooms in September, they will be welcomed by a new assistant principal. Sandra Smith, who currently teaches fourth grade at Seth Boyden Elementary School, was appointed to the position by the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education at its April 23 meeting. A teacher […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Police Department arrested a suspect last week for “mail fishing,” a crime increasingly seen in north Jersey whereby a suspect removes envelopes from a mailbox and fraudulently cashes any checks. The arrest was made Tuesday, May 8, outside the post office at 1296 Broad St., shortly after midnight. According to Lt. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Girl Scouts are usually pretty busy in the early months of each year, doing their best to sell as many boxes of the famed Girl Scout cookies as they can. This year, 10-year-old West Orange resident and Junior Girl Scout Rhianna Giuliano decided to bring boxes of Thin Mints and Tagalongs […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees held a special meeting Mary 4 to discuss two resolutions, ultimately passing both. The first resolution passed was an amendment to the 2018 municipal budget, necessary because of a change at the state level about how budgets are submitted. The second resolution, approved unanimously, authorized […]
ORANGE, NJ — The incumbents carried the day, according to the unofficial results of the Tuesday, May 8, Orange City Council election, posted on Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin’s official website; re-elected were East Ward Councilman and council President Kerry Coley, West Ward Councilman Harold Johnson, South Ward Councilwoman Jamie Summers-Johnson and North Ward Councilwoman […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 10th annual Glen Ridge Eco-fair was held Saturday, May 12, on Ridgewood Avenue along with the 40th annual Glen Ridge Arts Festival. With the event cancelled last year due to inclement weather, this year it was a rain or shine occasion. There was a little precipitation again in the morning, […]