GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Public Library released its annual report for 2020 last week, reviewing a year in which, for much of the time, the building was closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Forced to shut down regular operations to comply with statewide stay-at-home orders, the library staff shifted […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Ruth Krieger and her husband decided to escape the rising number of COVID-19 cases in their home state of Florida for a little while recently and headed north to their place in Vermont. It turned out to be a good trip not just for Krieger, but for the Brookdale Reformed Church in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange residents and historic preservation organizations are working on making the Squier Farmhouse a locally designated historic landmark in an attempt to save it from being torn down. The property was sold at the end of 2020, and the new owner is looking to redraw the property line to allow […]
The township of Irvington is moving forward into the new year while accomplishing two things: feeding an extraordinary number of residents and improving township parks. These two accomplishments are a feat for the township, because they occurred despite the hardships of COVID-19. Mayor Tony Vauss, the Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corporation and the Department of Health […]
ORANGE, NJ — Every year, the nation commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day in honor of the Baptist minister and activist who fought for equal rights for all Americans, regardless of skin color. The national holiday is always observed on the third Monday of January, to coincide with King’s birthday on Jan. 15, ensuring children […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — As one of its major “adopted” charities, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 105 in Belleville made a $500 donation in December to the Fisher House Foundation. The money was raised through a 50/50 held by the squadron, and was met by a matching corporate donation, which made the final donation $1,000. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District began Phase 1 of its reopening plan on Jan. 19, welcoming back all staff members to the school buildings, along with cohorts of special-needs students. In a letter to district stakeholders on Jan. 13, Superintendent Scott Cascone said the “soft opening” is an important step in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Like most theater companies, the Gas Lamp Players weren’t able to have the 2020 they had planned. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled their anticipated spring productions and the company’s annual summer camp at Ridgewood Avenue School, which hadn’t run the summer before, either, because of renovations being done at the school. The […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Superintendent of Schools Sal Goncalves announced that the district’s schools would remain closed for in-person learning until further notice in a letter to the community on Jan. 7, saying he would provide an update regarding the safety of opening for hybrid learning on Feb. 23 at the Board of Education meeting. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council held its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 5, swearing in two new council members and a new council president. Cindy Matute-Brown, in the third year of her first term on the council, was elected council president, while Bill Rutherford and Tammy Williams were […]