BLOOMFIELD / MONTCLAIR, NJ — On March 23, Montclair State University’s board of trustees authorized the university to provide financial support to Bloomfield College, if needed, to ensure the college can remain open through the 2022-23 academic year while the two institutions work toward their goal of establishing a permanent relationship. As New Jersey’s only […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield resident who is a professional cake baker and decorator is a contestant on the Food Network’s “Spring Baking Championship,” which is currently airing. In a March 18 interview, Jaleesa Mason said she had made it to the fourth week of competition, which was televised this past Monday, March 21, but, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The corner of Park Avenue and North Clinton Street was renamed Osvaldo Antoine Way on March 17 in honor of the East Orange resident and longtime East Orange Campus High School girls soccer team coach, who died on March 19 of last year. Antoine was the uncle of current 3rd Ward […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maplewood resident Daniel Kaslow spent his time at home diving even deeper into the town. His book, “Maplewood A-Z: A Compendium of Notable People, Places & Events in the History of Maplewood, 1680-2022,” started out as a research project when he worked as a docent […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Middle School Drama Club, on its toes with voices raised, will present the junior version of “Fame: The Musical,” on April 1 and 2, at 7 p.m. at Ridgewood Avenue School. The show is 90 minutes long, without intermission, with a cast of 28. The production is under […]
NEWARK, NJ — At the annual Essex County Irish Heritage Celebration on Monday, March 14, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. recognized Seton Hall University Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff Patrick G. Lyons, of Montclair, as the 2022 Essex County Irishman of the Year and Essex County Deputy Parks and Recreation Director […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Village President Sheena Collum announced on March 14 the appointment of Lt. Ernesto Morillo as the new chief of police of the South Orange Police Department, effective March 15. “I cannot adequately put into words how wildly excited I am to welcome Ernesto into this new role,” Collum said. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Irvington, Orange and East Orange followed up last year’s first Tri-Community Commercial and Residential Development seminar with the same event on March 10 at Sandwiches Unlimited in Orange, with officials from all three towns updating residents and business owners on upcoming and ongoing redevelopment projects happening. Jadette Williams and Osner Charles […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Take note if you drink and drive, because the Bloomfield Police Department has a top DUI cop in its ranks. Officer Joseph Condito III has recently been recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for making the most Essex County DUI arrests in 2020. According to BPD Patrol Division Capt. Gary Peters, Condito […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Public Library has a new library director and her name is Tina Marie Doody. In an interview with The Glen Ridge Paper on Monday, March 14, her first day on the job, Doody, 45, said she grew up in Hampden, Maine, a town near Bangor, whose claim to […]