IRVINGTON, NJ – Grove Street Elementary School recently began administering COVID-19 vaccinations to younger children. “Vaccinations began to be administered on Nov. 30 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.,” said Irvington Superintendent April Vauss on Saturday, Dec. 4. “This was a collaboration with the county executive, Joseph DiVincenzo, and Mayor Tony Vauss to ensure that […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – With the retirement of longtime South Orange tax collector Aderonke Zaccheus on Tuesday, Nov. 30, the village has a new one in Irma Weir. A veteran of the department, Weir also worked in Maplewood before coming to South Orange in 2013. “During that time, I served first as a principal tax […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – A World War II U.S. Army sergeant from Bloomfield was identified 76 years after he went missing in Germany, according to a press release from the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Monday, Nov. 22. Larry Wassil was 33 years old when he was reported missing on Dec. 28, 1944, in Hurtgen, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The lobby of the South Orange Performing Arts Center was under 6 inches of water when the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through South Orange and the rest of the Northeast on Wednesday, Sept. 1, shutting down the theater just as it was revving up to reopen after being closed due […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The crime rate hasn’t gone down much in Lori Robbins’ fictional world. A year after the publication of her book “Murder in First Position,” a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York City ballet company, the Glen Ridge resident and writer is back with the next book in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – On Nov. 30, the South Orange community gathered in Spiotta Park for the village’s annual Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony. “It’s not my intention to politicize a wonderful community event, but for my non-Jewish neighbors, I think it’s so important for you to be aware of the rise in antisemitism we’ve seen throughout […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Meet Her at the Gate,” a reentry program for women returning from incarceration to Essex County, won first prize in the “Shark Tank”-style competition for social services held at Seton Hall University. The competition was part of an eight-week Social Justice Certificate program, which was a collaboration between the Center for […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridgers ate their way through well over 300 donuts on the front lawn of Town Hall on Nov. 28 to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, the second time the borough has celebrated the holiday publicly. Glen Ridge Board of Education President Elisabeth Ginsburg lit the first candle on the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — In preparation for Thanksgiving, the Irvington Housing Authority together with Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and the Irvington Town Council held a Thanksgiving dinner distribution at the housing authority at 624 Nye Ave. on Nov. 23. “Every year with the exception of the last year, the administration of the Irvington Housing Authority shows […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Lending a helping hand and spreading seasonal warmth to the East Orange senior community this Thanksgiving season was the Division of Senior Services, which hosted its pre-Thanksgiving luncheon with East Orange Mayor Ted Green and the East Orange City Council. The annual event, which has been held for more than 15 […]