EAST ORANGE, NJ — On March 22, East Orange 1st Ward Councilwoman and Public Safety Chairperson Amy Lewis, along with fellow Councilwomen Alicia Holman, Tameika Garrett-Ward and Brittany Claybrooks, honored three female East Orange Police Department officers during a virtual ceremony called “An Applause for Her” for Women’s History Month. Lt. Marilyn Berrouet, Sgt. Keanna […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Many adults look back on their kindergarten dreams and chuckle or shake their head ruefully. But not Gianna Searls, a Nutley High School 2019 graduate. She has known since kindergarten that she wants to be a professional chef, and she is now pursuing that dream at Johnson & Wales University, located in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield School District administration presented the 2021-2022 budget at the March 16 Board of Education meeting, beginning the process of putting the $129,013,219 budget in place. The tax levy will increase by 2 percent, bringing in an extra $1,504,683 and raising taxes by $26.79 per month for residents. “I know that’s […]
NUTLEY, NJ — In the last year, Nutley for Black Lives has organized protests, educated the community on black culture and history, and worked with Nutley High School administrators and teachers to make changes for a more inclusive curriculum. The organization is also working on a new project: setting up scholarships to award to two […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association celebrated Women’s History Month and the Maplewood Public Library at its meeting on March 18, spotlighting the women who have been involved with the library since its inception in 1913. The meeting started with a presentation of the plans for the Main Library branch renovations, which will begin […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education unanimously approved the 2021-2022 preliminary budget at a special meeting on March 18, after being presented with an updated version of the budget by Superintendent Scott Cascone and Business Administrator Tonya Flowers. The 1.5-percent tax increase in the district remains, but the total budget was […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Irvington families and individuals continue to suffer. To help residents in need, Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and Jerry Smith, senior pastor at Transcend Worship Center in Irvington, held a drive-up food distribution event on March 18. “The drive-up giveaway came from the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic sent students home from school approximately one year ago, moving learning from classrooms to living rooms. School still doesn’t look the same as it did pre-pandemic, even though students in Glen Ridge are spending some time back in their school buildings for hybrid learning. Virtual and hybrid learning […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School’s winter sports season, while strange because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ended on a high note as the basketball program was awarded the Thomas Wachenfeld Award for sportsmanship. Voted on by all the basketball officials in northern New Jersey, the award recognizes the exemplary sportsmanship of basketball players, cheerleaders, coaches […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Unit visited the Irvington Housing Authority on March 11 to give seniors the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Photos by EmilyAnn Jackman and Courtesy of Tony Vauss