SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District and South Orange–Maplewood Education Association, the teachers union, began mediation meetings on Feb. 19, after the Feb. 15 announcement that hybrid learning would not begin as scheduled. It was a reversal of the decision made only a few hours before that in-person classes would […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Virtual classes haven’t stopped the curtain from rising on Bloomfield High School’s annual winter musical. Students will take the stage on Feb. 25 for opening night of “Into the Woods,” the Stephen Sondheim musical based on fairy tales. Chosen in part because of the smaller cast and fewer required set pieces, the […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Feb. 17, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its 2021 African American Heritage Month celebration via Zoom. The ceremony commemorated the heritage, culture, resilience and spirit of the African American community, and acknowledged the contributions of Essex County’s African American residents. Commissioner President Wayne Richardson began the program […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The ride to school will soon be more environmentally friendly for some Belleville students. The school district will be adding two new electric school buses from Lion Electric, valued at $834,604 and purchased through a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Production. The grant was made through a transportation electrification […]
MAPLEWOOD & SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District is returning to all-virtual instruction indefinitely, the district announced in a statement on Feb. 15. The decision came just hours after the release of a district announcement that Phase 3 of its hybrid learning reopening plan would continue on April 19, a move forward […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council passed an ordinance to change the public comment speaking time from five minutes per person to three minutes per person on first reading at its Feb. 9 meeting, in an attempt to shorten the lengthy council meetings. The ordinance passed with a vote of 3-2; Councilman […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council heard a presentation about a redevelopment plan for 19-35 Broad Street, encompassing five buildings, at the Feb. 8 council meeting. Alex Pavlovsky, who owns the site, was at the meeting to speak to the council. According to Pavlovsky, the plan will place 86 apartments, 131 parking spaces and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Women’s Club and Kiwanis Club are joining forces along with 11 other organizations in town for semimonthly food drives, filling the Glen Ridge High School parking lot with donations that will go to Montclair food banks Toni’s Kitchen, Human Needs Food Pantry and Mary’s Pantry at St. Teresa […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Returning for another virtual town hall on Feb. 10, East Orange Mayor Ted Green welcomed guests East Orange Superintendent of Schools AbdulSaleem Hasan, Assistant Superintendent Deborah Harvest, Special Education Director Tonya Santos, East Orange Department of Health and Human Services Director Monique Griffin, and East Orange Health Officer Victor Kuteyi to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines currently available to certain sectors of the public, studies show that the black and brown community continues to be wary of the vaccine. But Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss is fighting to change this, encouraging members of the community to get both doses of the […]