The Love You Girl Foundation was created after the founder’s best friend was shot and killed by her own husband. The foundation, which honors Alice M. Jenkins, was created by Betty Neal Mantion with other friends of Jenkins, Mattie Crowley and Delores Mae, who are also executive board members of the organization. “The number one […]
Athletes from West Orange and beyond headed to Suriano Stadium on Sept. 22 to run, bike and walk 3.1 miles in honor of Nikhil Badlani for the 14th year in a row. The annual STOP for Nikhil event is thrown each year by the Nikhil Badlani Foundation to honor Nikhil Badlani, who died in a […]
Grant recipients announced during the official grand opening of Proponent’s new Member Center. Nutley, NJ – [Date] – Proponent Federal Credit Union, a financial partner in Nutley for over 50 years, received a $50,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) that it is sharing with ten Nutley not-for-profit organizations. The […]
The Rev. Susan Dorward, of the Brookdale Reformed Church, celebrated her 10th anniversary as its pastor July 1. On Sunday, Sept. 22, on a Zoom call, together with a member of her congregation, Marjorie Tiedemann, she shared thoughts about her Bloomfield experience with this newspaper. Dorward was chaplain for the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, in […]
EAST ORANGE – Faith in New Jersey and Resistencia en Accíon New Jersey have released a statement condemning the false and dangerous allegations against Haitian migrants spread by Senator JD Vance and echoed by former President Donald Trump. “We urgently call on all New Jersey members of Congress to stand up and champion the dignity […]
Keir Lamont Gist, known professionally as Kay Gee, stood on the basketball court bearing the logo of his hip hop group in the center circle and marveled at how far he had come. “This is the greatest feeling ever, who would have thought? I’m from 18th Street, right over there,” KayGee said, pointing in the […]
The Bloomfield Department of Public Works and Park Maintenance held its annual Big Truck Day and Electronic Recycling, on Saturday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot of Universal Technical Institute, on Broad Street. It was an opportunity for residents to jettison E-wastes, including computers, TVs, VCRs and the like. For parents, there were also heavy-duty […]
The recreation department is exhibiting, at the Ridgewood Avenue train station until the end of October, works by four Glen Ridge artists. The show is co-curated by Stephanie Kosbuka and Megan Giulianelli. It opened Saturday, Sept. 14. “This is our first group show,” Guilianelli said at the opening. “In the past, we’ve only had one […]
Hundreds came out to celebrate the first South Orange Downtown & South Orange Village Beer Fest held at the Sloan Street Parking Lot. “It’s super exciting to be here, watching the town having fun and meeting members of the community,” said Leigh Friend, owner of South Orange Wheel House, a cheese and charcuterie shop in […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The village has been abuzz with talk of Adam Sandler. Sandler is reprising his role as Happy Gilmore in the sequel “Happy Gilmore 2” and has been filming on Hamilton Road in South Orange. “Happy Gilmore” followed the antics of an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers he has a talent for […]