The Orange Police Department reported suspending one officer during the 2023 calendar year, according to a report released last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. Officer Lamar Payne was suspended for six days for abuse of sick time, specifically for taking more than his allotted time, as well as showing a pattern of calling […]
Programming at the Bloomfield Public Library has changed in the last several months with the addition of reference librarian Jenne Sudia, who now works with long-time program coordinator and reference librarian Lisa Cohn. In the past, Cohn has been responsible for booking the monthly musical acts and, with Sudia, will continue to do so. Sudia […]
Three Bloomfield police officers were suspended from duty last year, according to a report released last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. The suspensions were for actions that included not reporting behind overpaid, violating motor vehicle pursuit guidelines and harassment. The information was contained in an annual report released by the attorney general’s office […]
Irvington was one of 15 Essex County police departments reporting no major disciplinary actions taken against its police officers during 2023. “I’m happy to report that our officers are following department and state policies and directives,” said Tracy Bowers, director of public safety for the Township of Irvington. “And by posting this information publicly gives […]
A public Zoom conference, conducted by the NJ Historic Sites Council, will discuss the future of the Bloomfield historic train station located on Raymond J. McCarthy Boulevard, on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. Once considered the “linch-pin” of downtown Bloomfield redevelopment, the locked and derelict underground pedestrian underpass connecting eastbound and westbound New Jersey […]
Get special dining deals August 19th – 29th. With a diverse variety of culinary expertise, Nutley has become a dining destination for residents and visitors. August 19th – 29th is the perfect time to try something new, as many eateries are offering specials during Restaurant & Foodie Week. Extra points are reserved for Proponent […]
SOUTH ORANGE — Emotional Rex performed Wednesday, July 31, on Floods Hill as part of the village’s South Orange Summer Nights. The Summer Nights program features concerts and moonlit movies on Wednesday nights on the hill in Meadowlands Park The concerts and movies are free, food trucks are on hand and the restaurants and stores […]
ORANGE — A grand reopening was held for Splash Park at the Central Playground last week, about three years after it closed following flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. “We had a lot of kids, we served food, several of the summer camps were here, the mayor, council members, it was a great day,” said Department […]
Downtown West Orange went to the dogs on Thursday, Aug. 1, with a Bark and Brew Block Party. People brought their dogs to Alden Street, between the CVS on Main Street and the Thomas Edison National Park, for the event that included a beer and wine garden, music spun by DJ Anthony J. Benji’s Food […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Jackie Dubrovich is an Olympic gold medalist. The fencer and Maplewood resident was part of Team USA that defeated Italy in the Foil Team finals at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Thursday, Aug. 1. It was the first-ever Olympic team fencing gold for the United States. Dubrovich, 30, trains at […]