IRVINGTON, NJ — Another Irvington success story: 18-year-old Latrell Couchman, a 2021 graduate of Irvington High School, was honored by the IHS football team, friends and family during a July 7 college-signing ceremony, held in the weight room of the high school. The linebacker officially signed with the University of Maine, solidifying his collegiate football […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rabbi Danny Nevins’ first day as head of school at Golda Och Academy was officially on July 1, but Nevins has been working unofficially for the last few months, getting to know the staff and community at the school, which has two campuses in West Orange, since it was announced in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee voted to approve a bond ordinance that would pay for installing artificial turf in DeHart Park on first reading at its July 6 meeting, after more than an hour of public comment from township residents who both supported and opposed the measure. The ordinance passed with a vote […]
BLOOMFIELD / NUTLEY, NJ — Matthew Furlong needs suitcases. The Scout in Bloomfield’s Troop 22 is working on his Eagle Scout project and is collecting luggage for children in the foster care system to carry their belongings in. The idea was inspired by Furlong’s visits to courthouses as a child, when his mother, a prosecutor, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing for a grant application to New Jersey Green Acres at its July 7 meeting for the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, in addition to other improvements at Weequahic Park in Newark. The county is asking for $2.5 million in […]
EAST ORANGE / KENILWORTH, NJ — With his 100th birthday approaching on Oct. 22, author Jacob Schaad Jr. recently released his book “Swedes and Deeds: The Ups and Downs of Upsala College,” holding a presentation and book signing at the Kenilworth Senior Citizens Center on June 21. In his book and conversations, Schaad details the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge’s library and pool are slowly getting back to pre–COVID-19 pandemic activities, with residents able to go inside the library and take their masks off at the pool. The Glen Ridge Public Library’s summer reading program started on June 7, and the children’s department is providing take-and-make crafts through the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted R. Green, in conjunction with the East Orange City Council and the Department of Public Works, launched a new marketing campaign on July 9 aimed at discouraging people from littering, a trend that has progressively increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The kickoff for the campaign coincided with the city’s […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Emma Morse went to Bloomfield High School’s production of “Grease” in 2011 and decided that she wanted to do that eventually. An elementary school student at the time, she had to wait another few years to audition for a BHS theater production, but she eventually did make it to the auditorium’s stage […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Women’s Club was forced to go virtual in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, just like every other club and organization across the country, but the members didn’t let that stop them from keeping things running. A new board took the helm of the club last May, and, […]