SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sally Reaves charged through a barrier in the South Orange Police Department when she became the department’s first female sergeant this month, after 14 years as an officer. She started as a police officer in neighboring Orange in 2003, and it was a career change. Reaves previously worked in the medical […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In a momentous reassertion of tradition before family and friends, Glen Ridge High School graduated 136 seniors at Hurrell Field on Thursday evening, June 17. GRHS students in the Class of 2021 were grateful and relieved to have an in-person commencement; the joyous atmosphere was acknowledged by speakers during the ceremony. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange–based real estate company Jordan Baris Inc. was recently honored with an award named after its founder, when real estate brokerage franchise Real Living Real Estate gave its Real Living Jordan Baris Award for Diversity and Inclusion to the staff. The award is named after Jordan Baris, who founded his […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Joining the long list of those celebrating Juneteenth, East Orange honored the national holiday by holding a flag raising on June 19 at City Hall, with many elected officials in attendance. Commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is now recognized as an official national holiday. Councilwoman Alicia […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Police Department and the town’s Health and Human Services Department are looking to form a joint crisis intervention team, a concept that representatives of the departments presented at the Township Council meeting on June 14. Designed to help the township interact with people having mental health crises, the team would […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — 277 Liberty Middle School graduated 277 eighth-grade students at Suriano Stadium at West Orange High School on June 18. The ceremony was split into two cohorts to keep within pandemic protocols as students sat with their families. In the streamlined ceremony, the West Orange Mayor’s Award was given to Alexa Dias […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Roosevelt Middle School graduated 228 students under sunny skies in Suriano Stadium at West Orange High School on June 18. The ceremony was divided into two cohorts to comply with pandemic guidelines and graduations; students were seated with their families. Band teacher Roger Bryson performed “America the Beautiful” on his saxophone […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Blue Onyx Companies, an integrated commercial real estate development and management company, broke ground June 15 on its “14 Summit” multifamily complex in the heart of East Orange. The ground-up, five-story residential building with 78 units will transform two lots and create a new campus — which includes the adjacent “18 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Over the past few years, the West Orange Police Department has made a concerted effort to improve its relationship with members of the LGBTQI community and how the department responds and serves them, according to a June 15 press release. “We were fully aware that a lack of trust and understanding […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On June 9, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution of support for New Jersey State Senate and Assembly bills S3361/A5207. If signed into law, the bills would prohibit state, local government agencies and private detention facilities from entering into, renewing or extending agreements with federal immigration authorities […]