BELLEVILLE, NJ — Barbara Bermudez was bursting with pride when she became the first Latina in the history of the Belleville Police Department to be promoted. “It’s just one more door that’s opening for all of us,” she said, after being promoted to sergeant during a ceremony at Town Hall on April 12. “It’s an […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Michael Barrett, the EMS supervisor of the Elizabeth Fire Department, as well as a member of the Nutley Emergency Rescue Squad, showed heroism in February when he fearlessly rushed into a burning apartment building and saved a disoriented Elizabeth resident who had sustained first- and second-degree burns. The off-duty EMS supervisor’s quick […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Students and staff at Columbia High School asked the South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education and district administrators to address sexual assault and harassment among students at the April 19 BOE meeting, after students identified themselves as victims and shared their experiences online in early March. BOE student representative Lily […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Louis LaSalle’s last day of work was April 30, the same date as his first day at RWJBarnabas Health in 1990 as the vice president of external affairs. He’s finishing his 31 years at the hospital as the senior vice president for corporate external affairs, a job that has seen him […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A cold and windy Earth Day didn’t stop South Orange residents from stopping by the library on April 22 for Makers Mayhem, where they could play games, do crafts and plant flowers in stations around the building. A patch of grass was dug up and reserved for a garden in front […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Hundreds of people spread out across Bloomfield on April 24 armed with rakes and garbage bags to participate in the townwide cleanup, picking up trash and other debris in every park in town, plus a few other locations. The 500 volunteers in 70 different places included Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Like all libraries, when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the country in March 2020 and forced shutdowns of nonessential businesses, the Nutley Public Library had to completely shift how it operated. A year later, things are slowly getting back to normal: Residents can browse the stacks in person a few days […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Composer, educator, conductor, musician — all of these words describe Nutley High School graduate Joshua A. Idio. The trumpeter, who holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from William Paterson University, has written music for concert bands, orchestras and chamber groups; his music has been performed worldwide. Idio is currently a member […]
IRVINGTON NJ — As reported last week, Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss held his State of the Township address on April 15. Various guests came together to support Vauss and highlight the many successes seen in Irvington during the past year. Event speakers applauded the town’s toy drive, held during the holiday season. According to Public […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A nearly 9,000-square-foot Black Lives Matter mural was unveiled to the public on Sunday, April 25, at Manufacturer’s Village, 356 Glenwood Ave. in East Orange. The project is a first-time artistic collective and community initiative created to inspire change amid social unrest related to the police killings of black and brown […]