GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School’s Shakespeare competition looked different this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that has kept students locked into hybrid learning since the beginning of the school year. Though performers weren’t able to stand on stage at GRHS to compete, the show still went on, and freshman Spencer Morvillo […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange hosted a virtual presentation, led by East Orange General Hospital clinical dietitian and program coordinator Monika Mahajan and Orange Councilwoman at large Adrienne Wooten, in an effort to spread awareness and educate the community about diabetes, on Thursday, March 25. “Diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening disease that impacts how your body […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Economic Development Commission is being reinstated in West Orange after an absence, with the West Orange Township Council appointing its designated member at the council meeting on Tuesday, March 23. The commission is a volunteer advisory committee that will work with the council and Mayor Robert Parisi on “issues of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Residents have been able to breathe a bit more easily since receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, March 29, at the Irvington Housing Authority, courtesy of the Essex County mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit. “Close to 200 people have been vaccinated today,” Department of Health and Senior Services Director Sonia […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Neither Pat Miller nor Pam Kattouf has a background in business, but that didn’t stop them from starting their own. Their Maplewood-based company, Beloved Bath, sells handmade soaps, candles and bath salts; the idea came as the duo was looking for employment opportunities for their sons, who both have autism. “We make […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Active forest fire prevention protects lives, property and the health of New Jersey’s forests and natural resources, according to a March 4 press release from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. To reduce dense undergrowth and other forest debris that have the potential to fuel wildfires this spring, NJDEP’s Forest […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Marcheta P. Evans, president of Bloomfield College, was recently voted to serve as the American Council on Education Women’s Network–New Jersey’s presidential sponsor, effective Friday, Feb. 19. In this role, Evans will serve as adviser and mentor to the ACE Women’s Network–NJ chairperson and board members on program planning and implementation, and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On March 22, East Orange 1st Ward Councilwoman and Public Safety Chairperson Amy Lewis, along with fellow Councilwomen Alicia Holman, Tameika Garrett-Ward and Brittany Claybrooks, honored three female East Orange Police Department officers during a virtual ceremony called “An Applause for Her” for Women’s History Month. Lt. Marilyn Berrouet, Sgt. Keanna […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Many adults look back on their kindergarten dreams and chuckle or shake their head ruefully. But not Gianna Searls, a Nutley High School 2019 graduate. She has known since kindergarten that she wants to be a professional chef, and she is now pursuing that dream at Johnson & Wales University, located in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield School District administration presented the 2021-2022 budget at the March 16 Board of Education meeting, beginning the process of putting the $129,013,219 budget in place. The tax levy will increase by 2 percent, bringing in an extra $1,504,683 and raising taxes by $26.79 per month for residents. “I know that’s […]