Maplewood code enforcer visits HNA

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Hilton Neighborhood Association received firsthand knowledge about the current zoning codes being enforced in Maplewood thanks to a visit from Maplewood code enforcement supervisor John Singleton at their monthly meeting on May 17 at the DeHart Center on Burnett Avenue in Maplewood. Coding enforcement is handled through the Maplewood […]

Police captain suing town to recoup back pay she is owed

IRVINGTON, NJ — According to Irvington Police Division Capt. Monique Smith’s lawyer, Steve Altman, of the Benedict & Altman law firm in New Brunswick, the Irvington Public Safety Department and the township have still not given Smith the back pay she was due when she returned to work a year ago. Smith was cleared by […]

WOHS student assistance counselors screen ‘The Hunting Ground’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School student assistant counselors Keshia Golding-Cooper and Amadeo Chirichiello screened an important film for students and parents on May 9 called “The Hunting Ground.” The film looks at the staggering statistics of sexual assault on college campuses and was nominated for several awards, including two Emmy nominations, and […]

Ten EO police officers file separate lawsuits

EAST ORANGE, NJ — According to attorney R. Armen McComber of the McComber & McComber P.C. law firm of Red Bank, at least 10 police officers currently on the job in the East Orange Police Department have filed lawsuits against the city, public safety Director Sheilah Coley, police Chief Phyllis Bindi, the East Orange Police […]

Borough resident helps monarchs fulfill their life cycle

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In another week or so, Glen Ridge resident Nancy Nathanson anticipates seeing the monarch butterfly return to her property. Scientifically named Danaus plexippus, large-winged and patterned boldly in orange outlined in black, they will be migrating north, laying their eggs on milkweed plants, on the underside of its leaves. At Nathanson’s home […]

Town seeks better way to communicate with residents

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The mayor, two council members, and the IT director held an informal session Monday night, May 14, to let residents know how the township plans to communicate relevant information to them in the future. About 30 people attended the event at the Civic Center. Ironically and whether by coincidence or not could not […]

Codey announces teen suicide initiative at LMS

WEST ORANGE, NJ — State Sen. Richard Codey held a press conference at Liberty Middle School on May 9 in an effort to address the serious issue of teen suicide and to assist school employees in identifying at-risk students. Codey and his wife Mary Jo — a teacher for more than 40 years, 15 years […]

A dozen arrested following narcotics investigation

NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced May 19 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, along with local, state and federal agencies, executed seven search warrants during the week of May 13 in Newark, East Orange and Irvington and recovered […]