WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Desiree Rivera received the Essex County School Boards Association Unsung Hero/Heroine Student Recognition Award at a ceremony held at Liberty Middle School on March 15. The recognition is open to students in Essex County high schools who make outstanding contributions to their schools and communities but […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Fire Department Chief Joseph McCarthy will be retiring at the end of this month. He has been 39 years on the job and fire chief for seven. McCarthy, 59, grew up in a fire department family. Both his father and grandfather were members of the East Orange Fire Department and both retired […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green is scheduled to break ground on the new Sussex Avenue Urban Renewal project on the site of the former Arcadian Gardens public housing project, nicknamed “Lil City,” on Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m., along with the city’s redevelopment partners, J.G. Petrucci Company Inc. and TD+Partners. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tanya Manning-Yarde published her first book of poetry last fall, a project that was almost 20 years in the making. The writer had been stockpiling her work from her undergrad and graduate school days, in addition to more recent work and her book, “Every Watering Word,” published by Wasteland Press, is […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department appointed its first police chaplains this month. On March 20, the Maplewood Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution appointing six clergy members from Maplewood and South Orange and police chaplains. Resolution No. 72-18 appointed to this new position Rev. Rick Boyer of Prospect Presbyterian Church in Maplewood, Rev. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — At his fourth annual State of the Township Address at Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue, Mayor Tony Vauss said he was glad the new Valley Plaza Mall on Chancellor Avenue is now officially open. “Yeah, they’ve been open for a few months already,” said Vauss on Thursday, Feb. 23. The new mall […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood residents gathered Sunday, March 25, for the SOMA Two Towns for All Ages Volunteer Fair, an event allowing organizations from both towns to reach the public and find new volunteers. Approximately 35 groups set up tables at The Woodland in an effort to talk about their organizations and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, March 28, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced that American Humane has granted certification to Turtle Back Zoo. AH is the third national organization to award certification or accreditation to the zoo. In addition, the county executive announced that work was under way to build a new flamingo […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren has partnered with the Orange Peer Youth Council to schedule a series of candidates night forums for the nine official Orange City Council candidates on the ballot for the municipal election set for Tuesday, May 8. The debates will be at the Orange Public Library, running from 6 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A joint meeting of the Glen Ridge and Montclair planning boards was held at Montclair Fire Headquarters on Monday, March 26. The topic was the proposed medical office building across Bay Avenue from Mountainside Hospital and how to make it fit into a residential neighborhood. No vote was taken. A key speaker […]