Belleville students earn honors at annual county art show

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 109 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the Art Educators of New Jersey student art exhibit on Friday, March 23. This is the 14th consecutive year DiVincenzo has partnered with the Art Educators […]

CHS filmmakers win at SOMA and Montclair film festivals

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At the 2018 Montclair Emerging Filmmaker Competition, Columbia High student filmmakers and animators won in the following categories: In Narrative, Aidan Romanaux and graduate Ralph Ravix won the grand prize with the film “Choice”; In Animation, Sophie Goodman-Merel won the grand prize with the film “SuperHero Convention,” which had already won another […]

Bloomfield dance company named best in state

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — You may need a geiger counter of sorts to find this out-of-the-way dance studio, but once you discover it you’ve struck gold. And the gold is on the shoes of the tap dancers at the New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble. Located in Bloomfield, the company was recently named the 2018 People’s Choice in […]

West Orange High School senior receives Unsung Hero Award

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 […]

Fire Chief McCarthy retires after 39-year career

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 […]

EO mayor to break ground on SAUR redevelopment project

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. […]