SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Fire Department responded to a radio report from 9-1-1 dispatch of a structure fire at 9 Hoskier Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26. Arriving fire department units found a working house fire involving multiple levels of the structure, according to a release from the SOFD. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students at Roosevelt Middle School participated in PE Literacy Day during some unique gym classes on March 13 that combined physical activity with letters and word puzzles. In an effort to promote literacy by developing cross-curricular activities, physical education teachers Bridget Haine, Anthony Vitale and Margaret Theobold designed a modified combine […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange resident and author Charles Paikert read excerpts from his new book “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals” at Words Bookstore in Maplewood on March 17 — just before Seton Hall University, which is featured in the book, faced Kansas in this year’s tournament. As the book features the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School sophomores Olivia VandeVusse and Anna Williams thank Gov. Phil Murphy for his support for ending gun violence at a recent march calling for stricter gun laws. Similar marches — all organized and attended by concerned students — were held throughout the nation on Saturday, March 24, including in Maplewood […]
PARSIPPANY, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted his first Black Tie Gala at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, and even though he’s not Irish, he said the timing had more to do with serendipity and the old luck of the Irish than anything else. “We know folks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students at Roosevelt Middle School held an organized protest on March 14 in honor of the students and staff that lost their lives in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. Students lined Gilbert Place and stood in silence for 17 minutes, one minute for each student or staff member killed. “A month […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Seven Columbia High School and two South Orange Middle School students recently won regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards for excellence in visual arts and writing, specifically in photography, flash, short story and poetry. Presented by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the 95-year-old Scholastic Art & […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School running coach and teacher Leo Donaldson accepted a plea deal in Newark Superior Court on Tuesday, March 20, for seven years in prison. He was indicted on 36 counts stemming from sexual contact with minors. Donaldson, 32, must serve 85 percent of his sentence, or five years, 10 months […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Just as the concept for the annual worldwide Earth Hour event has evolved, so too has the West Orange Environmental Commission’s annual event at Thomas Edison National Historical Park, held on March 14 and featuring a wide range of environmental initiatives. WOEC Chairman Mike Brick served as emcee for the event […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Prospective 2018 mayoral candidate Elouise McDaniel and her at large Irvington Municipal Council running mate, Allison Morris, appeared before Newark Superior Court Judge Tom Vena on Friday, March 16, for a hearing. McDaniel is looking to have the nominating petitions Municipal Clerk’s Office decided were invalid be reconsidered, allowing them to […]