IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP has been championing the rights of homeowners to stay in their homes, despite the threat of home mortgage foreclosure and the reality of dropping property values, since the Great Recession began in 2007. Irvington NAACP Vice President Kathleen Witcher was the local civil rights organization’s president when the home […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange’s Human Relations Commission, Public Library Teen Advisory Group and the high school Unity Club came together at Town Hall on Oct. 25 for a panel discussing race, diversity and responsibility. The panel featured 11 high school students from WOHS, Seton Hall Prep and the Pingry School discussing social issues, […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — There are three seats open on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, and eight candidates are vying to fill them in the Nov. 7 general election. Incumbent BOE President Elizabeth Baker is running for a second term, as is incumbent BOE member Donna Smith. Challengers are Anthony Mazzocchi, Robin […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Three Nutley residents, Theresa Juffo, Anthony J. Andolino Sr., and Nina R. Del Collo, were blue ribbon winners in the 2017 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. Ruffo received first place in the professional watercolor category for ‘Summer Bliss,’ Andolino received first place in the non-professional acrylic category for ‘Lemonade’ and […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Committee for an Elected Orange School Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Oranges Seventh Day Adventist on Reynolds Terrace, ahead of the general election Tuesday, Nov. 7, that could decide once and for all whether or not Orange voters will […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A former Glen Ridge elementary school principal, after years of lobbying state legislators, has seen a bill protecting seniors signed into law. Maureen Persi, the former principal of Forest and Linden avenues school, lobbied to have police notified if abuse, neglect or exploitation occurred to residents of senior housing. The bill […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a quiet local election season for West Orange, there are two candidates running for the one open seat on the West Orange Board of Education in the Nov. 7 election. Challengers Chris Diaz and Ken Alper shared their platforms with the public at a debate on Oct. 26, as well […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Following a presentation from Manitou Inc. regarding possibly merging the Maplewood and South Orange fire departments, representatives from the two towns unanimously agreed to move forward to achieve that vision. The presentation was given at a joint public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the South Orange Performing Arts […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Marching Mountaineers took second place at the State Championships held at Rutgers University on Oct. 28 with a score of 92.4875. Hillsborough High School edged out the Mountaineers with a score of 93.600 to win first place in the Group V Open Class Competition. Open Class […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Three Bloomfield Board of Education incumbents and two challengers met in a debate Monday evening, Oct. 30, at Bloomfield Middle School. The event was sponsored by the Bloomfield Home and School Association and the candidates, after introducing themselves, responded to audience questions. The incumbents are Emily Smith and Ellen Rogers, the current […]