MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Rent Party Family Picnic was never originally planned to be an annual event — let alone one that has grown larger and larger each year.. “When we held our first show three years ago, it was simply a celebration of Rent Party’s fifth anniversary,” Rent Party co-founder Chris Dickson said in a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Street signs in honor of two fallen West Orange police officers were unveiled Saturday, Aug. 26, at intersections in the township. The intersections of Mount Pleasant and Brennan Drive, Northfield Avenue and Brennan Drive, and Mount Pleasant and Laird Drive now feature signs with the names Edward J. Brennan and Daniel […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Scams are a common way for criminals to steal money from innocent victims by using scare tactics and fake stories in a variety of different ways — phone calls, emails and even just dropping notes in mailboxes. According to the Insurance Information Institute, there were 1.2 million reports of fraud in […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley resident Caroline Ritacco has been nominated for a Perry Award as Outstanding Youth Actress in a Play for her performance as Young Molly in Neil Simon’s “Jake’s Women,” directed by E. Dale Smith-Gallo and staged in late March and early April at Studio Montclair in Montclair. Also nominated from that production […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Anti-Defamation League recently announced a new joint plan to fight extremism and bigotry and promote justice and equality in response to the hate and violence seen in Charlottesville, Va. More than 200 mayors from across the country so far have pledged to implement the […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education introduced a new social studies curriculum for grades six through eight at its Aug. 21 meeting and the decision came as a surprise to some parents and community members who did not know the program was being revised, and members of the SOMA […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — With another school year around the corner, principals and teachers pulled up stakes on their vacations and headed back to the classroom to prepare. We caught some of them hard at work going over schedules, decorating corridor walls, or, if they were a new hand, being given a primer by an old pro. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center’s Herb & Milly Iris Gallery will host a new exhibit from New Jersey artist Michael Steinbrick featuring photorealistic paintings of New York City that, in many cases, include thought-provoking commentary about today’s world. Steinbrick’s “Reflect: NYC” show, which will be on display from Sept. 11 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Athletic League held its 23rd annual golf outing fundraiser on Monday, Aug. 28, with 80 people spending the afternoon on the sunny golf course, followed by dinner at the Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park. The money raised will support West Orange PAL’s youth baseball, football and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee held a special meeting Monday, Aug. 21, to address the status of Maplewood Police Capt. Joshua Cummis. In the meeting, which lasted approximately 20 minutes, the committee unanimously passed Resolution No. 161-17, which extends Cummis’ administrative leave an extra month. Following the release of records from the July […]