NUTLEY, NJ — While many coaches focus solely on the academic and athletic success of their athletes, JD Vick strives to build the character of his students with annual summer service trips. Vick, who coaches the freshman football, baseball and boys’ basketball teams at Nutley High School, took his students on an excursion to Gatlinburg, Tenn., […]
ORANGE, NJ — The week of Sunday, Aug. 20, through Saturday, Aug. 26, was about as good and bad as it can get in the city of Orange Township, from a law enforcement and public safety point of view. On Thursday, Aug, 24, local officers helped county counterparts foil a bank robbery attempt, killing the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The field house at Hurrell Field is undergoing a transformation, thanks, in part, to the effort of the Glen Ridge Booster Club. It is hoped that all changes will be accomplished in a short time frame, just 18 months, according to Tania Liddy and Ellen Auborn, two “football parents” who are providing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In addition to voting for New Jersey’s next governor, West Orange residents will have the chance to choose a leader on a much more local level: The Nov. 7 general election will also have a spot for residents to choose one of two candidates to fill the sole open seat on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Monday, Aug. 28, the Maplewood Fire Department extinguished a two-alarm fire at 1865 Springfield Ave. Firefighters responded to the scene at approximately 8:30 a.m. and by 9 a.m. the fire was under control. The fire damaged a vacant, one-story building that was undergoing renovation. All workers had exited the building prior […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A local theater camp had a visit last week from a Broadway actress who will be a Bloomfield High School sophomore this fall. Sofia Rubino, 15, who also attended Oak View Elementary School and Bloomfield Middle School, spoke at “12 Miles to Broadway,” the camp of Glen Ridge residents Heather Ballantyne and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School coach and teacher Leo Donaldson and his husband, Bradley, were indicted by a grand jury June 5 on 37 counts. Bradley Donaldson was indicted on just one count. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Leo Donaldson was indicted on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare […]
ORANGE, NJ — According to the Rev. Anthony P. Johnson, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, the newly formed Committee for an Elected Orange School Board delivered a petition with more than 400 signatures to the Orange City Clerk’s Office, calling for a referendum to change the Orange Board of Education from one appointed by the mayor […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District’s pre-school program will open its doors to young children and parents on Wednesday, Sept. 6, when the new school year begins at a new location: The Life Christian Church on Northfield Avenue. Moving from Kelly and Redwood elementary schools, 70 pre-school students will now be attending […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH 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 […]