IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corporation held a free pre-Thanksgiving community dinner at its headquarters on 16th Avenue.for senior citizens and residents of the neighborhood in and around 16th Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Several attendees had only good things to say about the event and the people behind it. “I like this […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Carmine Ruta was joined by his family at his promotion to fire captain at the Nov. 22 Township Council meeting. Additionally, Fire Chief Peter Smeraldo presented flowers to Ruta’s wife, Marybeth Ruta; it is a tradition to recognize the spouse of a firefighter at the firefighter’s promotion ceremony. Photos by Sean Quinn
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Fire Department hosted its 11th annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Chief Marty DeMarzo headquarters on the corner of Lincoln and Central avenues on Thursday, Nov. 24. “We are feeding the homeless and this is at least our 10th year of doing it,” Orange Fire Department Chief James Rothenberger said Thursday, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The following release was submitted by the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge. Once again this year, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge is partnering with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey to run the Glen Ridge Virtual Food Drive. Did you know that more than 1,000,000 people in New Jersey don’t […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Newark Public Library will host local author and historian Guy Sterling in conversation with Mayor Ras J. Baraka, as the final program in the 2016 series “Newark Lifetimes: Recollections and Reflections.” Baraka, the 40th mayor of the city of Newark, is a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Chorale will present a festive concert of traditional and contemporary holiday music on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. at the Watchung Presbyterian Church, 375 Watchung Ave., Bloomfield, near Broad Street. Light refreshments follow the show. Admission is charged. For more information email the chorale at BloomfieldChorale@gmail.com, or call 973-204-3054. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Friday Night Rec program will return to Glen Ridge this week, providing a fun-filled 90 minutes of gym games for kids supervised by a qualified staff. This program is free. The students will be divided into two categories: • Children of grades three and four will have the gym from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Each year, members of the West Orange Rotary Club give dictionaries to all third-grade students in the West Orange public schools as part of the club’s community outreach. Rotary volunteers recently stopped by Hazel Elementary School to distribute the dictionaries to the enthusiastic students. “The students are always excited to receive […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority recognized the township of Maplewood for its “vital contribution to making pedestrian safety a priority in the community.” The township received the award for “implementing the Street Smart NJ Pedestrian Safety Education campaign, and in doing so contributing to the goal of making New Jersey safer […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — There was more on the menu than turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the usual Thanksgiving dishes at the East Orange Salvation Army pre-Thanksgiving Community Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 20. Salvation Army Advisory Board Chairperson Goldie Burbage also used the occasion to introduce Tahira Muhammad as the new president of the city’s […]