IRVINGTON, NJ — When East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green hosted his campaign kickoff at the intersection of Steuben and Winthrop streets in East Orange on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Irvington Township was well represented. Irvington’s presence was expected because Green serves as the director of the Irvington Building Department in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Middle School student government and Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Horizons Club co-sponsored a Black History Month program that featured local Maplewood resident Walter Fields. Students in all grades attended the two assemblies. A journalist and longtime political consultant, Fields was one of the original political commentators on […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Public Library has received a $7,500 grant that it will use to create a makerspace on the second floor of the building. According to Library Director Jennifer Breuer, in order to obtain the grant from the NJ State Library and LibraryLinkNJ, the GRPL had to partner with a local […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School welcomed Willie Cole, renowned sculptor and artist, to speak to various classes in the arts department on Jan. 9. Recognized primarily for his iron print work, Cole has had his pieces exhibited all over the country in many galleries, such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fourth-grade students from Tuscan School, along with other elementary school students from the South Orange-Maplewood School District, participated in the Maplewood Memorial Library’s “Kids Speak Out” event on Feb. 4. This event was to encourage students to speak out and express themselves through writing, art and music to celebrate Black History Month. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Earlier this month, the South Orange Department of Health released its 2016 annual public health report, detailing the data regarding animal control, human health issues, enforcement and outreach. According to the 2010 census, South Orange had approximately 16,200 residents — a number that is surely increasing due to residential construction. Even […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Except for a Baldwin Street tract where a developer has connected five properties with plans to raze the houses and build 125 residential units, open land remains unavailable in Glen Ridge. Consequently, progress in the boro has traditionally focused on infrastructure. Last year, there were a notable improvements. Linden Avenue Elementary School […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University announced last week that university President A. Gabriel Esteban has been appointed the next president of DePaul University in Chicago. Esteban will assume the presidency of the nation’s largest Catholic university July 1, becoming the first lay leader in its 119-year history. He will succeed the Rev. Dennis […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The 14th annual African-American History Month Celebration was hosted on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Essex County Hall of Records. During the ceremony, County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented the annual Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award to the Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and the Coretta Scott King […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge poet Ron Bremner is the recipient of an Honorable Mention in the 2017 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest. The award is given by the Poetry Center at Paterson County Community College. In a recent interview, Bremner, 64, said the subject matter of his poetry changes from day to day. “I write […]