MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Tuesday, Feb. 7, St. George’s Church in Maplewood held an informational meeting for prospective volunteers for First Friends, an organization that provides, according to their brochure, “dignity and compassion for immigrants” through visitation, advocacy, education and providing care to released detainees. The church was packed with people from different religions interested […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Historical Society of East Orange kicked off Black History Month with its mobile tribute in the City Hall Lobby from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10. According to Historical Society of East Orange President Goldie Burbage, the next stops for the Black History Month display will be Langston Hughes School from […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino announced Feb. 10 that two men have been charged with the Jan. 29 murders of Michael Davis, 45, of Maplewood, Lance Fraser, 44, of Newark and Roshana Kelson, 30, of Paterson. Jimmy P. Mays, 37, formerly of Egg Harbor […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s wind ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2017 Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, the nation’s most prestigious festival for school instrumental music ensembles. The 26th annual festival will take place in Indianapolis from March 9 to 11. WOHS wind ensemble is under […]
Actress playing actress enjoys stage time near SO home
MILLBURN, NJ — Jill Paice did not have to think twice before joining the cast of “A Comedy of Tenors” at the Paper Mill Playhouse. For one, the Millburn venue is close to the Broadway veteran’s home in South Orange, making it possible for her to walk her dogs between shows. But above all, it […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor held a press conference on the front steps of City Hall on Thursday, Feb. 2, to announce he will not be seeking re-election for a second term. Taylor’s announcement came three months after he initially said he would seek re-election, on the same day he and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The guest speaker for the West Orange High School Student Council’s annual Black History Month Dinner urged the young black people in attendance to never forget where they came from, stressing that “if you love a brother, help a brother.” Reggie Miller, a motivational speaker and youth mentor, told those in […]
Feb. 4 fire destroys incomplete sections of construction project on Boyden
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood firefighters rushed to Boyden Avenue in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, to battle a six-alarm fire raging at the Avalon Bay construction site. The fire took more than four hours to extinguish. According to the Maplewood Fire Department, at approximately 1:30 a.m. firefighters responded to the area along […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss hosted his third annual State of the Township Address at Christian Pentecostal Church on Thursday, Jan. 26. Three years into a four-year term in office, Vauss organized an event that filled the church to capacity, with a free meal provided inside the church annex afterward for everyone in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Although Easter is bigger than Valentine’s Day in the world of chocolate-candy demands, at Holsten’s Confectionary in Bloomfield, the store makes about 4,000 pounds of chocolate candies to sell from Valentine’s Day to Easter. And, according to co-owners Ron Stark and Chris Carley, at Christmastime, they make 1,500 pounds of candy. But Valentine’s […]