GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The following release was received from the borough of Glen Ridge regarding the upcoming leaf-collection schedule which continued through Dec. 28. New Jersey state law prohibits disposal of leaves this fall with other garbage at the resource recovery facility. The borough is mandated to provide pickup and removal to an approved, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers and Mayor Tony Vauss are crediting reforms within the Irvington Police Division for the township’s recent crime rate decrease. “The mayor and the Police Department are committed to ridding our township of those individuals who engage in drug dealing as sellers and buyers,” said Bowers on Tuesday, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A preliminary beauty pageant for the crown of Miss New Jersey will be held at Bloomfield Middle School on Jan. 28. Sponsored by the Miss Essex County Scholarship Program, the title of Miss Essex County is a regional award and open to women ages 17 to 24 who reside in Essex, Hudson, Union, […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange residents have been taken aback by a recent increase in incidents of gun violence on their city streets, culminating in the quadruple shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3, that left two people dead, including a 21-month-old child. The recent spate of violence began when Orange police responded Thursday, Oct. 6, at 6:57 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Shabbat Project 2016 was a huge success, with close to 100 participants at the challah bake, more than 340 participants at Friday night dinner, 50-plus at the Shabbat House luncheon, and close to 200 at the havdalah concert, according to a press release. The Shabbat Project, a project […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The members of Camptown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1941 haven’t served breakfast to their fellow vets and members of the Irvington community since September because the post, located on Chestnut Avenue, was being renovated thanks to the local Home Depot store on Springfield Avenue. But the renovation of the post’s kitchen […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Kidde Fire Safety has issued a recall on Kidde hard-wired combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. The alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches its seven-year end of life — even if the batteries are replaced — leading consumers to believe it is still working. This poses a risk of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia met with his municipal department directors on Wednesday, Nov. 9, following his victory in the elections. Venezia won 72 percent of the vote and his council running mates, incumbent Councilwoman Wartyna Davis, challenger Ted Gamble and incumbent Councilman Carlos Pomares, won 70 percent of the total votes for council […]
Community comes together at 11th hour on 11th day of 11th month to honor servicepersons
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The United States may be more divided than ever following the presidential election earlier this month, but on Veterans Day the West Orange community came together for a cause everyone agrees is important — honoring the roughly 22 million living Americans who have risked their lives in service to their country. […]
Community Coalition on Race examines two towns’ racial diversity and factors that affect it
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A community forum to discuss the changing demographics of South Orange and Maplewood and the trends that affect these changes was presented by the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race on Nov. 9 at the Maplewood Memorial Library. The report had been presented before both the Maplewood Township Committee and the South […]