EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Salvation Army kicked off its annual Red Kettle Holiday Fundraising Drive at a special ceremony inside East Orange’s City Hall rotunda on Monday, Nov. 14. The event featured a performance by the Cicely Tyson School seventh- and eighth-grade chorus, directed by Troy Bell. “I’m just so proud, honored and privileged […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department’s Community Services Unit is collecting leftover Halloween candy for the West Orange Elks Club, which will distribute it to soldiers serving overseas as well as local veterans hospitals. Residents interested in donating can bring candy to the Police Officer Timothy Groves Community Substation at 90 Washington […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Thespian Society will present “A Servant of Two Masters,” at the Westminster Art Center’s Van Fossen Theater, on the Bloomfield College campus. The three performances are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 to 19. An admission fee will be charged. The play was written by […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange residents answering Public Question No. 1 at the polls last week left no doubt in anyone’s mind as to their choice; almost 77 percent voted to change from an appointed to an elected Board of Education. According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, 3,899 Orange voters voted to change from an […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 17th annual Ashenfelter 8K Classic race will be run on Thanksgiving Day. Last year, 3,101 runners competed in the event, which measures 4.97 miles, according to race director Councilman Daniel Murphy. The race will start at 9 a.m. Preceding it at 8:15 a.m. will be the Tom Fleming Mile. Almost 500 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the small “pocket park” at Thomas Edison National Historical Park on Main Street. The Orange/West Orange Chapter of UNICO supported this community and park initiative with a grant to the Friends of Thomas Edison NHP, which managed the project. Scalora Landscape Services of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the sixth year in a row, the GenWealth Group of Maplewood is encouraging residents to drop off clean and gently used coats for men, women and children through Dec. 7, for donation to the 21st annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. All coats can be delivered to the box in the investment […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss said he’s disappointed by Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump, but is proud of how Irvington got out the vote on Election Day to try and her get elected as the nation’s first female president. He said 17,000 of the township’s total 30,000 registered voters went to the […]
The Glen Ridge Shade Tree Commission has released the following year-end report to the residents of the borough. GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge is well known for its arboreal splendor, but never more so than this fall. For weeks, now, leaf color has been nothing short of breathtaking. However, climatologists confirm that such autumnal splendor […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Following a short march from the Town Hall, Veterans Day was observed at the Miles A. Saurez War Memorial in Bloomfield on Friday, Nov. 11. Soldiers stood at attention and flags billowed while an audience of 70, including uniformed Bloomfield first responders, stood quietly in gusting winds to recognize those who have served […]