Due to foreclosure, Prism may lose Main Street property slated for Phase 2 of Edison redevelopment
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The property that Prism Capital Partners had intended to use for much of Edison Village’s retail space will soon be up for sale as its mortgage holder successfully foreclosed on it last year. According to the Essex County Sheriff’s Department sales listing detail, 217-219 Main St. will be available for purchase […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — They may be political rivals, but the two candidates vying for the one open seat on the Maplewood Township Committee both agreed that more can be done to support the community’s senior citizens during the Oct. 15 forum sponsored by Maplewood Senior Share at Les Saisons. Republican Mike Summersgill and Democrat Frank […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Chamber of Commerce hosted its 31st annual Police and Fire Heroism Awards Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Hanover Manor on Eagle Rock Avenue in East Hanover. This year’s honorees included: Deputy Chief Michael Rosa, captains John Del Sordo and John Durish, Lt. Evan Jones; and Irvington firefighters Paul […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — An Appellate Division court ruled in favor of four Bloomfield residents who alleged that 2nd Ward Councilman Nicholas Joanow had a conflict of interest when he voted for a $10 million bonding ordinance to finance the purchase by the town of property contiguous to his own. This ruling reversed a lower court decision […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance on second and final reading issuing $285,714.24 in bonds to fund the purchase of new buses for the town jitney service during its Oct. 6 meeting. Township engineer Leonard Lepore told the West Orange Chronicle that the bond money — in addition […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Bryce Millington and Emma Scalora were crowned the 2016 West Orange High School homecoming king and queen during halftime activities in Suriano Stadium on Oct. 14. Junior Ogoke and Ashley Velasquez were crowned honorary homecoming king and queen. Halftime activities also included performances by the SEC Champion cheerleaders and the award-winning […]
APA-NJ recognizes Maplewood Memorial Park for ‘exemplary character, quality and planning’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A favorite among local and regional visitors alike, Maplewood Memorial Park was designated as one of New Jersey’s Great Spaces by the NJ Chapter of the American Planning Association, in an award presentation that took place at the Maplewood Civic House on Oct. 15. Great Places in New Jersey, the flagship program […]
ORANGE, NJ — When the new documentary film “13th,” by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, was screened at the Orange Public Library on Friday, Oct. 14, those in attendance included Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren, library director Timur Davis, Orange City Council President Donna K. Williams, at large Councilwoman Adrienne Wooten, People’s Organization for Progress Chairman Larry Hamm, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — County and local elected officials, on Friday, Oct 14, dedicated a track in the East Orange portion of Watsessing Park to 1952 Olympic gold medalist and Glen Ridge resident Horace Ashenfelter. The track, at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Boyden Street, was named “Horace Ashenfelter Track” at a well-attended event that […]
Don’t normalize domestic violence; help to end it instead
EAST ORANGE, NJ — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and much has been done to bring awareness to the disease so far. But this is also National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and more should be done to combat this insidious killer lurking in our society. FAMILYConnections, a nonprofit organization based in East Orange […]