WEST ORANGE, NJ — The American Conference on Diversity presented area real estate firm Realogy with its Commercial Real Estate Industry Humanitarian Award at the organization’s annual fundraiser, held Oct. 4, at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, recognizing the organization for its outreach and inclusion efforts in the industry. Proceeds from this annual commercial real […]
Center celebrates 10 years of bringing varied art to village
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a gala honoring three of its biggest supporters Oct. 29. The event will pay tribute to South Orange Village President Sheena Collum, SOPAC governor Carolyn Minick Mason and founding contributor Peter Shapiro, all of whom have either donated funds, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The township recorded its second homicide of 2016 on Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Crescent Lane section of the Irvington Housing Authority complex on Union Avenue. “We have a homicide on Crescent Lane inside an apartment by someone we believe to be a friend of the victims,” said Mayor Tony Vauss on […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Christ Episcopal Church had a blessing of the animals service on Saturday, Oct. 8. This observed the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals whose feast day is Oct. 4. Pastor Diana Wilcox presided. There were no exotic animals in church on Saturday only the fabulous as every […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Police Department is investigating two residential burglaries that occurred on Monday, Oct. 10. The first burglary occurred between 7 and 11:30 a.m. on Glen Park Road. During this incident, the intruder forced his way into the home through a rear door and removed various electronics, jewelry and loose […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Homecoming game will be held today, Oct. 14, at Suriano Stadium beginning at 7 p.m., and this year’s nominees for king and queen represent some of West Orange High School’s best and brightest students. In addition to the presentation of the Homecoming Court, the football team will kick off […]
Legislators attend event addressing mental health needs
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mental health providers, advocacy organizations and elected officials gathered to express continued support and increased awareness of topics related to mental illness and substance abuse services as the Essex County Mental Health Coalition held its 16th annual Legislative Breakfast at the Mayfair Farms in West Orange on Oct. 7. The event […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A man faces charges in connection to a string of car burglaries committed over the past month, according to a recent release from West Orange Township South Orange police arrested Gregory Brown, 36, of Orange, in connection to car burglaries in that township. He is also charged with 22 car break-ins […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor officially announced his own run for re-election on Friday, Oct. 7, just after he and the other members of the city’s Democratic Committee joined with Essex County Democrats to endorse Phil Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs executive and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, in his bid for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Just when we thought 2016 couldn’t get any weirder, the clowns came. Beginning in South Carolina with unsubstantiated reports that clowns were trying to lure children, clown-mania swept across the country, leading to reports of scary and dangerous clowns and threatening social media postings made by “clown” accounts. Though mostly considered […]