IRVINGTON, NJ — The new SuperFresh supermarket, which took over the old Pathmark store site on Lyons Avenue, hosted a grand opening ceremony Friday, Sept. 30. “We’ve owned this property for nearly 20 years and, when Pathmark closed, we really wanted another supermarket that would provide good service and good product to the community, and SuperFresh […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Approximately 350 guests turned out Oct. 1 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the South Orange Train Station, raising $15,000 for a new beautification fund for the historic location. South Orange and NJ Transit hosted the centennial celebration. Built in 1916 by architect Frank J. Nies, the South Orange Train Station […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The highly anticipated first major book sale for the Friends of the West Orange Public Library proved to be a big success Oct. 1 and 2, netting approximately $4,000 and clearing the library’s crowded basement of roughly 4,000 books. Friends Vice President Marge Mingin, who managed the sale, told the West […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Darron Lee, the New York Jets first-round draft pick rookie linebacker from Ohio State University and former Jets fullback Tony Richardson came to S.T.E.M. Academy in East Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to help the United Way of Essex and West Hudson County, Verizon and the NFL kickoff their new Character […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Although his annual Black Tie Mayor’s Ball at Nanina’s In the Park restaurant in Belleville on Thursday, Sept. 29, was attended by a long list of local elected officials and dignitaries, Mayor Tony Vauss was clear as to the true purpose of the event. “It’s a time for people who probably normally […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, Sept. 23, Golda Och Academy Lower School students and faculty bid bon voyage to Michael Mault, a member of the school’s security team, who is embarking on a 44-day transatlantic voyage to raise funds for glioblastoma, an illness that took the lives of his mother, brother and dear friend, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange township employees showed up in force with Mayor Robert Parisi on Sept. 21 at the Essex Green ShopRite to raise awareness of hunger and hunger insecurity in Essex County. In addition to Parisi, the contingent included business administrator Jack Sayers, police Chief James Abbott, fire Chief Pete Smeraldo, township […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and Public Safety Director Sheilah Coley joined with the East Orange City Council to host a promotion ceremony for the 16 police officers and six firefighters from East Orange promoted to higher ranks in their respective organizations’ chains of command on Thursday, Sept. 22. The 2016 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Miss Essex County beauty pageant leading to the Miss New Jersey crown is coming to Bloomfield Middle School on Jan. 28. That’s right, possibly the next Miss New Jersey, who will then compete for the title of Miss America, may first be crowned Miss Essex County, in Bloomfield. Sponsored by the Miss […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The old adage is to “say it with flowers.” And that’s what John Monaco, owner of A Personal Touch Florist, in Nutley, has been doing for three decades. Monaco is about to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his flower shop, and it is a milestone that fills him with a great sense of […]