Discarded culvert impedes progress on the trail of a pocket park
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A discarded culvert is in the way of fully completing the extension of the Morris Canal pocket park, located on Oak Tree Lane. A culvert is a concrete water pipe placed under roadbeds. The origin of this partially-buried culvert is unknown, although the Garden State Parkway is a stone’s throw away. The effort […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City police were dispatched to Woodlawn Avenue between Ocean and Garfield avenues in Jersey City at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 29 on a report of shots fired, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Upon arrival, police found an unresponsive male with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — With the Pop Warner youth football season under way in Irvington, Newark, East Orange and throughout New Jersey, the new field that is the centerpiece of the Rev. Ronald B. Christian Sports and Recreation Complex in Weequahic Park is being put to good use. Teams, including the South Side Bulldogs and the […]
PSAB meets with county engineers about Pleasant Valley, stays hopeful for reduced speed limit
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board recently held a meeting with Essex County representatives regarding traffic safety measures that can be implemented in the area of Pleasant Valley Way and Main Street, including the possibility of lowering speed limits on Pleasant Valley Way. Recapping the Aug. 23 gathering […]
Arts Unbound provides support to marginalized groups
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the artistic development and achievement of seniors and people with disabilities, is currently exhibiting select works by local senior artists Karen Bokert and Siegmund “Siggy” Joseph at the Dora Stern Gallery at 544 Freeman St. in Orange. The show, which opened Aug. 27, will run […]
ORANGE, NJ — Derrick Henry, founder of the Protect the Orange Water Supply organization, said he finds it interesting that the Pennoni water management company was included in the subpoena the Federal Bureau of Investigation served Orange City Hall with on Friday, July 22. Henry’s organization galvanized the Orange community to oppose Mayor Dwayne Warren’s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — While students slept in late and played Pokemon GO, work continued at West Orange High School. Even as sports teams practiced, summer enrichment classes filled the halls with future high school students and teachers prepared for September, custodial services cleaned, polished and waxed the school. This week marks the return of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield has filed a notice of appeal contesting the June 3 jury verdict awarding $2.9 million to the former owner of the land containing the historic train station and tunnel on Lackawanna Place. The .6 acres of land is a slope that rises 13 feet from street level to abut the NJ Transit […]
WOSD puts health first while working to keep costs low
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District has taken corrective action after testing found that water from 27 of the 304 district taps analyzed last April contained lead amounts exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of 15 parts per billion. According to the district’s lead report, actions taken to address the situation […]
Watchung Ave. residents fed up with trash, town working to alleviate issue
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents of Watchung Avenue are lambasting the township for not providing basic street services on a regular basis during the past year, which residents say has made the area look increasingly derelict. Mike Taylor and Walter McCoy said West Orange’s street sweepers have often gone weeks at a time without cleaning […]