WEST ORANGE, NJ — President of the Orange-West Orange UNICO Frank Paolercio and board member John DiNapoli stopped by the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry on Aug. 26 to present a $1,000 grant award. The pantry, located at 315 Main St. in West Orange, has been providing food since 2002. Currently, the pantry provides food […]
New strategic plan, feedback to inform district action plan
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The strategic plan presented to the West Orange Board of Education in August calls on the district to make changes to its facilities and curriculum so that its students will be safer, healthier and more prepared for life in the 21st century after they graduate. The plan, put together by the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department broke up the Community Arts Social hip-hop, art, culture and poetry event at the Nufamm Custom Cave warehouse and clothing store on 11th Avenue on Friday, Aug. 26. But the good news is that nothing bad happened at the event although the police stopped the concert […]
No decision yet, final choice to be made in February
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange-Maplewood residents are concerned about the positions of Columbia High School varsity baseball coaches Joseph Fischetti and Matthew Becht, following an email sent by the team’s booster club president to parents of returning players, in which he mentions that Superintendent of Schools John Ramos Sr. may not recommend […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent of Schools John Ramos Sr. sent the following letter, in part, to the Columbia High School community on Sept. 1: “We are suspending the use of the Columbia High School pool, effective immediately. We cannot use the pool in its current state without compromising the safety of our students […]
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 […]