WESTFIELD, NJ — Becky Sinden and South Orange resident Kathy Allen Roth, who serves as point person for Prevent Gun Violence with the Unitarian Church in Summit, participated in a peaceful sit-in at Rep. Leonard Lance’s district office in Westfield on Wednesday, July 6. They joined with NJ Million Mom March Chapters of the Brady […]
Headliners NRBQ, Railroad Earth get ready for local show
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewoodstock, Maplewood’s annual free music festival, will return to Memorial Park for its 13th year July 9 and 10, once again bringing together renowned cult-favorite performers and undiscovered local talent for the community to enjoy. This year’s event will be headlined by NRBQ and Railroad Earth, two bands that have developed fiercely […]
WO makes good on promise to pay for renovations, including new facade
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance on second and final reading at its June 28 meeting appropriating $850,000 and issuing $807,500 worth of bonds for various capital projects, including several improvements to the West Orange Public Library. The ordinance designates $617,500 in bonds to the WOPL, with total […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A good time was had by all at West Orange High School on Monday, July 4, in celebration of United States’ Independence Day. The festivities included games, such as sack races, above; contests; and lots of fun. The night was capped by spectacular fireworks, their red glares bursting in the air despite […]
UNION, NJ — The homicide of a Maplewood man in Union Township is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced July 5 in a press release. The victim has been identified as Matthew Murrell, 25, of Maplewood. Police responded to a home on the 800 block of Salem Road in Union shortly […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Nicholas Comasco, 27, was sentenced in Newark Superior Court on Monday, June 26, to three years in state prison for vehicular homicide. He had been charged in the death of Bloomfield High School junior Christina Lembo, 16. Comasco was led from the courtroom in handcuffs by Essex County Sheriff officers. “We […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange City Council unanimously approved three bond ordinances related to the East Orange Water Commission at a meeting Monday, June 27, one of which appropriates existing funds for reallocation to be used on the city’s golf course. According to Cynthia Brown, the city clerk, Bond Ordinance No. 12 provides $500,000 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Imaginative parents of some Glen Ridge High School 2016 graduates did their own star turn last week when they created a “Star Wars”-themed party for Project Graduation. The event is an annual celebration in three parts for students following the graduation ceremony. Sandwiched between a dinner-dance at the Women’s Club of Glen […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., fourth from left, Essex County Director of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action Deborah E. Collins, third from left, and Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia, far right, presented the graduates of a 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification program with certificates from the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Parents and family members filled the auditorium at West Orange High School on June 20 as their eighth-grade Liberty students bade farewell to middle school and looked forward to beginning a new chapter in their lives. Following the processional, Principal Robert Klemt welcomed families and congratulated students on their accomplishments over […]