East Orange man indicted for triple murder

East Orange man indicted for triple murder

NEWARK, NJ – Jeffrey Holland, 27, of East Orange, was indicted by an Essex County grand jury on Wednesday, July 20, on 17 counts for the murder of Ashley Jones, 23, Jarrell Marshall, 28, and Tiniquah Rouse, 21, all of Newark. In addition to murder, Holland was also indicted for felony murder, burglary, desecration of […]

Town teen to appear in Paper Mill’s ‘New Voices’

Town teen to appear in Paper Mill’s ‘New Voices’

BLOOMFIELD, NJ  — Bloomfield resident Ellie Kallay, 16, will again be performing in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of “New Voices.” The annual midsummer show, which is the culmination of the summer musical-theater conservatory program at the Paper Mill, features the singing and dancing ability of 120 performers, ages 10 to 18. The theme of the […]

Program has general- and special-ed kids

Program has general- and special-ed kids

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Board of Education and the Recreation Department are in their second year of keeping township children together during the summer. The program, divided into two age groups, provides special-education children with schooling, and the general-education children with activities. And both sets of kids have the opportunity to play together. Older children […]

WO children discover the area for prizes

WO children discover the area for prizes

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Discovery Club, a new Downtown West Orange Alliance initiative, was recently launched to much fanfare. The Discovery Club allows children to complete a list of 30 tasks in exchange for pins they can pick up at local businesses. Parents also can get coupons for discounts or free merchandise. […]

After Dallas, BPD puts 2 officers in each patrol car

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Police Department patrol cars will be carrying two officers until further notice, according to BPD Director Samuel DeMaio. The decision comes in response to a sniper’s killing of five law-enforcement officers, and the wounding of seven others, in Dallas last week. The suspect was himself killed by law-enforcement officers. DeMaio said to […]

Safety forums to address police tactics

EAST ORANGE, NJ — In the wake of the recent police-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, La., and Falcon Heights, Minn., and the killing of five Dallas police officers during a march organized to protest the those incidents, East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green and 5th Ward Councilwoman Alicia Holman have […]