NEWARK, NJ — Following a trial before Superior Court judge John I. Gozzo, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Alexis Canadas, 36, of Newark, was convicted of first-degree unlawful possession of weapon by a convicted felon, according to a newly enacted law which imposes stiffer penalties on repeat offenders. According to the new law, which […]
ORANGE, NJ — Jocelyn Dahta, 32, of Orange, has been arrested and charged with the murder of 90-year-old Henry Boyd, announced acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and East Orange Public Safety Director Sheilah Coley on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Boyd was murdered in East Orange on Tuesday, Feb. 9, in his South Harrison […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The professional engineer hired by the International Federation of Chaplains to assess the remains of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church following its New Year’s Day fire recommends that the church walls should first be shored from the outside using a system of braces and wooden beams or rakers. Optimized Engineering Associates principal Guy […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose have announced that authorities are investigating the death of an Irvington resident on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Newark. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., Newark police officers were dispatched to the area of Salem Street and Rockland Terrace […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — So many of Brian Sheafer’s childhood memories revolve around the YMCA. Sitting at the edge of an aerobics class to watch his mother teach. Shooting hoops with friends on Friday nights. Helping to set up for the fun-filled Healthy Kids Day events. “Looking back, there was this sense of belonging. It […]
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound and the Matheny Medical and Educational Center’s Arts Access Program, two New Jersey-based non-profits that support the professional development of artists with developmental or physical disabilities, have launched Art Garden CSA, a community-supported arts program, to connect emerging artists with disabilities and local art collectors. Based on popular community-supported agriculture […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved a bond ordinance appropriating $375,000 to cover the cost of traffic and parking improvements at Gregory Elementary School on its second and final reading during the council’s Feb. 9 meeting. The ordinance — which was passed by a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Joe Krakoviak voting against […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than a year after animal rights advocates first appeared en masse before the West Orange Township Council requesting that a Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program be implemented, the council approved an ordinance officially endorsing the concept and legally exempting resident caretakers from the township’s wild animal feeding ban during its Feb. 9 meeting. TNVR […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Community leaders and local postal officials celebrate Black History Month with an unveiling of an oversized 40-inch by 28-inch enlargement of the new Richard Allen Forever commemorative postage stamp on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at noon in East Orange City Hall, 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange. The stamp art is a […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was charged yesterday with committing five bank robberies in Union and Essex counties from August 2015 through October 2015, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. James Glenn, 59, is charged by criminal complaint with five counts of bank robbery. He appeared yesterday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre in Newark federal court and was […]