While January is National Blood Donor Month, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge traditionally has had a blood drive and did Sunday, Jan. 11. The blood was collected by the NY Blood Center and according to Sharon Harms, the chairwoman of the club’s Community Service Department, 67 donors preregistered. She ran the drive with Carmen […]
Mark the 25th of this month on the calendar. That is when the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge, established in 1905, will host the Mayor’s Gala and kick off the centennial of the dedication of its clubhouse. “I think of this building as a big golden ticket for our community,” said Susan Costa, the club […]
Informed that she was conceived through artificial insemination, a borough resident has produced a movie documenting the search for her biological father which is currently being streamed on Amazon Prime, PBS and later this month on Tubi. Titled “Missed Conceptions,” the 87-minute movie was made by Donna Marvin-Platt who was 30 when her mother told […]
For nearly 27 years, as sure as the crocus will poke through the snow, Elisabeth Ginsburg has provided a horticultural column to the readers of this newspaper. Her column, “The Gardener’s Apprentice,” is in the paper today, marking the 1,400th time in 1,401 weeks it has appeared. She says most of the subjects of her […]
The New Jersey Chinese Teachers Association recently presented three Glen Ridge High School students with awards for their volunteer efforts and another award to a GRHS student for leadership. The winners were all boys this year, the volunteer awards going to freshmen Fatehbir Potukuchi and David Ness, and senior Kyle Piano. The leadership award was received by […]
Students from Bloomfield and Glen Ridge were honored at Mount St. Dominic Academy for their scores on the Advanced Placement (AP) program exams taken at the independent Catholic college preparatory school in Caldwell. Lorelei Middleton of Glen Ridge was named an AP Scholar with Distinction for scoring a three or higher on at least five […]
The dictionary says that an experienced and trusted advisor is a mentor and accordingly, resident Bob Silvera, 63, is just that for individuals contemplating a kidney transplant. A recipient himself, his road has been a medical odyssey. “It started 25 years ago with a heart issue,” he said recently. “It was a blocked artery. I […]
The Glen Ridge Public Library currently has a display of pastel paintings by resident Ellen Eagle. On view until Dec. 14 are 15 portraits and one architectural painting. Eagle’s work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, the Ming […]
By The New Jersey Department of Transportation There were more than 600 crash-related fatalities on New Jersey roadways in 2023. We’re so used to seeing statistics that it can be easy to forget there are real people behind the numbers. So let’s reframe it. Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español In […]
The 25th annual Ashenfelter 8K race was run Thanksgiving Day. Rain kept spectator attendance down but not so much participation. According to race director Dan Murphy, 2,997 runners signed up and 2,027 crossed the finish line. The race was won by Ryan Kutch, of New York City, in a time of 23:55.86. In 46th […]