The 75th annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show, sponsored by the Women’s Association at Glen Ridge Congregational Church, was a big success, according to its promoter, Debbie Turi, who was also a dealer on the floor. The event, which had been postponed from February, was held Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27, at the Glen […]
GLEN RIDGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — Mountainside Medical Center, a Hackensack Meridian Health facility in Glen Ridge and Montclair, received “leader” status with a perfect score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization. The designation demonstrates the hospital’s […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Joseph T. Connolly Drive, a semiannual townwide clothing and household goods collection drive in Glen Ridge, will be held Saturday, April 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Glen Ridge High School parking lot, 200 Ridgewood Ave. This event, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge and […]
TRENTON, NJ — Kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety recently announced the results of a 2021 study, which found that, at any given time, one in five drivers on selected high-crash corridors in New Jersey were driving while distracted. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In 2021, Essex County led the state with 3,864 stolen cars, according to the Glen Ridge Police Department in a March 30 release. As of March 25, there have already been 951 stolen cars in the county with the number growing each and every day. While many people may believe that […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge hosted its annual Favorite Doll Tea on Sunday afternoon, March 20. According to Asha Gormandy Lee, the chairperson of the club’s Ways and Means Committee, 177 tickets were sold to the event, which is in its 11th year. Attendance was purposely lower than in previous […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The borough of Glen Ridge has contracted a truck to specifically pick up bagged leaves curbside, beginning April 18 and terminating April 27. Residents must use biodegradable paper bags; plastic bags will not be accepted for pickup. These curbside pickups will be made on the property’s first regular scheduled garbage collection […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge Police Officer Joseph Anello recently attended crime prevention certification training. He joins Detective Sgt. Daniel Manley, Sgt. Michael Medico, Detective Anthony Rivera and Officer Christopher Grogan as certified crime prevention officers. Crime prevention officers are certified to conduct security surveys of private properties to help minimize the risk of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Clarus Glen Ridge, the upscale rental community on the border of Montclair, is now 100-percent leased, developer JMF Properties announced March 24. The collection of 110 modern rental residences with a full complement of lifestyle amenities leased up in less than six months, according to Joe Forgione, founder and principal of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Middle School Drama Club, on its toes with voices raised, will present the junior version of “Fame: The Musical,” on April 1 and 2, at 7 p.m. at Ridgewood Avenue School. The show is 90 minutes long, without intermission, with a cast of 28. The production is under […]