GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Monday, July 26, with a rain date of July 27 and July 28, vegetation control will be applied to various cobble stone gutters throughout Glen Ridge. The application will be completed by TruGreen of Randolph, spreading glufosinate ammonium, aka Cheetah Pro Herbicide, with a handheld sprayer. The local representative of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge’s library and pool are slowly getting back to pre–COVID-19 pandemic activities, with residents able to go inside the library and take their masks off at the pool. The Glen Ridge Public Library’s summer reading program started on June 7, and the children’s department is providing take-and-make crafts through the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark City Council, the governing body for New Jersey’s largest city, approved a resolution of support for the Essex–Hudson Greenway Project on July 9. This resolution of support recognizes the value of the greenway and encourages the state of New Jersey to set aside sufficient funds to secure the property and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Women’s Club was forced to go virtual in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, just like every other club and organization across the country, but the members didn’t let that stop them from keeping things running. A new board took the helm of the club last May, and, […]
TRENTON, NJ — As Pride Month drew to a close, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal took steps to recognize an ugly moment in the history of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office: the systematic targeting of gay bars by the Office’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control between 1933 and 1967, according to a June 29 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County has announced that $474,450 in COVID-19 assistance grant funding is being made available to nonprofit agencies. The program is aimed to support nonprofit agencies and the services they provide to assist clients who were negatively impacted during the pandemic. The deadline to apply for the first round of funding […]
MONTCLAIR / GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Blue Scrub Club at Montclair High School has donated $500 to Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center’s Pastoral Care department through the Partners for Health Foundation. The Blue Scrub Club’s purpose is to inspire and educate students who are interested in exploring careers in the medical field. The club […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Borough Council recently heard a presentation on the 2021 municipal budget, with borough administrator Michael Zichelli and CFO Matt Laracy presenting a total budget of $15,904,545.68. Taxes will rise in town by 2.57 percent, bringing in $12,612,940.54. According to the presentation, 60.79 percent of Glen Ridge’s property taxes […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Friends of the Glen Ridge Library will hold the fifth annual townwide yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This year, sales will be at Glen Ridge homes only. There will be no sales in the Hillside Lot. There are no borough permits […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Open Space Institute, along with the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, have announced that St. Lucy’s Church of Newark has become the 100th agency, organization or corporation to endorse the Essex–Hudson Greenway Project. St. Lucy’s is Newark’s largest parish and home to the […]