GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In a momentous reassertion of tradition before family and friends, Glen Ridge High School graduated 136 seniors at Hurrell Field on Thursday evening, June 17. GRHS students in the Class of 2021 were grateful and relieved to have an in-person commencement; the joyous atmosphere was acknowledged by speakers during the ceremony. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Monday, June 14, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge entertained its senior members with an elegant yet casual luncheon, the first in-person club event hosted at the historic clubhouse since the pandemic began in March 2020. Nearly 20 senior members attended the luncheon in the club’s Mary Raymond Room and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — This school year at Glen Ridge High School looked a little different from previous years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it didn’t stop the staff of the literary magazine from doing their jobs. The 2021 issue of “In Between” was released last week, after months of the editors combing through […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2021 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series will bring a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the Essex County Park System. This year’s free series features three concert and fireworks spectaculars, five concerts in Brookdale Park, 12 concerts throughout the county, and two cultural festivals. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — One year ago, the Glen Ridge Public Library applied for a grant from the N.J. Construction Bond Act, which was passed by New Jersey voters in November 2017 to support public libraries in providing modern and technologically efficient library facilities in a one-to-one match. Unfortunately, the Glen Ridge Public Library was […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — After a COVID-19–related hiatus, live theater is back at Glen Ridge High School. The Ridgewood Avenue School theater will once again have an audience in it when the high school drama club stages “Footloose,” the first production that they’ll be able to put on in person in more than a year […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — JMF Properties has announced that its newest residential community, Clarus Glen Ridge, is nearing completion, with a July grand opening expected. Located on Baldwin Avenue, just steps from downtown Montclair and NJ Transit’s Bay Street train station, Clarus Glen Ridge will soon deliver a collection of 110 rental residences and amenities […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Oranges & Maplewood Branch of the NAACP will mark the Juneteenth holiday with flag-raising ceremonies across several Essex County towns represented in the branch’s catchment area. A special commemorative flag or banner has been designed to fly or hang over the municipal complexes in Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Livingston, Maplewood […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Open Space Institute, along with the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, recently announced the critical support of federal, state and local elected leaders for the Essex–Hudson Greenway Project. N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill of the 11th Congressional District, Essex […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Friends of the Glen Ridge Library will hold a drive-through shredding event on Saturday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, in the Glen Ridge High School parking lot, 200 Ridgewood Ave. There is a suggested donation of $5 per box and all proceeds support Friends of […]