GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A fire that destroyed the recycling plant where Glen Ridge residents’ recyclables go to be sorted is still causing temporary changes to recycling pickup in the borough — and these changes could become permanent. Atlantic Coast Fibers has been completely shut down after the fire caused an estimated $22 million in […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Worrall Community Newspapers won four awards for reporting in the weekly newspaper division of the 2020 New Jersey Press Association annual contest. In the “education writing” category, staff writers Amanda Valentovic and EmilyAnn Jackman won a second-place award for their joint article “Essex Co. schools make the best of remote learning.” […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge School District Director of Student Services Jack DeWitt presented the Student Safety Data System report at the Feb. 22 Glen Ridge Board of Education meeting, covering the period of time from July 1, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2020. The report included a summary of Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying investigations; […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Sustainable Essex Alliance will enter the second round of the Sustainable Energy Aggregation program in April, offering an alternative power company from PSE&G to the seven towns that combine to make up the alliance: Glen Ridge, Glen Rock, Livingston, Maplewood, Montclair, South Orange and Verona. Livingston and Glen Rock were […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Women’s Club and Kiwanis Club are joining forces along with 11 other organizations in town for semimonthly food drives, filling the Glen Ridge High School parking lot with donations that will go to Montclair food banks Toni’s Kitchen, Human Needs Food Pantry and Mary’s Pantry at St. Teresa […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Joseph T. Connolly Drive, a townwide, semiannual clothing and household goods collection drive sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge and Glen Ridge High School Key Club, will be Saturday, Nov. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the high school parking lot, 200 Ridgewood Ave. in Glen […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The opening of Glen Ridge High School for in-person classes was delayed to late October because of HVAC upgrades amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, so the GRHS marching band has been using the school as “a big closet,” according to director Darren Gage. Their instruments and equipment are being stored in […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — More than five dozen members of the clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark joined together Oct. 3 to sign a joint statement condemning racism. The clergy members were responding to the failure to bring charges against the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., in March, calling it […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County’s 2020 leaf collection schedule for county roads begins at the end of October. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge, which has been in service for 60 years and has helped countless children worldwide, is actively seeking support from the local community. The club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization made up of dedicated volunteers who give freely of their time to make a better world, […]