GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Starting Sept. 7 and continuing through the month of September, the borough will light the Municipal Complex’s clock tower blue to memorialize those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The entire community is invited to join this effort and help turn the borough blue by lighting the front […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Members of the Glen Ridge Library now have access to Tutor.com, which provides on-demand tutoring, homework help, test preparation and writing assistance for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, college students, and adults in more than 60 subjects, including math, science, English, writing, social studies, Spanish, computer literacy, AP courses and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Black Diversity and Inclusion Association started meeting two years ago but formally became an association when it reached 501(c)(4) status this year, enabling it to better organize and advocate for students of color in the Glen Ridge School District. The parent group’s goal is to create an environment […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Aug. 25, the New Jersey School Boards Association joined in Gov. Phil Murphy’s call for federal financial support to help states and local school districts meet the challenges posed by the pandemic. Murphy emphasized the need for additional federal funding during his budget message for the nine-month abbreviated fiscal year, which […]
NEWARK, NJ — There was a three-car motor vehicle collision in Newark that resulted in the deaths of three people and serious injuries to five others, according to an Aug. 31 press release from the prosecutor’s office. On Sunday, Aug. 30, at approximately 7 p.m., three cars were involved in a crash at Broad Street […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — History was made Aug. 21 when Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislative bill S855, which will require the title of “chosen freeholder” to be changed to “county commissioner.” The new law will require all “boards of chosen freeholders” to be known as “boards of county commissioners” and all individual “freeholders” […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Former Glen Ridge Police Sgt. Merritt Carr, who filed a lawsuit against the Glen Ridge Police Department and borough back in October 2016 in which he alleged constant harassment and intimidation by Police Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta, has settled his lawsuit for $675,000. Carr alleged that Byron-Lagattuta set out on a “continuing, […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — It’s game on! On Aug. 20, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Sports Advisory Task Force released its Return-to-Sports Plan, which provides detailed schedules for fall and winter sports. The dates for the spring sports season will be announced at a later date; the task force recognizes the need to maximize […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Education Association sent a letter to the Glen Ridge Board of Education on Aug. 16 asking that the district not reopen for in-person learning on Sept. 1, the union reasoning that the district is not adequately prepared to ensure that staff and students will be safe returning to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County has awarded $3.15 million in Local Aid grants to 21 municipalities in Essex County, with each town receiving $150,000. The funds came from the Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund and will be used to improve municipal playgrounds, recreation and athletic facilities, community swimming pools and parks […]