Glen Ridge Superintendent of Schools Dirk Phillips has been recognized as the 2023 Essex County Superintendent of the Year by the Essex County Association of School Administrators. His achievement was recognized by the Glen Ridge Board of Education at its Sept. 12 meeting. Born and bred in Ohio, Phillips was a mathematics teacher in East […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge will be hosting its eighth OctoberFeast on Monday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club, 219 Ridgewood Ave. Local restaurants will provide a range of cuisines, including Angelo’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, Bloomfield Steak & Seafood, Chef Jesse Concepts, Chip City, Dutch Sandwich Shop, […]
Borough resident Kelly Shoemaker is out to prove something as she prepares for her third NYC Marathon. Having run in the 2016 and 2017 races, she had planned to run in the 2020 event, but the pandemic and ill health prevented that. “I had to defer in 2020 because I had breast cancer,” she told […]
For nearly 60 years, the Nursery School of Christ Church has been caring for children, from infants to 6 years old. Started unofficially in 1967 as basically a baby-sitting service, according to its present director, Aazhae Coleman, the school has become a learning and socializing center for children from surrounding towns. There are currently 27 […]
With autumn arriving, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge begins a new season of activities. Already sold out are three community outreach CPR-training classes to be taught by the Glen Ridge Ambulance Squad on Thursday, Sept. 21 and Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. More classes are expected […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge will be holding its eighth OctoberFeast on Monday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club, 219 Ridgewood Ave. Local restaurants will provide a range of international cuisines, including Italian, Asian, Greek and American plus desserts and coffee. Among the restaurants participating are Angelo’s […]
Jessica Fuydal, a 2013 Glen Ridge High School graduate, is training to run in the New York City Marathon, a 26.3-mile challenge through the city’s five boroughs scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 5. It will be Fuydal’s first marathon. In fact, it will be her first try at any distance. “I’ve wanted to run a marathon […]
A flower garden, along a portion of the front facade of Central School, has been dedicated to Glen Ridge Board of Education President Elisabeth Ginsburg for her more than 20 years of continuous service leading that governing body. Planned for 2020, but disrupted by the pandemic, the ceremony occurred this past July. “To honor Betsy […]
GLEN RIDGE — Recent Glen Ridge High School graduate Ava Leone pursued her Girl Scout Gold Award by painting a mural and creating a mental health curriculum for the schools in her hometown. The painted mural is on the back of Ridgewood Avenue School and has a saying that Leone learned as a child. “‘Tie […]
The school district has not let the summer months drift idly away. Custodians and maintenance workers, with outside vendors, have been busy keeping school buildings operable and ready to withstand another school year. But there have been improvements, too. According to Robert Gomes, the supervisor of building and grounds, who is starting his second year […]