ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Heading into summer vacation, many parents and guardians become concerned with how their children will fill their time. Unstructured time can be dangerous, especially for teenagers who may have access to drugs or alcohol. Luckily, Essex County parents and guardians can count on ADAPT to help them steer their children in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — kSTEM and community service are being highlighted in the reading program for children at the Glen Ridge Public Library this summer. “Build a Better World” is the theme for the program, and as of Friday, June 30, 64 children, ages 2 to 4, had signed up, according to Sydney Young, head […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — According to co-chairwoman Tania Liddy, nearly all Glen Ridge High School graduates this year made it to the “Toy Story”-themed tent party. She said 135 of the 142 students were there. It was an evening of games at the tent party, sandwiched in between a dinner dance at the country club and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Two squads of students from the Glen Ridge Ambulance Squad participated in the 4th annual Bayshore EMS Cadet/Youth Competition held Saturday, June 10, in Keyport. EMS squads from 14 towns participated in the event, which was open to student EMS members. The attending members from Glen Ridge were seniors Lev Kolinski, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Rev. David Stinson, 67, of the Glen Ridge Congregational Church, will be officiating over his final service this Sunday, June 25. He is retiring after 25 years as pastor. “I’m baptising the children of parents I baptised when they were children,” he said earlier this week in his office. “I feel it’s […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School seniors will be attending Project Graduation 2017 tomorrow night, Friday, June 23. The all-night event takes place following graduation. The evening will start with a dinner/dance at the Glen Ridge Country Club at 9 p.m. That will last until 11:30 p.m. At midnight, the real fun begins with […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Dylan Blue and Elijah Bushue, two Glen Ridge Boy Scouts from Troop 855, became Eagle Scouts on Monday, June 12, in a ceremony at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club. Both spoke at Glen Ridge High School last week about the community service projects they completed to become Eagle Scouts. Blue, a senior […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin will hold several outreach events throughout the summer. They will be held as follows: Saturday, July 1, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at West Orange Park & Ride, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange; Wednesday, July 5, from 2 to 7:30 p.m. at Nutley Parks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Clean Communities Council has awarded its “Clean Communities Vision I Award” to Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. for his ongoing vision to turn ideas into accomplishments. DiVincenzo is the first-ever winner of the Vision I Award, created this year to recognize vision in open space preservation and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The school year is coming to a close once again and libraries are encouraging children to take advantage of the time off to explore some of the many great books available as part of New Jersey’s summer reading program. This year’s theme is “Build A Better World,” and Field Station: Dinosaurs […]