GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Registration for Glen Ridge children who will enter the 4-year-old pre-kindergarten or the 5-year-old kindergarten program in September 2017 will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from Jan. 9 through Jan. 13. Pupils residing on the north side of Bloomfield Avenue should register at Forest Avenue School, and pupils […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — At a recent meeting of the Glen Ridge Borough Council, Special Master Elizabeth McKenzie addressed state-mandated, affordable housing requirements in the borough, saying that the only two places in Glen Ridge where space exists for development are the Glen Ridge Country Club and a tract of land along Baldwin Street. However, Glen […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Doug Wallis, the officer-in-charge at the Glen Ridge post office, said that while the holidays have brought just more of the same to the office, there are changes coming in the near future. Wallis has been a postal service career man: 42 ½ years with four years in the Air Force counting […]
WHAT IS GOVERNOR CHRISTIE TRYING TO HIDE? For over 100 years, governments and businesses in the U.S. have been required to inform the public about vital matters like government contract bids, variance applications, sub-division variance applications, foreclosures, sales of government property, government contract bids, and municipal tax sales. But this week, Gov. Chris Christie and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Council heard from a court-appointed special master Monday evening, Dec. 12, who explained the affordable housing requirements being forced upon the borough. Special Master Elizabeth McKenzie told the council and 30 audience members, an exceptionally large showing for a Glen Ridge Council meeting, that the municipality is far better […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the pictured male, Porfirio Santos, 85, of Newark. Santos weighs approximately 130 lbs., is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and has short gray hair. He was last seen Wednesday, Dec. 14, at St. Michael’s Hospital. He was wearing […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Public Library has announced upcoming children’s programs for the month of December. • Baby Play Group, Tuesdays at 9 to 10 a.m., ages 0 to 23 months with a caregiver A drop-in play group that encourages socialization among children ages 0 to 23 months. Toys and books for […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is prepared to do battle with Old Man Winter this season, according to a press release. Snow-fighting supplies and equipment across the state are stocked and ready to be deployed as conditions warrant. NJ Transit is busy inspecting and winterizing its infrastructure, equipment and stations to be in the best […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A special evening event, “#EndDemand: Fighting Sex Trafficking – Our Children at Risk,” was held in late November at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston and featured a dynamic discussion with a distinguished panel of speakers. The panel helped to shine a light on the motivations of those who promote sex trafficking, what […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Maybe this story does not have a moral, but a former Glen Ridge resident has been reunited with a signet ring that flew off his finger 40 years ago and landed somewhere in a Cambridge Road backyard in Glen Ridge. The ring was found by another former Glen Ridge resident, now living […]