GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Linden Avenue School in Glen Ridge will become “Seussville” for a day during the school’s biennial Spring Fling fundraiser. The event will be held Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Games, rides, food and prizes will provide hours of fun for kids and adults. The event is open […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The most recent Uniform Crime Report, released April 29 by the NJ Office of the Attorney General, shows that while criminal activity in Glen Ridge remained low and stable, incidents of non-violent crimes did increase while violent crimes decreased. Comparing 2013 to 2014 According to the 2014 UCR, the total crime index, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The following release was sent in by the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge. On April 5, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge bestowed an honorary membership on Dr. Angela Salanitro Bellizzi. Angela, her husband Frank, a dentist, and their two young children moved to Glen Ridge in 1975. Soon after, she […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Earth Day was celebrated in at least two Glen Ridge locations last week. At Linden Avenue School on Friday, April 29, the Home and School Association held its first Earth Day Festival at 3 p.m. Beth Mikros, the association president, said this new event will work well with the established Harvest Festival: […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Every May, each Boiling Springs Savings Bank branch location hosts a Neighbors Helping Neighbors collection drive for a different local nonprofit organization in their Community Alliance Program. During the month of May, the Glen Ridge office, located at 222 Ridgewood Ave., is recognizing Freeman Gardens Association. Organized in 1968, this non-profit […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The ninth annual Glen Ridge Eco-Fair, on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will focus on how to live a more active, healthy and eco-friendly lifestyle. Featured will be electric cars, bees and butterflies, home brewing, essential oils, organic soaps, free-trade products, organic fruits and vegetables, as well […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The ninth annual Glen Ridge Eco-Fair will focus on how to live a more active, healthy and eco-friendly lifestyle. Featured will be electric cars, bees and butterflies, home brewing, essential oils, organic soaps, free-trade products, organic fruits and vegetables, as well as expert advice for planting your own vegetable garden, creating […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Borough Council unveiled its tentative 2016 budget on Monday. According to Councilman Peter Hughes, taxes will increase by $73.69 for the average-assessed Glen Ridge home of $543,000. Local tax for municipal purposes will be $10.4 million. The library tax will add another $519,818 for a total tax amount of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Amelia String Quartet will be performing in a concert at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield this Saturday. The group will play the music of two contemporary composers, Michael DeMaio and Victoria Romano. The name of the group comes from one of its founding members, Glen Ridge resident Amelia DeSalvio, a […]
HACKENSACK, NJ — Hackensack University Health Network has announced that Lawrence R. Inserra Jr., chairman, HackensackUMC Foundation Board of Trustees, has received the 2016 Modern Healthcare Excellence in Governance Award. This prestigious national award recognizes just four health care trustees and/or directors who have made outstanding individual achievements serving on governing boards for organizations from all […]