ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Oct. 6 that convicted serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, now 25, of Orange, was sentenced to 160 years in prison for killing three young women and attempting to kill a fourth between August and November 2016. In December 2019, an Essex County jury convicted […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair State University has launched the new Global Center on Human Trafficking, creating one of the few comprehensive university-based efforts devoted to ending the hidden crime of human trafficking in New Jersey and around the world. The center is a multidisciplinary effort focused on developing innovative solutions to the global problem. Beginning […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the citizens committee of the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens invite the public to view an elaborate display of carved botanical, floral and Halloween-themed pumpkins created by students at “Gardens Aglow” on Friday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Early in the morning on Sept. 26, more than 150 cyclists set off from downtown Newark as part of Bike2Trenton — a five-hour, 58-mile bike ride to Trenton — all to raise awareness for the Essex–Hudson Greenway Project and urge action by Gov. Phil Murphy to fund the project. For cyclists, […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The People’s Organization For Progress will hold a march to Trenton for police accountability, social justice and economic progress on Monday, Oct. 11, starting at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Church Street and Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair. The march route is approximately 67 miles long and will wind its way through […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage will launch its in-person 2021-2022 season with “The Frontera Project,” co-conceived by Ramon Verdugo and Jessica Bauman, performing Oct. 7 to 16 at multiple outdoor locations in Essex County, including Montclair’s Lackawanna Plaza, 294 Bloomfield Ave., from Oct. 7 to 10 and Luna Stage’s tented outdoor space at 555 […]
By Steve Tober Correspondent BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Jake Pryor, a senior co-captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy football team, has been one of the bright spots for the rebuilding Cougars who are off to a 1-2 start this season. Pryor, who passed for 1,317 yards and 11 touchdowns, with just 3 interceptions, for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A disaster recovery center opened Sept. 20 in Essex County to help residents in New Jersey affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration are available at the center to explain disaster assistance programs, answer questions about written correspondence, and provide literature about […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Sunday, Sept. 26, Bike JC and the Newark Community Cycling Center, with the support of the Essex–Hudson Greenway Coalition and the East Coast Greenway Alliance, will lead Bike2Trenton, a mass cycling ride from the city of Newark to New Jersey’s capital, Trenton, in support of the proposed Essex–Hudson Greenway. For riders, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center with a ceremony at Eagle Rock Reservation, at which the names of the 57 county residents who died in the attacks were read. Among the speakers were Deborah Calimano, a flight attendant with United Airlines; […]