NEWARK, NJ — Stop & Shop donated 1,500 Thanksgiving turkeys to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey as part of the company’s annual Turkey Express program, which provides more than 25,000 turkeys to hunger-relief organizations across the supermarket’s footprint. The issue of food insecurity across the Garden State was highlighted during the second intermission of […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Archdiocese of Newark honored the dedication and sacrifices of all active, retired and deceased New Jersey law enforcement personnel at the 29th annual Blue Mass on Nov. 3 in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, presided over the liturgy, which featured honor guard […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has appointed two leaders to chief executive positions within the organization, according to a Nov. 7 press release. Amy Doran has been appointed chief operating officer, making her the first woman to hold this role at NBIMC. Registered nurse Denise Shepherd has been appointed the hospital’s new […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health’s sixth annual Running With the Devils 5K Run and Walk was hosted on Sunday, Oct. 30, at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. The event, which has raised more than half a million dollars in support of health care heroes and community-based programs and services throughout the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger León and the Newark Board of Education are prioritizing renovations, repairs and upgrades across the district; George Washington Carver Elementary School is one of the newest recipients of these renovations. The upgrades, including new flooring, air conditioners, cabinets, ceiling tiles, lighting and painting, were done to improve […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger León unveiled the new, state-of-the-art bakery at Newark Vocational High School. The bakery is the final learning destination of the school’s four-year culinary arts program. The bakery is a part of the Culinary Academy’s programming, which exposes students to artisanal bread making; […]
NEWARK / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has expanded its presence in Newark with a satellite space and welcome center in the heart of the city’s Gateway Complex, according to an Oct. 31 press release. An open house preview for the space was held Nov. 9, before the first home game of the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The man suspected of shooting two Newark police officers on Tuesday, Nov. 1, was arrested and charged the following day, Nov. 2. Kendall Howard, 30, of East Orange, is accused of shooting the two police officers as they tried to question him that afternoon near an apartment building in Newark, according to […]
NEWARK, NJ — In October, the Newark Board of Education welcomed back Marianne Belsky, chief academic officer for the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University, along with chief administrative officer Nicole Sutliffe, who provided the staff of Bruce Street School for the Deaf and the staff of the Technology High School Deaf […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated memorial busts of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and U.S. Rep. Peter Rodino in the lobby of the Essex County Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building in Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 1. “We have named buildings and fields and created statues and […]