NUTLEY, NJ — Following a June 8 commencement ceremony, 63 students from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine are now doctors and are beginning their residencies to start their careers. The commencement’s keynote was delivered by Cornel West, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. The medical students came from the inaugural 2018 cohort […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest held its annual gala, “An Evening of Laughter,” on Wednesday, June 1, outdoors at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Millburn. This year, JFS honored the legacy of Maxine Myers and renamed its volunteer department the Maxine Myers JFS Volunteer Services Department in her memory. Myers was a cherished […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Mayor Joseph P. Scarpelli and the Greenutley Committee invite everyone to enjoy the 13th season of the Nutley farmers market. The 2022 market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday from June 19 through Oct. 30 in Municipal Lot 7, 507 Franklin Ave. in Nutley. Parking is available in Lots […]
NUTLEY, NJ — A unique collaborative enterprise of academic and pharmaceutical experts in New York City and Northern New Jersey have formed a regional drug accelerator to address the urgent need to develop novel antiviral treatments for SARS-CoV-2, its variants, and other coronaviruses and pandemic viruses, as well as future viral threats. The Metropolitan AntiViral […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2022 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series brings a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the historic Essex County Park System and provides residents with an evening leisure activity. This year’s series features three concert and fireworks spectaculars, five concerts in Brookdale Park, 12 concerts […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Prism Capital Partners and its ON3 development were honored this spring by the Urban Land Institute, Northern New Jersey chapter during the organization’s annual Excellence Awards Gala. ON3 earned top prize in the suburban redevelopment category. ON3, the redevelopment of the 116-acre former Hoffmann–La Roche campus spanning Clifton and Nutley, recently celebrated […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The John H. Walker Memorial Foundation presents its annual scholarship awards to five Nutley High School seniors at a reception at the Nutley Free Public Library on May 25. From left are Scholarship Committee Chairperson Carol Gurney; seniors Nicole Lopez, Luke Yuricich, Nicholas Russo, Ethan Ramos and Fiorella Rivera; and foundation President […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The nation was again plunged into despair on May 24 when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, injuring many others. This was the third-deadliest school shooting in a U.S. school, after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley High School students and staff participated in their first Wellness Walk on May 20 to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. Students learned about the benefits of positive mental health and had the ability to donate online to the National Alliance on Mental Illness during the week of the event. “I had […]
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection is enhancing statewide efforts to remove litter, beautify neighborhoods and improve water quality across New Jersey by distributing $21.4 million in Clean Communities grants this year, an approximate $700,000 increase from 2021’s disbursement, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced May 26. In total, NJDEP is awarding […]