Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield hockey team glad to be on the ice

Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield hockey team glad to be on the ice

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — No part of daily life has been untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year, including high school sports. Fall and winter seasons have looked a lot different this year, with fewer spectators, no state tournaments and schedules changing on a dime due to coronavirus safety protocols. That’s why the […]

State of Illinois recommends ‘Little Ant’ book by Nutley author

State of Illinois recommends ‘Little Ant’ book by Nutley author

NUTLEY, NJ — The state of Illinois just listed “Little Ant & the Epic Battle,” by Nutley resident Ilene Dudek, as a valuable COVID-19 resource for families. It sits alongside recommendations from the CDC and UNICEF as a resource for understanding the pandemic. “Little Ant & the Epic Battle” is an award-winning book featuring a […]

Nutley UNICO holds raffle drawing to raise money for scholarships

Nutley UNICO holds raffle drawing to raise money for scholarships

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley UNICO held its annual raffle drawing on Feb. 4 in support of the club’s scholarship program for Nutley High School seniors. Each year, high school students apply to the Nutley UNICO chapter for the opportunities to win some of more than $32,000 in scholarship funds.  Nutley UNICANs sold a total of […]

CDI and partners demonstrate better, faster COVID-19 antibody testing

CDI and partners demonstrate better, faster COVID-19 antibody testing

NUTLEY, NJ — A more efficient and much faster method to assess high levels of neutralizing antibodies to COVID-19 could point the way to better understanding and treatment of the disease, according to new published findings by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley and the University of Michigan. A […]

Stanton Named to NJBIZ ‘Power 50 for Education’

Stanton Named to NJBIZ ‘Power 50 for Education’

NUTLEY, NJ — Bonita Stanton, the founding dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, was named to NJBIZ’s “Power 50 for Education,” an annual list of the state’s leaders who in various ways impart “knowledge to students, apprentices and the citizenry at large.” Stanton, who oversaw the establishment of the newly-independent Hackensack Meridian School […]

Hackensack Meridian CDI scientists find one-two punch against cancer

NUTLEY, NJ — A one-two punch of changing gene expression, then deploying immune checkpoint inhibitors, shows promise in battling one of the most treatment-resistant types of cancer in preclinical models, according to a new publication including authors from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, located in Nutley. Their research findings published Aug. 14 […]

Man killed in fatal Nutley fire

NUTLEY, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Nutley Police and Fire departments are investigating a fatal fire that took the life of Joseph Collar, 74, according to an Oct. 11 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, Oct. 10, at approximately 6 p.m., a fire broke out in […]

Essex County’s 2020 leaf collection schedule

Essex County’s 2020 leaf collection schedule

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County’s 2020 leaf collection schedule for county roads begins at the end of October. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into […]

CDI receives grants to continue COVID-19 work

NUTLEY, NJ — The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley has been awarded $619,850 to continue a key drug-discovery program in pursuit of COVID-19 treatments. The drug-discovery program is focused on the assessment of hundreds of drug candidates in the CDI labs to find the most promising potential therapies. “This collaboration intends […]

Two medical students earn NJBIA ‘Rising Stars’ Award

NUTLEY, NJ — Lauren Valentine and Clara Chen, students at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in Nutley, have been recognized as two of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association’s “Rising Stars.” The two women said they are pursuing medicine as a vocation to make a difference in the world. “Studying medicine is more […]

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