NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley residents gathered in Yanticaw Park on Sept. 21 to commemorate the International Day of Peace and to celebrate the second anniversary of Nutley becoming the 223rd International City of Peace. Residents folded 1,000 paper cranes at the event, and T-shirts were sold to raise money for a public art installation that […]
NUTLEY, NJ — From its humble beginnings as a group of men concerned with preserving Italian American heritage and expanding their political footprint in the community, Nutley UNICO has become an organization synonymous with ethnic pride and commitment to civic duty. In 1953, a group of caring Italian American men in town founded the Columbus […]
NUTLEY, NJ — While the first day of school often brings some anxiety to new students, the same is also true of new teachers and staff members. David DiPisa got to work through any first-day jitters this past summer, when the Nutley Board of Education unanimously appointed him as business administrator and board secretary. DiPisa […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley CROP Hunger Walk is going virtual this year. Walkers are invited to walk for an hour — or whatever their abilities allow — anytime from Sunday, Oct. 18, through Saturday, Oct. 24. With the virtual walk everyone is invited to register online, collect sponsors, walk during the week designated, share […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley Family Service Bureau board of trustees has welcomed licensed social worker Katherine Carmichael as its new executive director. Carmichael comes to the position as a 20-year administrative leader within nonprofit organizations supporting youth, families and communities. She joins NFSB after a successful term in the child welfare sector as executive […]
BLOOMFIELD / NUTLEY, NJ — Two Essex County men — a compliance safety and health officer with the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and his brother — were scheduled to appear on Thursday, Sept. 10, on charges that they conspired to extort $6,000 in cash from a general contractor, U.S. Attorney […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County’s “Essex Remembers” ceremony couldn’t draw the crowd it normally draws to the Eagle Rock Reservation this Sept. 11 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the county was still able to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. A livestream allowed those who normally […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Nineteen years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, approximately 3,000 people were murdered in terrorist attacks in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and Stonycreek, Pa. May we always remember the victims. Below are the Essex County residents who were killed in the terrorist attacks: Cesar A. Alviar, 60, of Bloomfield Sean Booker, […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Dr. Bonita Stanton, the founding dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, was named to ROI-NJ’s “Influencers: Higher Education” list. Stanton, who was the first leader of the school starting in 2016, was cited for helming the private and independent medical school — “one that aims to produce a generation of […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley UNICO held its annual golf outing at Essex County Park on Friday, Aug. 28. Bill Algieri, whose swearing in ceremony was delayed since March, was officially sworn in as the club’s newest member. Nutley UNICO’s annual donations were also distributed to Cerebral Palsy of NJ, Nutley Thriving Survivors and the Multiple […]