MONTCLAIR, NJ — New Jersey 2nd Amendment activist and entrepreneur Anthony Colandro of Gun For Hire Range and Gun For Hire Radio will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Lincoln Day Dinner of the Montclair Republican Club and the Essex County NJ Republican Women, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, […]
By John Demmer / Town Historian NUTLEY, NJ — Anyone who has known me for any period of time also knows how fascinated I am with the trolley that used to run through Nutley. It has been the subject of many hours of research and discussion. If there is one local thing that I regret not […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Essex County recently announced that approximately $5.4 million will be distributed to 14 Essex County municipalities and 34 community organizations through the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program. Nutley received $156,800, specifically $125,450 for Witherspoon Street roadway reconstruction and $31,350 for an ADA pathway at Father Glotzbach […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Make a difference in the lives of domestic violence victims by becoming a Domestic Violence Response Team volunteer with Rachel Coalition and the Safe House. Specially trained DVRT volunteers provide support, information and referrals to victims at police headquarters, and educate victims about their legal rights in obtaining temporary restraining orders. […]
NUTLEY, NJ — A volunteer crew of Columbia Bank employees recently painted hallways at the Phoenix Center, a Nutley-based school that provides educational and therapeutic services to children with disabilities from eight New Jersey counties. All labor and materials were donated by Columbia Bank. “Team Columbia is extremely pleased to assist the Phoenix Center with […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Saily Avelenda, executive director of the grassroots organization NJ 11th for Change, is taking on a new role: executive director of the NJ Democratic State Committee. She is replacing Kevin Olasanoye in that position. Under Avelenda’s leadership, NJ 11th for Change grew to more than 8,000 members. During the 2018 election, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. When preliminary testing to identify serious cardiac problems is […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, located in Nutley, has announced a $100,000 program to support network physicians and researchers working to develop novel treatments for some of the most costly and challenging diseases and conditions, including diabetes, depression and epilepsy. The newly launched Research Pilot Project Funding […]
Matt Wrobel NHS senior, Bowling What got you interested in the sport of bowling? I have been bowling for fun with my family and friends ever since I was young, so I jumped at the opportunity in my junior year when I heard the high school had a team. For you personally, how much mental […]
Tiffany Miruelo NHS junior, Indoor Track and Field What got you interested in competing in track and field? My interest in track and field started when I was in middle school going into high school. In the eighth grade, I began playing soccer and continued it for about a year and a half, which then […]