With an eye on the American Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Bloomfield Cemetery is considering how to observe the occasion. Cemetery Superintendent Mary Jones said one possibility may be a QR-coded tour of the gravesites of Revolutionary War veterans. There are 33 known Bloomfield Cemetery gravesites of these […]
By Andy Milone Correspondent Intense labor negotiations remain unsettled in the South Orange-Maplewood School District. The Education Association, representing some 700 teachers, support staff and maintenance workers from 10 schools, filed Sept. 23 with the Public Employment Relations Commission for an impasse after months of talks resulted in a failure to come to terms with […]
IRVINGTON — An Irvington boxer will be fighting on the biggest stage in New Jersey when he enters the ring at the Prudential Center in Newark for his second pro fight. Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Jean Pierre Valencia returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 12 when he faces Cody Jenkins. The fight will be the […]
MAPLEWOOD — The library is nearing completion and could be ready for visitors by the end of the year. A tour of the very active construction site was given last week to members of the media by Library Director Sarah Lester, township Committee Member Vic DeLuca and the architects from Sage and Coombe. The library […]
ORANGE — On the last Wednesday of every month, a group of about 25 elegantly dressed women meet for lunch in a classic Italian restaurant to laugh, catch up and learn. It started about three years ago after Sue McElroy’s husband passed away. “We all showed up to support her,” said Shirley Hendricks, who organizes […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Every seat at the Woodland was filled recently when the draft of the Movie Theater Redevelopment Plan was presented. Many attendees were in red and black, to show they were in support of saving the historic theater. Mayor Nancy Adams and Paul Grygiel, a planning and real estate consultant, hosted the event […]
By VICKY CHALK THIS AND THAT Do you wear a “goobalini” on your head in the winter? You must be from Nutley. It’s unclear how our town was assigned the credit for a knit cap commonly worn by fishermen, members of the military, and plain folks like us, but that’s what you learn if […]
James Hoch, Joan Larkin, and Marcia LeBeau will be the featured poets at the next Watershed Literary Events reading on Oct. 13 at the South Orange Skate House. The reading is part of a spoken-word series sponsored by the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the Meadowland Park Conservancy in South Orange. This is […]
The Love You Girl Foundation was created after the founder’s best friend was shot and killed by her own husband. The foundation, which honors Alice M. Jenkins, was created by Betty Neal Mantion with other friends of Jenkins, Mattie Crowley and Delores Mae, who are also executive board members of the organization. “The number one […]
Athletes from West Orange and beyond headed to Suriano Stadium on Sept. 22 to run, bike and walk 3.1 miles in honor of Nikhil Badlani for the 14th year in a row. The annual STOP for Nikhil event is thrown each year by the Nikhil Badlani Foundation to honor Nikhil Badlani, who died in a […]