MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood began forming its 2023 municipal budget with hearings on Monday, Jan. 30, and Tuesday, Jan. 31, with township administrators presenting a preliminary draft of the budget to the Township Committee on Monday, Jan. 30. The township is aiming to raise taxes by only 2 percent. Public safety, which typically is the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Passaic County man was arrested Feb. 1 for attempting to firebomb Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nicholas Malindretos, 26, of Clifton, is charged by complaint with one count of attempted use of fire to damage and destroy a building used in interstate commerce. If convicted, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — By Debbie L. Hochberg, Correspondent Black History Month is kicking-off with an artists’ reception on Saturday, Feb. 11, to celebrate the new installation, “The Diva Difference: Sisters With Voices…Unabashedly Bold…Unapologetically Black,” an art exhibition presented by the West Orange Arts Council. The entire community is invited to the reception to experience work […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney, Councilwoman Tammy Williams and Councilwoman Michelle Casalino were in attendance to discuss redeveloping part of the Rock Spring Golf Club on Thursday, Feb. 16. Financial payments owed to the township after acquiring the golf club for $11.2 million in 2019 were discussed, as was the possibility […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “When you have a passion, it’s not really a job,” said West Orange resident Rita Barnea, who has had a lifelong passion for the accordion. Currently celebrating her 15th year as editor of Accordion USA, an online publication, Barnea has a passion for the accordion whose roots go back to her […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of East Orange held its 2023 Business Achievement Award Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 25, with guest speaker Leslie A. Anderson, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority. At this event — which was presented by Mayor Ted R. Green; the East Orange City Council; and the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Art students at Columbia High School joined forces with the social studies department for an exhibit in the Domarecki Art Gallery, spending a month building three-dimensional African masks in tandem with learning about them in class. In groups of three or four, students chose an African country and constructed their own version […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Winter Color Guard Invitational, which is part of the Mid-Atlantic Indoor Network, was back and better than ever on Jan. 28, featuring 33 winter color guards with more than 500 participants and drawing thousands to enjoy the performances. Color guards from all over the state participated […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2010 alumnus Matt Stryker, a film editor, director and producer, continues to impress the film industry, taking the Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program 3 Grand Jury Prize on Jan. 27 for “When You Left Me On That Boulevard.” The film was written and directed […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — To express their grief and anger over the death of Tyre Nichols, area residents gathered in Newark on Jan. 28 to demand justice for Nichols, who was beaten to death by five police officers in Memphis, Tenn. On Jan. 7, five police officers from the Memphis Police Department severely beat 29-year-old […]