NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced that Emmet Jones, 37, of Bloomfield has been arrested and charged with possession of heroin and marijuana with intent to distribute and possession with 1,000 feet of a school. Jones was also charged with hindering apprehension, resisting arrest and conspiracy. On March 30, the Essex County […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that nine individuals were arrested and nearly a half a million in cash, along guns, cars, heroin and cocaine, were seized during a pre-dawn raid on Thursday, April 7, involving numerous law enforcement agencies. In addition to cash, guns and drugs, four cars were recovered – […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The village of South Orange and the township of Maplewood will be conducting a survey to gain feedback that will inform the development of an Age-Friendly Community Action Plan. The survey is part of an assessment of needs for adults older than 60 and is funded by the Grotta […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Thirty-one members of the Maplewood Middle School Model UN Club participated in the largest middle school Model U.N. conference in the world on Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2. The conference took place in New York City at the Grand Hyatt, and closing ceremonies were held on Saturday in the General […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The SOMS Model U.N. has recently returned from the Global Classrooms International Middle School Model U.N. conference in New York City, where 52 SOMS students were excited, engaged, collaborative and industrious during the three-day conference. The SOMS delegation represented the countries of Belize, Bangladesh, the Comoros and the Czech Republic. Students […]
SOUTH ORANGE / WEST ORANGE / LIVINGSTON, NJ — Stop & Shop has made an emergency donation of one ton of kosher for Passover food to the Bobrow Kosher Food Pantry in South Orange. Representatives of the Food Pantry, Stop & Shop, area clergy and elected officials were joined by students from the Golda Och […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Republican Committee has endorsed political newcomer Michael Summersgill as its candidate for the Maplewood Township Committee race. Running unopposed Summersgill, 35, will be the only Republican candidate in the June 6 primary. He is a professional engineer and has lived in Maplewood with his family for eight years. There will […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Scout Troop 147 Nutley, sponsored by the Franklin Reformed Church, was 95 years old on Feb. 29. The troop will be holding a 95th anniversary celebration dinner at the Franklin Steakhouse in Nutley, from 1 to 4 p.m. on April 30. The event includes a buffet luncheon. All current and former Troop […]
ORANGE, NJ — Monday, April 4, was a busy day for Orange East Ward Councilman and 2016 mayoral candidate Kerry Coley, who received an endorsement from the Essex County Police Benevolent Association for his mayoral bid in the nonpartisan municipal election Tuesday, May 10. “The Essex County Police Benevolent Association Local 89 unanimously has endorsed […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — At long last South Orange Village has a new website. This long-discussed change was soft-launched last week and can be viewed at www.southorange.org. The new website has several new tools and has improved upon pre-existing ones. Now, on the right-hand side of the front page, there are five clickable categories: “SO […]