BLOOMFIELD — First Ward Bloomfield Councilman Elias Chalet was arrested by the New Jersey State Police at his Broad Street real estate office Monday afternoon, Nov. 16, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. 1st Class Gary Williams. Chalet was charged with bribery and violation of official duty and incarcerated in the Essex County Correctional Facility. Bail […]
EAST ORANGE – East Orange Junior Jaguars’ new direction has resulted in something unexpected: the Junior Jaguars are making history when they go down to Florida next month. They are sending their Midget cheerleaders to the National Pop Warner Little Scholars Super Bowl and Cheer Competition at Walt Disney World’s the Wide World of Sports […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood couple Joseph Britton and Rozalia Czaban will receive the Norman Tanzman Award at Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation’s 31st annual Harbor Lights Ball on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City. Czaban, the principal of Perth Amboy High School until her retirement in 2010, was graduated from William Paterson […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The GenWealth Group of Maplewood is once again encouraging residents to drop off clean and gently used coats for men, women and children for donation to the 20th annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive, a program that will eventually distribute all donated coats to approximately 200 New Jersey-based nonprofits. Anyone interested in contributing coats […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — If there has been one thing consistent about Rickie Lee Jones throughout her nearly 40 years in the music business, it is that she is constantly changing. Ever since her 1979 breakthrough hit “Chuck E.’s in Love,” Jones has made a career out of seamlessly transitioning between musical genres, from pop to […]
Maplewoodians demand township solve traffic issues around Prospect after recent incidents
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood residents have hit their breaking point with the township’s unsafe roadways. Residents addressed their concerns to the Maplewood Township Committee for more than an hour at the Nov. 4 meeting, asking for speed humps, increased police presence and stricter enforcement of road rules. Though most comments were directed at Prospect Street and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Village Alliance has announced a special customer appreciation day on Saturday, Nov. 14, in celebration of being voted New Jersey’s favorite downtown. Maplewood was voted the No. 1 downtown in New Jersey in a bracket-style competition run by New Jersey Monthly and sponsored by Kings Supermarket. Up against some big […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When the West Orange High School Jr. Air Force ROTC held its Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 4 at Conforti Circle to recognize members of the military for their service, the students were presented with a special recognition, as well. Capt. Robert Murphy of the 1-150th Aviator Helicopter Battalion, who recently […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Creating opportunities for younger community members to become and stay active is the main goal of the new Kids Fitness Program being offered by JCC MetroWest that specifically focuses on the needs of children ages 10 through 13. This new health and wellness initiative targeting “tweens” includes a new fitness center with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The most wonderful time of the year may be just around the corner, but West Orange is currently in the middle of the hairiest. That is because the township is once again participating in Movember, an international charity movement held each November during which men are encouraged to grow mustaches in order […]