BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Oct. 7 kick-off event marking the revival of art exhibitions at Bloomfield College’s Scott H. Kaplan ’02 Art Gallery was well-attended with nearly 60 visitors, including local leaders and other friends of the college. The kickoff exhibition and reception featured art by renowned collage artist and book illustrator Bryan Collier, who […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Assemblywoman Britnee N. Timberlake recently hosted her fifth annual Covered with Compassion community event , at which she collaborated with vendors and community partners to provide free wigs and support services to women experiencing health-related hair loss. The Oct. 18 event in East Orange was successful as many women battling various […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will hold its fall 2022 compost bin and rain barrel sale. Backyard composting is an excellent way to reduce trash going to landfills and allows residents to make their own compost. Rain barrels reduce water costs, keep local water clean and provide a natural source of water for plants […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Facing unprecedented and unexpected increases in health care premiums approved by the State Health Benefits Commission last month, elected officials in South Orange and Maplewood joined with local unions, employees and school officials to ask the governor and Legislature to provide immediate relief. The two towns held a rally in Spiotta […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Ascendia Bank, a 100-year-old financial institution formerly known as Glen Rock Savings Bank, hosted well-attended centennial celebration events on Saturday, Oct. 8, at all four of its branch offices, located in Glen Rock, in Hawthorne, on Prospect Avenue in West Orange and on Northfield Avenue in West Orange. Area residents began […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and the Department of Environmental Protection filed a lawsuit on Oct. 18 on behalf of New Jersey residents against five oil and gas companies and a petroleum trade association, alleging they knowingly made false claims to deceive the public about […]
NEWARK, NJ — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has reached a settlement with NJ Transit to resolve findings that its intercity rail stations are not accessible to individuals with disabilities, which is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Oct. 18. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Police Department’s Community Services Unit visited Kelly Elementary School on Oct. 19 to recognize School Violence Awareness Week. Officers Brad Squires, Bret Wagner and Frank Romayo spent time with students outdoors to play and get to know one another. “The kids really enjoyed their playdate with […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The five candidates running for seats on the South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education debated one another in a forum hosted by the SOMSD Presidents Council on Oct. 10. Challengers Regina Eckert, William R. Gifford III, William M. Meyer, Ritu Pancholy and Nubia DuVall Wilson are all running for the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Stories promising to make his skin crawl grabbed the attention of Ridgewood Avenue School language arts teacher Jerry White when he was a young reader; fairy tales lured him, too. A published author of nine children’s titles and a 10th on Japanese horror movie maker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, White, 48, began writing […]