GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In preparation for another academic year, maintenance and renovation projects are underway at Glen Ridge district schools, according to Superintendent of Schools Dirk Phillips and district buildings and grounds supervisor John Baumann. At Central School, which serves students from preschool through second grade, the district plans by September to have constructed […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mercy House, a resource and referral center of the Archdiocese of Newark, celebrated its first “Christmas in July” by distributing hundreds of free toys and ice cream to families in need at its Newark location, 620 Clinton Ave., on July 22. As the temperature climbed to a sweltering 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced July 27 that Robert Florida, a veteran journalist and public-relations expert, was named public information officer for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Florida replaces Katherine Carter, who served as the public information officer for 12 years. Florida will manage all communications for ECPO, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The venerable Talent Time Players will present “Seussical,” beginning next week, for its annual theatrical performance at Bloomfield High School, to benefit a local boy requiring medical assistance. According to Victoria Alameda, the president of the Charles Seller Foundation, which oversees the Players, the beneficiary is 9-year-old Chase McGee, of Nutley. Chase […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners announced its 2022-23 board of trustees on July 26. The board members were installed at the NJAWBO virtual board meeting on May 23 by NJAWBO public policy leader and past President Robin Tabakin, founder and president of Technoforce LLC in Randolph. Leading the […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced July 25 the creation of a Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement Office — a first-in-the-nation office with the specific mandate of bringing civil enforcement actions against firearm companies to hold them accountable for violations of the law that harm the health and safety of New Jersey […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced July 27 the release of $161.25 million in fiscal 2023 county aid to help make infrastructure improvements on the local level. The program is funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund. Essex County will receive $9,801,233. “The New Jersey Department of Transportation […]
NEWARK, NJ — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $297,048 to the Newark Housing Authority to assist youths 18 to 24 years old aging out of foster care, according to a July 28 press release. The HUD funding is awarded through the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative, which assists youths who leave […]
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ — Spencer Savings Bank announced July 22 that it has awarded $30,000 in scholarships to high school and middle school graduating students in Bergen, Passaic, Union, Mercer, Morris and Essex counties. The bank has awarded almost $600,000 in scholarships to local students since 2002. “We are very proud to continue our annual […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Township of Bloomfield wants residents of Bloomfield and Essex County to be aware of several important collection days and events upcoming in the fall of 2022. Essex County is holding a hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Essex County Fleet Management at […]