GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Paulette Cinotti, a sixth-grade science teacher at Ridgewood Avenue School, is retiring this month after 21 years in the district. Cinotti spent her first five years at Forest Avenue School and the next 16 years at Ridgewood. She grew up in Jersey City and attended St. Aloysius High School; she ultimately […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students and parents in West Orange expressed concern regarding allegedly racist incidents in the district at several recent Board of Education meetings, after a West Orange High School American history teacher reportedly taught a lesson on how the invention of the cotton gin entrenched slavery in the country by increasing the […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Museum will present the 2022 New Jersey Arts Annual show “Reemergence” from June 25 through April 30. New Jersey is home to a diverse and robust artistic community; the New Jersey Arts Annual exhibition highlights the work of visual artists and craftspeople from around the state. This year’s […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the opening of The First Tee Learning Center at Hendricks Field Golf Course in Belleville on Wednesday, June 15. The new facility, designed specifically for youth, includes a three-hole practice course and 4,000-square-foot building that enables the program to operate year-round. The First Tee […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit hosted its first-ever accessibility forum on June 14, primarily as a virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams, as part of ongoing efforts to engage and expand inclusion for customers with disabilities. “NJ Transit is proud to have hosted the agency’s first-ever accessibility forum to detail and promote the many services and […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Devils assistant captain Dougie Hamilton took a practice break to join associates from Stop & Shop as they presented a check for $10,800 to Community FoodBank of New Jersey, based in Hillside, as part of the supermarket’s Community Assist Program with the Devils. As the official supermarket of the New […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Daniel Collins, of Orange, sat in a quiet moment of reflection before a flag-retirement ceremony held at West Orange fire headquarters on Valley Road on June 14. The flag that had been draped over the casket of his father Winfred Collins, a Korean War veteran was publicly displayed for the final […]
FAIRFIELD, NJ — The Fairfield Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a motor vehicle incident that caused the death of Marina Prudencio, 51, of Dover, according to a June 15 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, June 14, Prudencio sustained fatal injuries in a two-car crash […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Township of Bloomfield announced the grand reopening and open house tour of Oakeside Mansion on Saturday, June 25, from 2 to 6 p.m. The township assumed management of the cultural asset a year ago and had been working on facility maintenance, as well as the framework, to make this beautiful space […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Department of Public Works employees Kenneth Lewis, Omar Madison, Scott Taylor and Swan Larone each earned their commercial driver’s licenses, a much sought-after credential that will provide them with opportunities to enhance both their skills and employability. Photos Courtesy of East Orange City Hall