Recently reelected Council President Jamillah Z. Beasley plans to focus on redevelopment and increasing ties with local businesses while First Vice President October Hudley looks forward to helping residents with local issues during the term for which she was just reelected. Beasley said she plans on continuing to move redevelopment forward in Irvington. “Aside from […]
An East Orange High School teacher and student got the chance to study history where it was made in Philadelphia. Tracey Prince, a world history teacher at East Orange STEM Academy, and student Rouslene Folas, participated in the first-ever Young People’s Continental Congress created by the National History Day (NHD) organization. NHD collaborated with Carpenter’s […]
Sponsored by the Department of Recreation, a small, stellar art exhibition of works by resident Tom Wallace is at the Glen Ridge train station, at Ridgewood and Bloomfield avenues, until the end of next month. There are 15 works in the show, mostly tapestries, but also oil paintings and collage. Wallace, 85, a retired Ridgewood […]
A leopard gecko, a ball python, and a box turtle were recent guests at the Maplewood Memorial Library. Courtesy of Turtle Back Zoo, animal ambassadors, educators Danielle Hoffman and Crystal Chapman and docent Christiane Noll introduced 30 attendees to the three different animals from the zoo. This program was part of the Summer Reading series. […]
An Irvington man has been charged with distributing cocaine, possessing distribution quantities of fentanyl and heroin, trafficking multiple firearms, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced last week. Kyrell Domnie, who is also known as “Fly Ky,” and is 39, is charged with six counts of distributing, […]
ORANGE — It took about an hour for the 143-year-old building at 179 Central Place to come down. “It was built in 1881,” said Walter D. McNeil Jr., executive director of the Orange Housing Authority. “You can imagine, the building materials were not the best.” It was a two family home acquired by the Orange […]
A Bloomfield resident’s documentary film “It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss” will have its world premiere at the New York City Chain Film Festival on Friday, July 26, at 8 p.m. The 12th Annual Chain NYC Film Festival (Chain NYC), located at 312 West 36th Street in New York is known for […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Police officers and firefighters are vital members of any community, risking their lives every day for the safety and well-being of everyone. It’s also important for them to stay in shape, and boxing is a great way to accomplish that goal. A bunch of local men and women from various police […]
Tom Wallace, 85, a retired Ridgewood School District art teacher and 45-year Glen Ridge resident, will be exhibiting his artwork at the Glen Ridge Train Station until the end of August. It is a small show, only 15 works of paintings, textiles and collages. What is surprising is that most were completed more than 60 […]
ORANGE — A community center is being built in Monte Irvin Orange Park where two baseball/softball fields in the park’s northern section are simultaneously being modernized. “When we started our initiative to re-imagine the community centers in our parks, it always was our intention to build a facility in Monte Irvin Orange Park which never […]