WEST ORANGE, NJ — Alzheimer’s New Jersey usually holds its annual fundraising walks in the fall, but, just like it upended everything else last year, COVID-19 changed those plans. So now that state outdoor event guidelines have been loosened a bit, the Roseland-based organization is experimenting and holding spring walks this year, kicking one off […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — NJ Clean Communities will hold an online seminar on “Rolling Out the Bag Ban: Everything Business and Government Need to Know” on Thursday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be four sessions: “Bag Ban Rollout,” “Local Government Role & Other Resources,” “Been There, Done That: Lessons Learned in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For two weeks this May, 13 Bloomfield firefighters will be trained in safety and survival/rapid intervention at the Morris County Public Safety Academy. This has been made possible by a regional FEMA grant with Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley, East Orange, West Orange and Orange fire departments to train 100 firefighters. Photos Courtesy of […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest will host its 160th annual installation meeting on Thursday, May 20. Register to attend at www.jfsmetrowest.org/annualmeeting. In accordance with the bylaws of JFS MetroWest, the following individuals have been elected to assume leadership as trustees on the board: President Andrea G. Bier; Vice Presidents Michael Elchoness, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Councilwomen Michelle Casalino and Tammy Williams look on as Mayor Robert Parisi prepares to cut the ceremonial ribbon welcoming TruAlly Medical and Dr. Christine Persaud to downtown West Orange. Persaud is board certified in sports, family and obesity medicine and looks forward to serving the local community where she […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Dr. John F. Bonamo, executive vice president and chief medical and quality officer at RWJBarnabas Health, and Dr. Steven K. Libutti, senior vice president of oncology services at RWJBarnabas Health and director of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, were named to the 2021 Dr. Edward J. Ill Excellence in Medicine […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — New upgrades to the Degnan kiddie park and picnic area are now completed and the area is ready for use. The long-awaited improvements have been completed just in time for spring. Photos Courtesy of Joseph Fagan
GLEN RIDGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — Beginning May 9, National Hospital Week is an opportunity to highlight hospitals, health systems and health care workers, as well as the ways they support the needs of their community. The American Hospital Association has recognized this year’s theme as “Inspiring Hope through Healing.” “Mountainside is far more than […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is about to begin the largest expansion of its facility since 1967. The $100 million expansion project will include a new 17,000-square-foot, glass-enclosed main lobby, expanded adult and pediatric emergency departments, new hybrid operating rooms, and a dedicated center for all cardiac services. There are three names […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Universal Technical Institute’s Bloomfield campus welcomed high school students from New Jersey and New York to compete for up to $300,000 in scholarships using in-demand automotive technology skills and knowledge. Two students from Wayne Valley High School walked away with the grand prize: full UTI scholarships. Eighteen two-person teams from high school […]