For nearly 27 years, as sure as the crocus will poke through the snow, Elisabeth Ginsburg has provided a horticultural column to the readers of this newspaper. Her column, “The Gardener’s Apprentice,” is in the paper today, marking the 1,400th time in 1,401 weeks it has appeared. She says most of the subjects of her […]
An Irvington resident is accused of shooting a Newark resident and getting in a gunfight with city police officers. A-Jahada Amirah Bostwick, 26, of Irvington, allegedly shot Tyron Whitley, 38, in Newark, according to a press release from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emmanuel Miranda. The shooting happened […]
In an Oct. 18 letter, the New Jersey Historical Sites Council gave NJ Transit the go-ahead for its proposed rehabilitation, and Americans with Disabilities Act enhancement, of the historic Bloomfield railroad station. The accepted NJT proposal will destroy the existing concrete canopy and replace it with a steel canopy with 30 percent coverage at the […]
By Lurie Silverman Correspondent WEST ORANGE — The township gave a nod of approval earlier this month to two cannabis entities, Yerrr Canna for the manufacturing of marijuana and Blue Violet Grow for the cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana. This brings the number of town approved marijuana businesses up to six, though only one has […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona/Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team has enjoyed a 4-2-1 start to the season. The Hillbillies/Ridgers, who won the New Jersey Interscholastic Ice Hockey League’s Kelly Cup playoff title last season, have three strong defensemen in GR junior Jimmy Benson and GR senior Jack Budinick, both captains, and GR […]
IRVINGTON — John Santos Velez was about seven years old when he first showed up at the Irvington Fire Department. He’d hang out with the firefighters but he’d also do things around the fire house to help out, even directing out of town fire trucks to fire scenes when they responded to mutual aid calls […]
The University of Orange held a Trinidadian Holiday Party on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at The HUUB on Cleveland Street in Orange. The party featured the Orange Steel Band, the steel pan ensemble of the Oranges, with both the youth and adult steelpan groups performing an end-of-year concert. The event was also a fundraiser to support […]
In Bloomfield High School girls basketball history, there was no one better than Tyiana Sears. A 6-foot-2 power forward, Sears proved unstoppable during her career, leading the Bengals to county and state sectional titles in her junior season and graduating in 2001 as the program’s all-time leading scorer. Sears, one of the top scorers all-time […]
South Orange Police Chief Ernesto Morillo has been named president of the Essex County Association of Chiefs of Police. Morillo was elected by unanimous vote of the association members and sworn in to the position on Dec. 16. In the role, Morillo will lead and direct the executive team and make high-level decisions that impact […]
After 37 years as an educator, Oak View Elementary School media specialist Patricia D’Avanzo is closing the book on homeroom bells and fire drills and will officially retire Dec. 31. Her final school dismissal is tomorrow. Born in Little Italy in New York City, her family moved to Bloomfield when she was three and lived […]