A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a string of home invasion burglaries and sexual assaults in Irvington, according to a statement from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracey Bowers. On Feb, 19, Kedwens Auguste was arrested following a joint investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s […]
The United States has yet to elect a female president but just over a century ago, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson became the nation’s first acting president when her husband Woodrow Wilson became incapacitated after a stroke. Historian and author Rebecca Boggs Roberts tells the story in her new book “Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and […]
Photos by Joe Ungaro A 5K race was held Saturday, March 8, to benefit the Columbia High School Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track and Field programs. About 250 people ran in the race through the streets of Maplewood. Abraham Hoffmann, 16, of Maplewood, botthom right, won the race, finishing in 17 minutes and […]
West Orange Chamber of Commerce recently held its Annual Breakfast at the Rock Springs Golf Course. Event Chair Paul Petrigrow offered opening remarks, expressing that this was a networking event to meet and greet others in the community. He thanked the sponsors and the club for hosting the breakfast. Pastor Doug Adams led the flag […]
WEST ORANGE — Mayor Susan McCartney hosted U.S. Congressman and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Gottheimer last week at her daycare center where he rolled out his “Lower Costs Plan.” “We are here at a child care center because, in my opinion, there is nothing more important,” Gottheimer said. “And child care is just too expensive.” […]
The recently concluded Bloomfield High School Thespian Society production of “Alice By Heart” is a story about conflicting territories. One territory is the subterranean shelter for English children fleeing their city streets during the Nazi bombardment blitz of London during World War II. The second territory is in the mind of Alice Spenser, a child […]
Rabbi Marc Katz, who leads the Temple Ner Tamid congregation in Bloomfield, recently spoke to students at Mount St. Dominic Academy on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Katz, a published author of two books on the Jewish faith, addressed critical topics, including antisemitism, stereotypes, and violence against Jewish people. He spoke about how, as a rabbi, he […]
WEST ORANGE – Excitement filled the air at Roosevelt Middle School on Feb. 20 as students and staff hosted the opening of the Diversity Art Gallery. The process began about a year ago when art teacher Janis Oliver approached Principal Lionel Hush and Vice Principal Olivia Betances about restoring the gallery area. “The actual restoration […]
Ramadan is a time of reflection and community for Muslims worldwide and many came together locally to celebrate its start at a moon lighting in the township. The Feb. 28 moon lighting, which happened for the first time last year, was held at the Springfield Avenue Gazebo. The moon was lit at sunset and will […]
Irvington High School graduate Janasia Wilson has signed the first name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal awarded by Nike for girls’ flag football. “My Mom always pushed me not to give up when I was growing up, no matter what,” said Wilson. “She would say, ‘You can inspire someone else.’ That’s what motivates me now. […]