BELLEVILLE, NJ — The township of Belleville has established a safe area for residents to complete purchases and swaps made through websites such as Craigslist and Recycler. The area in front of Town Hall, 152 Washington Ave. in Belleville, has been designated as an internet exchange safety zone intended for residents to use to safely […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Experts at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley have developed a high-throughput test that can detect multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in two-and-a-half hours, a major advance in tracking the virus and in treating patients. The test can detect the known U.K., Brazil and South African variants, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Garden Club will hold its 84th annual plant sale outdoors in the Maplewood Community Pool parking, 187 Boyden Ave, from May 6 through 8. After holding an abbreviated version of the plant sale last year, MGC announced it will return to its grandscale sale, albeit with some modifications. One adjustment is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Prism Capital Partners has secured new financing for Edison Lofts, moving from a construction loan to permanent financing. Edison Lofts is a multifamily and retail adaptive re-use of the historic Thomas Edison factory space on Main Street in West Orange. Edison Lofts is currently 80-percent leased. “Securing new financing and reaching […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The township of Bloomfield will host a virtual presentation on the Essex-Hudson Greenway project on Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. Mayor Michael Venezia and members of the Town Council will be joined by Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill for the presentation. The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and the Open […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein and state Sen. Richard Codey cut the ceremonial ribbon at the Sai Hira Ram Trust Hindu Temple of Worship. To welcome the temple to West Orange on April 2, all three participated in a lighting of candles, with honorary guests on hand. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Combined Medical Group of RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health, together with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, has expanded patient services available in the community through a new location at 50 Union Ave. in Irvington. The specialty care location will offer specialists in obstetrics, gynecology and cardiology with the opportunity to expand […]
NEWARK, NJ — April is National Safe Digging Month. PSE&G, New Jersey’s largest utility, urges contractors, excavators and customers to call 8-1-1 before digging to help prevent natural gas emergencies. When an individual calls 8-1-1 to request a utility markout, they must wait three business days for the utility companies to properly mark underground lines […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — During Passover, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ’s volunteer department delivered Passover meals and packages to homebound older adults and Holocaust survivors in the community. Twenty-two volunteers distributed 130 packages that were donated by Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and filled with nonperishables for the Passover holiday, including matzoh, grape jelly, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 2021 municipal budget of $38,476,326.09 was presented at the South Orange Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 22. There will be a 3.6 percent tax increase this year, a 0.9 percent increase over last year’s tax levy. The South Orange Police Department is the biggest line item in the […]