Kevin Gilbert has done all kinds of jobs within a school system. The new acting superintendent of schools in South Orange Maplewood has been in administration for many years but he has also taught, coached, been a substitute bus driver, operated the floor waxing machine and run the cash register in the cafeteria lunch line. […]
NJ State Police Sgt. Stephen Napoli shed light on what it’s truly like to be at the scene of a roadside incident By Sgt. Stephen Napoli, New Jersey State Police As a seasoned officer who has served 22 years with the New Jersey State Police, I’ve witnessed firsthand some perilous scenes that unfolded on […]
Santa Claus landed in Glen Ridge last Thursday night. Glen Ridge Police Department spokesperson Lt. Timothy Faranda said the elf’s landing was OK’ed by the police department. Chief Sean Quinn led a parade of noisy, flashy cars throughout the town. Joining in were the Montclair Fire Department, the Glen Ridge Department of Public Works and […]
Hours of heavy rain led to flooding at Columbia High School in Maplewood, a power outage at a West Orange middle school and a nightmare commute Monday with roads flooded and NJ Transit experiencing hour long delays. A flood warning was issued for much of northern New Jersey and floods were reported in many areas, […]
Shihong Zhang, a Chinese language teacher at Glen Ridge High School, has been recognized by the New Jersey Chinese Teachers Association as its Chinese educator of the year. The organization, dedicated to promoting Chinese language and culture in public schools, presented its award Saturday, Dec. 9. Shihong was joined at the ceremony by two of […]
EAST ORANGE — Oval Park hosted Negro League baseball and pre-NFL semi-pro football in its heyday and now a project is underway to restore it to its former glory. A Groundbreaking Renovation Ceremony was held for Oval Park on Dec. 6, hosted by Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange City Council, and the Departments […]
The West Orange Library, which had been closed since February 2023, has reopened at its new location, 10 Rooney Circle. During an open house tour on Sunday, Dec. 10, a day before the library officially reopened, library Director David Cubie escorted a group of 20 throughout the innovative building. The new location is 32,000 […]
East Orange held its annual tree lighting ceremony in City Hall Plaza on Dec. 7. The event featured Brandi McLeod, pictured below, singing, the East Orange Campus High School choir, left, vocalist Seychelle Elise, the Esiva Band, the East Orange Lady Jaguars Elite Cheer and Dance team, above, plus a special visit from Santa and […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team defeated Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield, 3-1, on Friday, Dec. 8, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange in the season opener. Glen Ridge sophomores Brandon Grisafi and James Benson and Verona junior Yianni Yanniotis each had a goal. Benson had two assists. Glen Ridge freshman […]
Bloomfield resident Steve Tice is a serial Santa Claus. During the holiday season this is evident because of the multiple Kris Kringle appearances he makes around Bloomfield. He has one at Franklin Elementary School and another at Demarest Elementary, where his wife, Lorajean, is a third-grade teacher. There is a big one at Hot Bagels […]