The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge will be hosting its eighth OctoberFeast on Monday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club, 219 Ridgewood Ave. Local restaurants will provide a range of cuisines, including Angelo’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, Bloomfield Steak & Seafood, Chef Jesse Concepts, Chip City, Dutch Sandwich Shop, […]
NEWARK – The Millburn High School football team defeated Barringer High School, 34-26, in triple overtime on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Schools Stadium in Newark. It’s week 6 and the push for the 2023 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s group state football championships has begun. Teams are jockeying for the coveted 16 spots in […]
IRVINGTON — A new synthetic grass playing surface has been installed on the soccer field in Irvington Park. “Soccer is a very popular sport and I want to make sure we have athletic facilities that meet the needs of our children and provide our children with safe, modern fields to play on,” Essex County Executive […]
ORANGE — Nearly 100 Orange residents gathered at Sandwiches Unlimited to view design concepts and learn about the Main Street Redesign Project. The project that promises to make the area safer for pedestrians, more aesthetically pleasing and easier to get around both in cars and via mass transit is moving towards the final development stages […]
Former Bloomfield Board of Education member Linda Lo is the new principal at Oak View Elementary School. Lo grew up in the Bronx. Her mother is from Ecuador and her father, from the Dominican Republic, and she has a brother who is a retired New York City police officer. “Both my brother and I are […]
ORANGE — Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Orange commemorated its 150th anniversary with a week’s worth of celebrations that culminated in a bilingual Mass with Archdiocese of Newark Auxiliary Bishop Gregory J. Studerus, who has a lifelong affiliation with the church. The festivities kicked off with 40 hours of continual Eucharistic adoration on […]
Almost four years after moving into town, Empty Cloud Monastery has gotten into a rhythm in West Orange. The Buddhist monks, who have lived in the former Catholic monastery on Ridgeway Avenue since December 2019, have joined the community since they relocated from New York City and have built their own. Founded by monastics […]
EAST ORANGE — A portion of South Harrison Street has been designated “Eta Pi Way” in honor of the chapter’s 50th Anniversary. Mayor Ted R. Green, the City Council and members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Eta Pi Chapter held a re-naming ceremony on Sept. 30 at the Omega Family Resource & Learning […]
WEST ORANGE — Two new executive leaders have been appointed to the management team at RWJBarnabas Health, including Gov. Phil Murphy’s former chief of staff. George Helmy joins the system as executive vice president, chief external affairs and policy officer, and Marcie Ordowich joins as chief operating officer for the RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. “You […]
About 1,000 people turned out on Saturday, Sept. 30, for the fourth edition of SOMA Brewing Co. Oktoberfest. “It’s a very family friendly event,” said Bianca Froelich, one of the owners of SOMA Brewing. “People bring their children. We had a kids club upstairs, with arts and crafts. There was face painting.” The event raises […]