A Bloomfield resident and former Newark police officer was sentenced to five years in prison for driving drunk and fatally striking a pedestrian who was walking on the shoulder of Garden State Parkway, and for an attempted coverup in which he drove home with the victim’s body in his car. Louis A. Santiago, 26, had […]
Glen Ridge held its National Night Out at the community pool Thursday evening, Aug. 3. The country wide event began in 1984 as a law enforcement effort to restore safety to neighborhood streets by filling them with residents, hometown organizations and activities. But the genesis for National Night Out, according to its website, began in […]
Bloomfield held its National Night Out at Vassar Field on Tuesday evening, Aug. 1. The country-wide event began in 1984 as a law enforcement effort to restore safety to neighborhood streets by filling them with residents, hometown organizations and activities. But the genesis for National Night Out, according to its website, began in 1970 in […]
A year ago, the first report about poison hemlock in South Orange parks came from a member of the environmental community. It had been identified at the banks of the waterway in Meadowland Park and by the community garden. While there had been no reports of adverse reactions from residents — or their pets […]
SOUTH ORANGE — Acute Inflections performed Saturday evening in Spiotta Park off South Orange Avenue in the village. The duet is made up of musicians, Elasea Douglas, singing, and Sadiki Pierre, playing the bass. Their music is jazz, rhythm and blues. The concert was part of the Downtown After Sundown Live Music Series that brings […]
The body of Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver will lie in state in both the Rotunda of the capitol building in Trenton and the Essex County Historic Courthouse before her funeral and memorial service takes place on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. The Rev. Al Sharpton, president […]
The Glen Ridge Public Library hosted a talk Tuesday, July 25, by Donald Yates, a former borough resident who spoke of his experience as a Peace Corps volunteer, from 1962-64, in the Philippines. He has written about his experiences in a book titled, “A Journey for Peace; A Journey of Peace.” Yates, who was a […]
A report recommending designating a section of Maplewood village as an area in need of redevelopment will be considered by the Maplewood Planning Board in September, when the board will vote on whether to agree with the recommendation. The report, written by Maplewood’s planning consultant Paul Grygiel of the firm Phillips Preiss Grygiel […]
The Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center hosted a birthday for five centenarians on July 26. The facility located on Northfield Avenue in West Orange held a birthday celebration that paid homage to residents with a combined total of over 500 years of longevity. West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney presented each of the five centenarians […]
The Friends of Watsessing Park Conservancy held its annual pollinator event Saturday morning, July 15. Activities included a talk on local native plants by Bloomfield Councilman Richard Rockwell, but the morning’s highlight was the vibrant butterfly garden adjacent to the lawn bowling court near the Maolis Avenue entrance. Here visitors could marvel at an abundance […]