ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County residents can apply for the Senior Citizen Pass or Disability Pass that allows New Jersey residents aged 62 or older or those with disabilities to have free entrance to state parks and get discounted camping rates. “The Senior Citizen Pass and Disability Pass provide an excellent opportunity for our […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — One day a few years ago, Trinity Davis-Floyd’s older brothers didn’t want to play with her so she went to find her dad to lodge a complaint and found him doing laundry. Anthony Floyd had a pile of socks waiting to be paired up, and he told her to jump into […]
ORANGE, NJ — A luxury apartment building has opened up next to the Orange Train Station. “Move-ins are slated for the next couple of weeks,” said Adam Pasternack, president of Russo Property Management. “There’s still a couple of things that we need to complete. But we are actively showing it and signing leases.” Russo Development’s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School held a Color Run on May 5 as a fundraiser sponsored by the PTA. Students navigated an obstacle course on the school field while volunteers tossed clouds of brightly colored dust in their paths. Color Runs, increasingly popular in the United States over the past decade, are partly […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield inaugurated another summer on Monday, May 29, with its traditional Memorial Day parade down Broad Street. The event was particularly noteworthy because the individual who for many years organized the parade, Joe Ellmer, a veteran of the Korean War and past VFW Post 711 commander, served as its grand marshal. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Memorial Day Program was held on the steps of the municipal building on Monday, May 29. The event included the Pledge of Allegiance, remarks by Mayor Susan McCartney, a wreath dedication, posting of the colors and retiring of the colors by the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp. Color […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — An Irvington man wanted for shooting four people was one of 43 fugitives arrested in a multi-agency warrant sweep of Essex County. “This warrant sweep was a collaboration between law enforcement agencies with a single and solitary purpose: To keep everyone safe and to ensure that justice is rendered in the nation, […]
By Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta Correspondent GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The devastating earthquakes that battered both Turkey and Syria earlier this year was upsetting to Glen Ridge High School senior, Yasmin Ayan. She knew people who were affected – no one in her immediate family, but friends, cousins, and distant relatives. “It really hit home,” she said. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The work of art students at Bloomfield High School is on display in two third-floor galleries and the library under the banner of “BHS Related Arts Festival.” Two- and three-dimensional work is shown and much of it, according to sculpture teacher Michelle Piano, is college level. In one gallery, three-dimensional work is […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony were held Monday. The parade route took marchers up Parker Avenue to Maplewood Avenue through the village before turning left onto Baker and then left onto Valley Street before ending at town hall for a short ceremony. Marchers included Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Columbia High School […]