BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Township Administrator Matthew Watkins has confirmed that a $1.6 million lawsuit settlement has been reached between all parties and a motorist involved in a 2012 traffic stop with Bloomfield police officers. The incident involved Bloomfield resident Marcus Jeter who, according to court papers, was punched and taken from his car on the Garden […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — More than 100 young performers will be taking the stage at Montclair State University’s Memorial Auditorium on July 27 and 28 as the Paper Mill Playhouse puts on its annual “New Voices” concert, the culmination of the theater’s Summer Musical Theater Conservatory. The show has a new theme each year, and this […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss appointed Deputy Public Safety Director John Brown to serve as his new Office of Emergency Management coordinator during his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, July 1, at Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue. Both Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers said Brown’s new job won’t preclude him from continuing […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Springfield Avenue 7-Eleven reopened July 10, after being closed by the Maplewood Health Department for violations of the township’s health code July 6, and is now operating with a “conditionally satisfactory” designation. One of three 7-Eleven locations in Maplewood, the Springfield Avenue location, near Tuscan Road, was closed because of a […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange City Council cut the funding request for the Orange Public Library in Mayor Dwayne Warren’s Calendar Year 2018 proposed budget from $1.2 million to $700,000, even though members of the governing body said they believe the city’s historic landmark institution will only have enough funding to stay open to the public […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Hindu house of worship on Laurel Avenue is still under construction, amid safety concerns from neighbors surrounding the project. The single-family dwelling at 23 Laurel Ave. originally on the property was demolished in 2016 by its owners, Sun King Private Limited, a Dubai-based and British Virgin Islands-incorporated company that is […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Artists are invited to participate in the Arts Council of Livingston 18th annual Art at the Oval on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art at the Oval 2018 is free to the public and will take place rain or shine. In bad weather, the event will take place […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss was appointed and reappointed numerous department heads at his inauguration ceremony in Christian Pentecostal Church on Sunday, July 1. “I’m going to ask that Councilman David Lyons and the Irvington Municipal Council, I respectfully submit to you Mr. Musa Malik for business administrator; Tracey Bowers, director of public safety; […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A plaque honoring Dominick Ferrara III, the former Bloomfield Civic Band conductor and director, was unveiled on the grounds of the Civic Center this past Monday evening, July 9. Ferrara, who conducted the civic band for 43 years, was 78 when he died Feb. 13, 2017. The dedication attracted about 100 people and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — In order to empower women to live authentically and wholeheartedly by learning to love themselves unconditionally, certified professional life coach Amy Phillips founded “Love Myself Revolution LLC” and will present a workshop at NCJW/Essex Center for Women on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. It is designed to explain how […]