MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul officially dropped “acting” from his title as he took the oath of office at the April 17 Township Committee meeting. DeVaul was officially sworn in as the new police chief by township clerk Liz Fritzen as his wife, Krista, stood beside him. His wife was not the only […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Despite the April 10 Appellate Court ruling unfavorable to his client, Bloomfield Duval Corp., attorney Anthony DellaPelle is confident that once the facts are again heard in court before a new jury, the verdict will be the same and his client will prevail. The Appellate Court had agreed with the township of Bloomfield […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Author Allison Pataki will read from her new memoir, “Beauty in the Broken Places,” on Saturday, May 5, at 5 p.m. at Words Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave. in Maplewood. Memoir is usually not the first genre that comes to mind when people think of Pataki — she’s a celebrated, NY Times bestselling […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The science lessons high school students have been learning through textbooks and tablets are about to come alive in a hands-on experience at Seton Hall University. The university is once again looking for science-loving high school students for its Giant Leap Summer Science Workshops. Now in its fourth year, the program […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A June 21 trial jury in Newark Superior Court is scheduled for four active or retired Bloomfield Police Department officers who are suing the township for alleged discriminatory treatment because they were military reservists. Michael McCracken, Hector Cartagena, Anthony Argento and Michael Frazzano have brought suit against Bloomfield and a host of former […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Essex Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns presents a criminal justice reform town hall on Saturday, May 5, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Saint Matthew AME Church, 336 Oakwood Ave. in Orange. Topics include no cash bail, speedy trial rights and juvenile reform initiatives; there will be representatives from the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission will be at the Local History Center located in the Hilton Branch of the Maplewood Library, 1688 Springfield Ave., on Saturday, May 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. Residents are encouraged to stop by and learn about the history and architecture of their homes. Come […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Administrators of Kelly Elementary School and Soyka Smith Design Studios presented a design plan for renovations to the school’s library media center at the April 16 meeting of the West Orange Board of Education. The renovations will transform the current library into a space-themed learning center during the course of the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race continued its Coffee House discussion series on Wednesday, April 18, at the Baird Community Center in South Orange, with residents and community leaders coming together to talk about how to discuss racial issues online. Broken up into groups, residents of all ages talked about […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University students are taking the initiative through their senior thesis projects to learn more about the environment, reduce their impact on it and promote sustainability on campus as well as in their own lives. “There are many ways for students to learn about the astonishing beauty and abundance of […]