IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Township was well-represented at East Orange Mayor-elect Ted Green’s Public Safety Meeting inside the Langston Hughes Elementary School Auditorium in East Orange on Tuesday, Dec. 12, thanks to the participation of Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers and Deputy Public Safety Director John Brown. Both Bowers and Brown are part of the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Friday, Dec. 8, Bloomfield residents Steve, Lorajean, Kyle and Emily Tice continued their annual tradition of dressing as Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, and Santa’s elves for children in the neighborhood and providing hot chocolate and cookies at their Bolten Place home. In recent years, Steve, who plays Santa, and his family […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Health Department will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the South Orange Rescue Squad building, 62 Sloan St. in South Orange. Your dog or cat must have their rabies vaccination updated if it expires […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange community will celebrate its 19th annual Kwanzaa festivities on Friday, Dec. 29, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Washington Elementary School, 289 Main St. This free event will include refreshments, live music, African dancing, vendors and more. This event is child-friendly. For more information, call 973-671-1158.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Do you have or know of a child 5 to 12 years old who is grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis such as death, divorce, separation, abandonment or other painful family transition? The RAINBOWS support group program for children at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women in Livingston […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Just promoted a month ago from acting supervisor to supervisor at the Glen Ridge post office, John Gonchar, 57, said that during the holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service delivers 850,000 parcels and 15 billion letters. The borough has its share of that, too. “Today we delivered 18,000 cards and letters,” he […]
Photo by Chris Sykes East Orange Mayor-elect Ted Green, second from right, stands with former East Orange Councilwoman and Essex County Freeholder Carol Clark, second from left, and two of his constituents on Thursday, Dec. 14, during his transition team’s public safety meeting in the Langston Hughes School auditorium.EAST ORANGE, NJ — During a press […]
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 13th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Monday, Dec. 18. There were 33 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The township suffered its sixth homicide of the year Saturday, Dec. 9, when Ahmad J. Carson, 33, of Newark, was shot and killed on Myrtle Avenue, shortly after 1 a.m. On Saturday, Dec. 9, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit announced acting Essex County […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A requiem Mass for Margaret Dunigan was celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Sacred Heart Church. Dunigan, who held many honorary civic titles, served on the Bloomfield Township Council 2002-2007 and 2010-2013. She died Dec. 13 at the age of 75. Delivering the homily was Bishop Paul Bootkoski, retired from the Archdiocese of Metuchen. […]