BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The state Department of Education has denied the application for a charter school in Bloomfield. The name of the school was to have been the Bloomfield and East Orange Conservatory Charter School and it was intended to serve a middle-school population from the Bloomfield and East Orange school districts. DOE Commissioner Kimberly Harrington […]
By Steve Tober MONTCLAIR, NJ – Pictured above, South Orange resident Conor Daly (center) holds the prep B tournament championship trophy alongside fellow senior tri-captains Nico Espionosa-Dice (left) and Ahmed Abukwaik after helping to lead Montclair Kimberley Academy’s boys soccer team to that title and also the sectional final of Non-Public, North B state tournament. […]
By Steve Tober MONTCLAIR, NJ – Pictured above, Bloomfield resident Lily Pryor (left) was a standout midfielder for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer team which finished 17-4-5 and earned co-championships of both the Essex County Tournament and Non-Public B state tourney along with another co-championship in the N.J. prep B tournament. Pryor scored three […]
Photos courtesy of Steve Tober. Photo 1: From left: MKA coach Matt Bach, Nick Wilson of Glen Ridge (Lehigh) and MKA Athletic Director Todd Smith. Photo 2: Nick Wilson, sitting middle, poses with his family and coach Matt Bach. Sitting with him are his brother Tristan, a fourth grader at MKA, and mom Laura. Standing are Bach […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Members and volunteers of Camptown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1941 hosted a Claims Clinic, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Newark Regional Office, at the Chestnut Street headquarters on Saturday, Nov. 18. The event doubled as a town hall meeting, although it focused on veterans rights`. “I don’t […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Anyone in the area who has ever been told that they can’t obtain employment due to a disability should pay a visit to Easterseals New Jersey. The workforce development team of Easterseals New Jersey has located its solution center in the Hammond Map Building on Valley Street in Maplewood. Through Easterseals Employment […]
The Verona/Glen Ridge high school varsity ice hockey team will open the season Sunday, Nov. 26, against Scotch Plains-Fanwood at the Union Sports Arena at 7:50 p.m. in Union. The Hillbillies/Ridgers are coming off an 8-16-1 season. This season, they have moved down from the McInnis Division to the Kelly Division. The other teams in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Health Department and West Orange Police Department sponsored a brown bag event for senior citizens, presented by ADAPT, the Essex Prevention Coalition, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the John P. Renna Jr. House. Seniors were invited to receive prescription medication education and turn in unwanted drugs. Photos Courtesy […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions recently announced $98,495,397 in grant funding through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services COPS Hiring Program. The attorney general announced funding awards to 179 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those agencies to hire 802 additional full-time law enforcement officers. CHP provides […]
VERONA, NJ — Essex County invites the public to take a holiday candlelight tour of Kip’s Castle in Verona to view the stained glass Tiffany windows and learn the history of this hidden gem. Tours will be held at 7 p.m. at Kip’s Castle Park, 22 Crestmont Road in Verona, on Tuesdays, Dec. 5, 12, […]