SOUTH ORANGE — Giving comes naturally for Lorraine Barnett. Even as a girl growing up on Rutgers Street in Newark, she had that desire to help those in need. In grammar school, there was a young lady in her class who wore old, ragged clothes. Other children picked on her. “One day, I decided I’m […]
The Hilton Bus Garage on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood and the Watsessing Avenue Station in Bloomfield will receive money from the federal government to fund improvements. Gov. Phil Murphy announced last week that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded an additional $425 million in federal transportation dollars to the New Jersey Department of Transportation […]
Coach USA will stop running its bus routes from Orange, East Orange and South Orange to Newark on Oct. 8. “We attempted to find a solution that would allow service to continue but none prevailed,” said Dan Rodriguez, vice president of public affairs at Coach USA. “Routes managed by operators such as O.N.E Bus, DeCamp […]
Seton Hall University welcomed 1,565 freshmen to campus this year, an increase of 50 students over last year’s freshman class. More than 24,000 students applied to Seton Hall this year, marking the second largest total in Seton Hall history. The average GPA of the incoming students was 3.68, the average SAT score was 1310 and […]
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last week a bill requiring school districts to provide menstrual products free of charge in every public school teaching students in grades six through 12. A study from 2021 found that nearly one in four teenagers throughout the United States struggle to afford menstrual products, especially students of color […]
The South Orange Board of Trustees has voted in favor of giving its members a stipend and changing when local elections are held. The changes were in an ordinance that would amend the township charter if approved by the state. It will now be submited to the state legislature asking for the adoption of a […]
A South Orange family and a girl’s bat mitzvah played an important role in the campaign that led to Gov. Phil Murphy signing into law a bill requiring menstrual products be provided free of charge to students who need them in school. Elise Joy and her two daughters, Emma and Quinn, are the founders of […]
By Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJDOT Commissioner The start of a new school year is just a few weeks away and with that we will see an increased number of motorists on New Jersey’s roadways. Between hurried school runs, residents returning from vacations, and buses trying to stay on schedule, the pace of activity on our highways, […]
Garden State of Mind is a step closer to being able to operate a cannabis retail business at 111 South Orange Ave. after gaining approval from the South Orange Planning Board. CannaBoy Tree House, which has a store in Union, has received the same approval and is doing work at its location, which is also […]
Richard Codey will be retiring from the state legislature at the end of the year, concluding a 50 year run in office that included stints as an assemblyman, senator and governor. “Why? Because it’s time,” Codey said in a statement. “Time to step aside and watch the next generation do their thing. “I’m forever grateful […]