County honors individuals with Pride of Essex awards

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration on Wednesday, June 27. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented Pride of Essex County Awards to Elaine Helms, founder of the RAIN Foundation; Peter Oates, director of […]

Clarus Maplewood named ‘Community of the Year’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Clarus Maplewood was named the best mixed-use community of 2018, according to the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of New Jersey. The boutique rental community in the heart of Maplewood Village, right next to the train station, recently took home the “Community of the Year” honors at the association’s annual Awards of […]

Former Jefferson employee faces charges for lewd acts

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Jefferson Elementary School paraprofessional, who worked at the school from February to September 2017, is currently facing criminal charges in Essex and Morris counties for alleged lewd acts. Kenneth Palmer, 21, of Randolph, is accused of masturbating in front of children and videotaping it, as well as taking inappropriate photos of […]

Seton Hall celebrates leadership service and interreligious harmony

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sister Rose Thering was a tough act to follow; she was a deeply passionate upstander who devoted her life to the fight against anti-Semitism within the Catholic Church. Honoring Thering’s memory and those who follow in her footsteps, inspirational presenters and performers — representing the Jewish, Catholic and Baptist communities — […]

Saber publishes book on ways to ask for charity

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Brian Saber, founder of Asking Matters, an online resource on asking, recently released “Asking Styles: Revolutionize Your Fundraising,” based around his company’s concept. The book makes the case that fundraisers must be themselves to be successful and shows fundraisers how to use their “Asking Style” throughout the fundraising process. “This could […]