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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Thursday, June 28, at 11:40 a.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to the area of Prospect Street and North Crescent for a reported overturned vehicle with entrapment, according to a press release from the department. The fire department responded with an engine, ladder and ambulance to the scene. Upon arrival, Deputy […]
FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Girls on the Run New Jersey East participants from Essex, Morris and Union counties ran to the finish in the 22nd annual Florham Park Jaycees 5K on Saturday, June 9. Girls on the Run inspires girls to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained […]
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 […]
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 […]
SUMMIT, NJ — A group of student nurses from Seton Hall University spent a morning at SAGE Eldercare in mid-June as part of a community service program. This is the fourth year SAGE has hosted a group of seniors from the university. The student nurses spent the morning interacting with clients from SAGE’s Spend-A-Day Adult […]
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 — […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Claudine Baptiste, left, and Bill Moloney are appointed to the Seniors Advisory Committee at the June 6 Maplewood Township Committee meeting.
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 […]
VERONA, NJ — On Saturday, June 9, more than 4,000 supporters joined together in a 1-mile walk around Verona Park to celebrate the courage and resilience of children in the area being treated for cancer and blood disorders. Earlier in the day, the debut of a new flatter, faster 5K certified race course that straddled […]