ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The county’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invites the public to participate in Essex County’s 2018 Fishing Derbies. The free events will be held in various locations in the Essex County Park System. Each derby is free and open to children ages 15 and younger. All children must be […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, April 29, from 3 to 7 p.m., the Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the NAACP will celebrate its 105th anniversary. The 105th annual Freedom Fund event will be held at Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. The evening’s theme is “Freedom is Never Granted but Won. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – In the game of hockey, a team will certainly find success if it clicks in all three areas – good goaltending, solid play by the defenseman, and production from the guys up front. This winter, that formula enabled Verona/Glen Ridge to be one of the most competitive high school squads […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The eighth annual Essex County Meet the Mayors Event will be Saturday, April 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Westminster Hotel, 550 West Mt. Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The mayors of all 22 Essex County towns, as well as the mayors of Little Falls and Clifton, have been invited to participate. […]
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy’s first proposed budget increases state “formula” aid that goes directly to school districts by $283.6 million, the initial step toward fulfilling the state’s school-funding obligation, according to a March 15 press release from the NJ Department of Education. The budget also increases aid for expanded preschool, STEM programs and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Verona man is facing charges after attempting to rob a West Orange bank. Christopher Morales, 38, was charged with second-degree robbery and resisting arrest after allegedly passing a series of Post-It notes to a bank employee at Wells Fargo on Pleasant Valley Way on the morning of Feb. 27. Morales […]
VERONA, NJ — The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit has many opportunities to walk with you on your journey this Lent, according to a press release. The church, located at 36 Gould St. in Verona, offers the following: A pancake supper will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Admission is […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, who represents New Jersey’s 11th Legislative District, announced Jan. 29 that he would not be seeking re-election in the November 2018 election. Below is his statement: “Today as I announce my retirement at the end of this session of Congress, I want to use the opportunity to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. recently outlined plans for the 2018 Essex County Deer Management Program in South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation. This is the 11th year of the program, which is geared toward revitalizing the forest ecology by reducing the number of deer. “Controlling the population by removing […]
VERONA, NJ — Our Lady of the Lake School Principal Benjamin Ronquillo recently led a Blue Ribbon Celebration highlighting the school’s second consecutive Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award win. Verona Mayor Kevin Ryan issued a Certificate of Achievement to Our Lady of the Lake and West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi acknowledged the school with a […]