Anthony “Ted” French, 73, of Hebron, NH, passed away on May 11, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer and pneumonia. Ted was born on October 28, 1950 to Anthony “Ted” Moran French and Elizabeth (Holleran) French in New Rochelle, NY. After graduating from Essex Catholic High School, Newark, NJ in 1968, he went on […]
By Charlie Brannick Special to the Chronicle When it was time for just hanging around, it was Timmy’s Luncheonette in my West Orange neighborhood for me. For some people, it was a luncheonette but the breakfast and lunch crowd had fallen off after Betty and Marie stopped running it. I must have been about 9 […]
By the Rev. Ivan Sciberras Catholic Schools Week was observed around the country between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2. It is a week in which we reflect on the positive influences of Catholic education on the life of our families and our Township of Belleville. Here at St. Peter’s – where we have been educating […]
Carmella Burgers of Nutley, NJ was called home Monday, January 8, 2024, passing away at the age of 86. She passed peacefully in her sleep, spending her last days and weeks surrounded by family. Carmella was born on August 29, 1937, in Newark, NJ to Donato and Rose (Corbo) Sierchio. She graduated from Barringer High […]
West Orange resident Joyce McGrath received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Office of the President of the United States for her extensive volunteer work. “Joyce has faithfully served our church as an ordained deacon, youth advisor, confirmation mentor and in many other volunteer positions during the past 20-plus years,” said Ellen Johnson, First Presbyterian […]
Joseph LoCarro passed away peacefully at the age of 97 in the presence of his loving children on Tuesday, June 21, 2023. Joe was born in 1925 to Jennie and Joseph LoCarro in Newark, NJ. At the age of fourteen, he left school and began learning how to earn a living and manage a business, […]
It is with great sadness that we share that Barton J. Saulino, 95, of Bloomfield, NJ, passed away on June 10, 2023. Born on February 13, 1928 in Belleville, NJ, Barton resided for the majority of his life in Iselin, NJ and Bloomfield, NJ. A World War II U.S. Navy veteran, Barton worked for nearly […]
NUTLEY, NJ — A Nutley woman’s story about the early days of the AIDS epidemic was one of the winners of the 2023 Essex County Senior Citizen Legacies Writing Contest. Linda Ann Buset of Nutley was among eight people celebrated during an awards luncheon at the Robert O’Toole Community Center in Cedar Grove Park on […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted the seventh annual Black-Tie Gala at the Hilton hotel in East Rutherford on March 11. The night was full of celebration for women from notable figures like Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Congresswoman Mikki Sherill spoke about […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — By Debbie L. Hochberg, Correspondent Black History Month is kicking-off with an artists’ reception on Saturday, Feb. 11, to celebrate the new installation, “The Diva Difference: Sisters With Voices…Unabashedly Bold…Unapologetically Black,” an art exhibition presented by the West Orange Arts Council. The entire community is invited to the reception to experience work […]