GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Christmas time is peak time for the U. S. Postal Service and at the Glen Ridge Post Office, those people just love to work. Letter carriers ordinarily start at 8:30 a.m., but lately they have been on the job by 6:30 a.m. Postmaster Paul Camporeale is already there, and he is not […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After investigating for 16 months, filing 506 Open Public Records Act requests, collecting 72,607 use-of force reports, and spending more than $30,000 for its investigation and data compilation, NJ Advance Media released “The Force Report,” a comprehensive database and analysis of how often municipal police departments in New Jersey used force […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the 11th year in a row, high school students’ artwork will be on display at the 1978 Maplewood Arts Center during the “Fresh 11.0” exhibit, an annual show featuring the work of area high school students. Artists featured in the show are from Columbia High School, Montclair High School, Arts High […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The KinderSmile Foundation, whose mission is the oral health of low-income children and pregnant and perinatal women, has been awarded a $10,000 grant by Partners for Health Foundation. Located in Montclair, PHF is observing its 10th anniversary by awarding 10 $10,000 grants to nonprofits and individuals who have made an impact on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Thursday, Dec. 6, Maplewood community members gathered in Ricalton Square to celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah by lighting the Hanukkah menorah. The celebration was attended by Mayor Vic DeLuca, members of the Maplewood Township Committee, and Dickens Village Co-chairwomen Ellen Davenport and Rosetta Weiser. With the help of Rabbi Sholom […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School varsity cheerleaders continued their winning ways with a first-place win at the UCA Empire Regional Championship, held at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., on Dec. 2. “This event is a qualifier for the National High School Cheerleading Championship hosted by UCA in Orlando, Fla., […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School film students were victorious again this year at The Ramapo College High School Film Festival. Sofia Simoniello and graduate Stephanie Cadet won for “Best Animation”; this is the second year in a row CHS has won this award. Cameron Lipp and graduate Zack Spangler won for “Best Fiction […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Township Council approved two resolutions at its Nov. 27 meeting that will allow a study to be done on the West Orange Public Library to determine whether it qualifies as a noncondemned area in need of redevelopment. One resolution, passed unanimously, authorizes the West Orange Planning Board to investigate if […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Watsessing Elementary School second-graders have been busy building dioramas — 3-dimensional scale models — of familiar Bloomfield locations as part of their social studies class. According to second-grade teachers Cathy Velardi and Laura Foster, the project is to help familiarize their students with the differences between urban, suburban and rural environments. This is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange community gathered together Monday, Dec. 3, to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah. Joined by Mayor Robert Parisi and other township residents and officials, Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz, of Chabad of West Orange, lit the Hanukkah menorah in front of Town Hall. Photos by Amanda Valentovic