WEST ORANGE, NJ — Winter Storm Quinn tore through the northeast on March 7, dropping anywhere from a few inches to a couple feet of snow in some places and knocking down numerous trees and powerlines. West Orange was not an exception, as the storm left many residents without power while they shoveled out their […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 1960s are remembered for many things, such as the space race, the civil rights movement, President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Beatlemania and a persistent fear of nuclear war. For author Peter Golden, the 1960s represents all of these things and so much more — for Golden, the 1960s […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield resident was found fatally shot Monday morning, March 12, on the sidewalk along Milbank Park, on North 17th Street. Aristedes Statiroudis, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:57 a.m., according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly, of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Bloomfield Public Safety Director Sam DeMaio, in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — A memorial service for former Glen Ridge Municipal Judge Joseph Connolly, 79, will be held Saturday, March 24, 1 p.m., in the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. Connolly died Feb. 13, 2018. He presided in Glen Ridge for 32 years and in Bloomfield for six years. In a recent interview with his wife, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Read Across America, a celebration of reading, was recognized by Bloomfield elementary schools last week with a schedule of activities promoting childhood literacy. The weeklong festivity commemorates the March 2 birthday of children’s story author Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. First responders, secondary school students and local celebrities visited the elementary schools […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — At its March 6 meeting, the Maplewood Township Committee honored local women who have dutifully and honorably served the communities of Maplewood and South Orange. The committee also issued a proclamation in recognition of Women’s History Month. “In service to our towns these strong and principled women have volunteered […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino addressed recent threats made to schools in Essex County on Feb. 27, in the wake of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. He also spoke about the spike in threats that come after an incident like the one in Florida. According […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The last 100 years and the people who have lived to see them were celebrated Feb. 28, as seven people who turned 100 or older were honored at Stratford Manor in West Orange. Ranging in age from 99 to 108, and born between 1909 and 1918, James Milligan, Lennox Agnes, Ida […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents turned out in considerable numbers March 5 for a community meeting at The Woodland to meet acting Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul and Lt. Kevin Kisch, the two candidates vying for the position of Maplewood police chief. Maplewood Township Committee members were in attendance at the event, though they were not participating […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The community came together on Feb. 28 in the West Orange High School Auditorium to discuss safety and security in the town’s schools with Superintendent Jeffrey Rutzky and a panel of West Orange police officers. The open forum saw residents, parents and district employees share their thoughts and ideas about how […]