BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Rich Rockwell, 64, the vice-president of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, has been appointed to the township council. He was sworn-in Monday evening, Jan. 22, as an at-large member. Rockwell fills the vacancy left by Carlos Pomares who was elected Essex County freeholder, District 5, in November. There are two years left in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association welcomed interim Maplewood Chief of Police Jimmy DeVaul at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18, at DeHart Community Center to discuss the changes he has been making in the Maplewood Police Department. Mayor Vic DeLuca also briefly discussed the township’s search for a new police chief. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Township Council recognized the West Orange Recreation Department’s Flag Football Junior Division at its Jan. 23 meeting. The team is the 2017 Undefeated Super Bowl Champs.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield High School senior headed for the U.S Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Grace Perrotta, daughter of Stephen and Kate Sheehy Perrotta, of Essex Avenue, learned the good news last week in an email. “I told my older sister first,” Grace said about her reaction to her acceptance. She spoke last weekend […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department, utilizing curriculum from the American Heart Association, held its first community CPR certification course on Jan. 20. The course was open to all West Orange residents and was held at the township’s Emergency Operation Center. Residents were able to register for the program by telephone or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Jan. 10, West Orange Police Officer Bret Wagner of the Community Services Unit was honored as one of the ADAPT Coalition members of the year for 2017. The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Team works to reduce underage drinking drug abuse in Essex County.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Creating opportunities for diverse actors and audiences has been rewarded in a significant way as Vanguard Theater Company announced Jan. 18 that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s TeeRico clothing line has become the main sponsor of Vanguard’s 2018 season. TeeRico is Miranda’s officially-licensed merchandise site, where every design benefits a cause and/or artist. Miranda […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 72nd annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show will be held Friday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb 3, at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. According to Debbie Turi, the dealers’ manager for the second consecutive year, the show is the longest-running one of its kind in the state. Turi is also a dealer […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Liberty Middle School Student Council attended the 92nd New Jersey Association of Student Councils Winter Convention at the College of New Jersey on Jan. 10, garnering Honor School, Top Ten Projects and Middle Level Student Leader of the Year awards. Liberty was named an Honor School for the first time, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A township couple has started a nonprofit organization with the hope of saving family pets caught in house fires. “We obviously love animals,” David Tucker Jr. said of himself and his wife, Elaina Unnasch, in the living room of their Mill Street home Sunday, Jan. 21. “We wanted to do something to help […]