BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The long-awaited ribbon cutting for the new digital message board at Foley Field was held Monday, Sept. 25. With temperatures on the playing field probably around 100 degrees, the heat for the 2 p.m. ceremony would have tested anyone’s dedication. And some speakers did mentioned the brutal warmth. But for those individuals who […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Marching Mountaineers debuted their new musical program “Rome – The Eternal City” to the cheers of the crowd at West Orange High School on Sept. 15. The stirring routine featured performances of “Vesuvius,” by Frank Ticheli; “Nessun Dorma,” by Giacomo Puccini; and “Danse Bacchanale,” by Camille Saint-Saens. Band Director Lew […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated three bronze plaques to the memories of Balozi Harvey from South Orange, Dr. Leon Smith from Essex Fells and Lawrence “Lonnie” Wright from South Orange on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Harvey had been director of the Essex County Office of Cultural Diversity and Affirmative Action & […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Ralph J. Ciallella, of Belleville, the recently retired Essex County administrator, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Essex County College. Ciallella was county administrator for six years until his retirement earlier this year. He previously worked as deputy county administrator, and before that was deputy director of the North […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Class of 2018 enjoyed Senior Day and related activities on the soccer field Sept. 13. Senior Day is a long-standing tradition for West Orange, as seniors don their 2018 Mountaineers jerseys and spend the day playing games, attending a barbecue and hanging with their friends. Inflatables, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Doctors and students from the Women’s Health Initiative at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School joined Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. at Turtle Back Zoo on Sept. 18 when they dedicated a bench at the wolf exhibit. The institute gave this gift to thank the zoo for partnering with it to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Fifty-seven active teen volunteers at the South Orange Public Library during the summer assisted with programs and outreach, attended workshops, participated in a walkathon for the Three Doctors Foundation and conducted a very successful summer food drive. They were thanked and honored at a recent VolunTEEN award ceremony, receiving commendations from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department is looking to reorganize to better serve the community. Specifically, the department will be adding a new police captain position — increasing from four to five. The issue, introduced at the Sept. 5 Township Council meeting, was met favorably and the council approved the issue on […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race presented its coffeehouse discussion “RACISM: It’s in Our Backyard Too” on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at The Woodland in Maplewood and tackled community issues surrounding local law enforcement, public school district inequities and the role that recent events in Charlottesville, Va., play on […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Members of a recently formed activist group calling itself “Bloomfield Citizens Solar Campaign” will speak at the public hearing of the Monday, Sept. 25, Bloomfield Council meeting to announce their intentions of getting the township to go solar. One member of the group, Ted Glick, said that this is only the kickoff of […]