BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A bike depot was officially opened in downtown Bloomfield on Friday, March 24. The structure looks similar to a small greenhouse and is tucked away, at ground level, in a corner of the Glenwood Villages parking deck. It is made of clear, polycarbonate windows supported by aluminum studs and has floor and wall […]
WOEA and BOE seem unable to reach contract agreement
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Board of Education revealed the details of the latest health care plan presented to the West Orange Education Association, stressing during its special March 22 meeting that the package would prevent costs from increasing by approximately $1.3 million if accepted by Horizon’s April 1 deadline. Irv […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Kyle Kroll has served as South Orange’s police chief for roughly half a year now, yet he knows exactly the direction he wants to move the department. And it is easy to understand why — though Kroll officially took over from retiring Chief James Chelel in October, he started as acting […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Environmental Commission hosted its annual gathering to commemorate Earth Hour on March 23 at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park Visitor Center. Earth Hour is an initiative by the World Wide Fund for Nature that encourages people to turn off their lights for climate-change awareness. Days before a […]
Even after hitting its 90th year, MGC remains just as committed to keeping the community verdant
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrating 90 years in existence and 80 years of their now legendary plant sale, the Maplewood Garden Club continues to be a staple organization in the community, laying claim to both a unique membership base and a commitment to the enhancement of Maplewood. In 1927, two progressive Maplewood women, Miss Mildred Ock […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Kirill Pavlov, of Scout Troop 147 in Nutley, sponsored by the Franklin Reformed Church, received the Eagle Scout Award, Scouting’s highest rank, at an Eagle Court of Honor held on March 16. Troop Chairman Michael E. Groome led the Eagle presentation. To earn this award, Kirill had to be active in Scouting, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For a little over a year now, the Bloomfield Police Department has been deploying a police mobility vehicle on downtown-area sidewalks. Known as a PMV, the mechanism is a 375-pound, electric-powered, three-speed tricycle, with a throttle, that can travel 30 miles per hour. Narrow enough at 30 inches to a enter store, and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The uniting power of music from multiple religious backgrounds will be felt as the Oheb Shalom Congregation hosts an interfaith concert, “Wild Peace: Suddenly … Like Wildflowers,” on Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m. at 170 Scotland Road in South Orange. The April event is the second concert sponsored by the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County hosted its annual Women’s History Month Program at the Hall of Records in Newark on Wednesday, March 22. During the ceremony, the 2017 Essex County Althea Gibson Leadership Award was presented to Margie Heller, administrative director of community health and outreach at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston; Carmen Morales, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As part of a restoration effort, the Academy Heights Neighborhood Association, with the support of the South Orange Village, has renamed Memorial Park on Valley Street in South Orange “Founders Park” in homage to the town’s founding families, who are buried there. At its March 13 meeting, the South Orange Board […]