NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced May 22 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has acquired a van to better serve the more than 9,000 crime victims who receive services each year from the ECPO. “Serving victims is the top priority of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and essential […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — It was a perfect day for Bloomfield College’s 149th commencement ceremony held outside on the college quadrangle on Friday, May 20. Nearly 300 students, with family and friends in attendance under an expansive tent, heard inspiring remarks as they received their college degrees. The Class of 2022 represented students who originated from […]
ORANGE, NJ — Former Orange resident Salamishah Tillet became the latest writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism when the awards were announced on May 9, winning for her writing for The New York Times. A contributing critic at large, Tillet is also a professor of African American studies and creative writing at Rutgers […]
NUTLEY, NJ — For Nutley mom Nadia Khan, it was important for her sons — she has four — to see characters in books who look like them and to whom they can relate. When she didn’t find those books at the library, she decided to write her own. “Zoey Wonders Why” is about a […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Chinese program at Glen Ridge High School has completed a year of accomplishments highlighted by a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A special recognition of the province of Fujian was held in a gym on Friday, May 21, and the entire school was invited. According to […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Fit for Autism, an event created by Victor Martinez in 2007, was held on April 30 at Signature Fitness in Belleville. The event raised $5,000 for Autism Speaks, a nonprofit organization that promotes autism advocacy and research. Signature Fitness, a community gym focused on group fitness classes, has held the event for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education discussed the Columbia High School pool at its May 16 meeting, revisiting a conversation about the possibility of retaining the high school’s pool as part of the district’s ongoing long-range facilities plan. A group of residents advocated for the CHS pool with a presentation at a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — “I don’t see any library staff around, so we’re going to go for it, you know, with the show.” So began a tour of the American West through songs written by one-time Bloomfield resident Marc Berger, who sang, and played acoustic guitar and harmonica, backed by his three-piece Ride band. The one-hour […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Mark Borino spent years pitching song ideas and tracks to producers in an effort to have one of his tracks chosen by an artist to record. The songwriter and producer, who grew up in Nutley, finally got good news last year, a call telling him that one of his songs had made […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Incorruptible Essex held a park cleanup event at Irvington Park on Saturday, May 21. The organization’s youths went around the park to collect trash and cigarette butts to kick off an online challenge, #fillthebottle. Organizers were able to educate parents and youths on the dangers and effects of tobacco to one’s health […]