NUTLEY, NJ — The township of Nutley, with the help of Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., unveiled its new ambulance, a state-of-the-art emergency medical transport vehicle with communication response abilities that are second to none, in April. With emergency medical services now falling under the purview of the Nutley Fire Department, the need […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After two years of pandemic-related delays, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is back to hosting fundraising walks in person and returned to the Clipper Pavilion in West Orange on April 24 for one such walk. Raising money for the national nonprofit that provides resources for people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley High School indoor percussion ended its season on a high note at the beginning of April, when performers took home the USBands Scholastic Marching A championship in the first normal season in a few years. A version of marching band, indoor percussion eliminates all wind instruments and centers around the drum […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the National Action Network’s annual conference to downsize, allowing only chapter presidents to attend, Irvington’s chapter of the national civil rights and community service organization was recognized as the chapter of the year. Chapter President October Hudley, who is also the Irvington Township Council’s first […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education student representative Noah Morros asked the BOE for another social worker to be hired at Columbia High School, citing the number of students who are struggling with mental health issues, especially in the wake of the death of sophomore Cole Longworth at the end […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — With the ban on plastic shopping bags set to begin in New Jersey on May 4, towns across the state are preparing residents to be ready for the change, finding alternatives and handing out reusable bags. In Belleville on April 15, the Belleville Green Team held a presentation at the Belleville Senior […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In celebration of Earth Day, East Orange launched its “Green Initiative,” a new partnership with Essex County–based 4.0 Analytics, whose Mechanic on Board device will be a game changer in the world of environmental sustainability and community wellness, according to a press release from the city. According to the 4.0 Analytics […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Carteret Elementary School fifth-grader Noah Feliciano will be one of six Bloomfield elementary school students representing the district in the upcoming Essex County Academically Speaking competition, which is sponsored by the Essex County Committee for Gifted and Talented Education. Noah qualified by answering questions in a preliminary round, which was held virtually […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — With a cast of 130, the junior version of the musical “Legally Blonde” will be performed by students of Ridgewood Avenue School under the direction of Heather Ballantyne on May 6 and 7. Including backstage hands and front-of-house help, another 30 students are involved with the show. Ballantyne, who has been […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — South Orange, Maplewood, Orange and West Orange residents are rallying around Anthony Brooks and his family in an effort to find him a kidney donor. Brooks lost one of his kidneys to cancer in 2017, and now the disease has spread to his remaining kidney. Now looking for a living kidney […]