ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Dec. 6, Essex County held its annual Christmas tree lighting. The event included wonderful presentations about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Three Kings Day. Event-goers not only learned about these religious observances, but got to hear the dulcet sounds of the choir from West Caldwell Tech. Photos Courtesy of Joseph N. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Lunch will be a little different today at Watsessing Elementary School because yesterday, Dec. 22, after 42 years, Jean Gomes, 78, lunchtime aide, retired. Before coming to Watsessing, Gomes worked for her in-laws at Kosher Supreme Bakery, in Belleville. Her home was on Harrison Street, smack on the boundary line between Belleville […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green and public safety Chairperson Amy Lewis announced the appointment of a new public safety director and the promotion of three individuals to acting deputy chief of police on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the East Orange Police Department. Police Capt. Maurice Boyd has been appointed to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Residents from South Orange, Newark and Maplewood spoke out at the South Orange Planning Board meeting on Dec. 5 in an attempt to sway board members from approving an application from Seton Hall University to expand the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center, saying that the addition will exacerbate flooding in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several residents attended the Dec. 6 meeting of the West Orange Township Council to argue in favor of the council continuing to offer its meetings via Zoom; of the seven speakers on this topic, only one attended the meeting in person. The continuation of hybrid meetings, meaning in person and via […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange’s annual Toys for Tots drive took place at Inner City Cafe in Orange on Friday, Dec. 9. Hosted by mayoral secretary Cheryl Davis-Marshall, the night included great food, music and plenty of gifts donated and placed under the decorated Christmas tree throughout the night. Esteemed guests at the event included New […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Patricia Ritchings, 59, a former Bloomfield 3rd Ward councilwoman and, by every account, an uncommon public servant, died Dec. 2, at her Maolis Avenue home, surrounded by family, after a long standoff with cancer. Ritchings wore several public hats. She was a founding member, in the mid-’90s, of the influential Watsessing Heights […]
NEWARK, NJ — South Bronx hip-hop meets Russian romanticism at NJPAC this Saturday, Dec. 17, when the 10th anniversary edition of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” is performed at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Kurtis Blow, 63, a founding father of hip-hop and the show’s master of ceremonies, recently spoke to Worrall Community Newspapers about hip-hop and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Christmas tree-lighting event in Irvington on Wednesday, Dec. 7, brought residents together to kick off the holiday season. Hosted by Mayor Tony Vauss, the event included an inflatable snowman bounce house, an ice skating rink, a train ride for children, food, and toy giveaways accompanied by a picture with Santa and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School Drama Club will present two performances of “Miracle on 34th Street” in the high school’s Black Box Theatre on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2:30 p.m. The production is being co-directed by Angelo DeFazio and Christina Guariglia. In a telephone […]