GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge’s Shade Tree Commission, under the leadership of Chairperson Elizabeth Baker, was awarded the 2021 New Jersey Urban & Community Forestry Achievement Award by the New Jersey Forest Service, the New Jersey Community Forestry Council and the New Jersey Tree Foundation during the Shade Tree Federation Awards Banquet on Oct. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Civic Conference Committee will host a virtual “Meet the Candidates Night” on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Glen Ridge residents are encouraged to come and learn about the candidates on the ballot before Election Day, Nov. 2. There are two candidates running unopposed for the Glen Ridge […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This election season is shaping up to be fairly quiet in Essex County, with few contested elections and foregone conclusions for some of the contested races. The biggest question on the ballot this upcoming Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, is the choice for governor. Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy, with running […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge Police Chief Sean Quinn announced Sept. 29 that the department is investigating vandalism at Clay Field in which an unknown person spray-painted a swastika at the playground. “On Tuesday, Sept. 28, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Glen Ridge Police Department became aware of a culturally derogatory symbol that had […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge Mayor Stuart Patrick and the Glen Ridge Borough Council announced Aug. 4 the reopening of Hurrell Field. Thanks in part to a grant from the Essex County Recreation and Open Trust Local Aid Program, Glen Ridge has renovated the running/walking track at the facility.
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Borough Council recently heard a presentation on the 2021 municipal budget, with borough administrator Michael Zichelli and CFO Matt Laracy presenting a total budget of $15,904,545.68. Taxes will rise in town by 2.57 percent, bringing in $12,612,940.54. According to the presentation, 60.79 percent of Glen Ridge’s property taxes […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Mayor Stuart K. Patrick and the Glen Ridge Council, in conjunction with NJ Transit, have announced the return of jitney service, beginning Monday, June 21. This program will run on a limited basis, Monday through Friday, through July 30. There will not be service on Monday, July 5. Jitney service will […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Herman Street became Office Roberts Way on May 11, as Glen Ridge officials and the Glen Ridge Police Department renamed the roadway in honor of Officer Charles “Rob” Roberts. Roberts was a longtime officer in the GRPD until he died from COVID-19 last May; at the borough council meeting the night […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge Mayor Stuart K. Patrick and the Glen Ridge Borough Council released the following statement condemning bigotry and supporting those who face it on April 23: “We send this message in solidarity and support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We condemn the racism, xenophobia and intolerance targeting […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Township Council unanimously passed an ordinance at its April 12 meeting that will ban commercial cannabis businesses from operating in the borough; this decision was made within the 180-day time frame that local municipalities had to make this decision, following Gov. Phil Murphy signing the marijuana legalization law […]