GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 2022 Glen Ridge High School commencement was held at 6 p.m. on June 17 at Hurrell Field with 141 graduates listed in the program. The seniors proceeded across the field in pairs under a nearly cloudless sky. The sun on their white gowns and dinner jackets created a powerful impression […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce Foundation has awarded scholarships to three members of the Class of 2022: Ryan O’Neil from Glen Ridge High School, Taylor Sconiers from Bloomfield High School and Cengiz Tetik from Belleville High School. O’Neil will be furthering his education at Lehigh University, Sconiers at Hampton University […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Arts and Eco Fair returned to its familiar venue of Ridgewood Avenue alongside Glen Ridge High School on Saturday, May 21. The event was held for the first time in four years, with an added boost provided by perfect skies. Seen by its organizers as two events in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge held its traditional Memorial Day Parade and picnic Monday morning, May 30. Temperatures were in the 80s before noon, and, along Ridgewood Avenue, the route of the march, spectators congregated in the shade of trees, leaving unpopulated sunny stretches of curbside between them. At the Veterans Monument following the […]
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 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On April 18, a former Glen Ridge High School student, Class of 2012, competed in the 126th running of the Boston Marathon, surprising himself with his athleticism and giving his hometown something to cheer about. In a field of more than 25,000 entrants, Jamie Hartop finished 78th, with a personal-best time […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee is selling swamp milkweed to support the area’s monarch butterfly population. All proceeds will go toward the committee’s annual Environmental Scholarship, which is awarded to a graduating senior from Glen Ridge High School who has demonstrated personal leadership and environmental stewardship in the school community. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 58 will hold the second Charles “Rob” Roberts Scholarship Golf Outing in May, with all proceeds going to scholarships for Glen Ridge High School graduating seniors. The event will again be offering two date options: Monday, May 23, at 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Joseph T. Connolly Drive, a semiannual townwide clothing and household goods collection drive in Glen Ridge, will be held Saturday, April 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Glen Ridge High School parking lot, 200 Ridgewood Ave. This event, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — For its fall play, Glen Ridge High School’s drama club is staging a murder mystery at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club. “Talk About a Murder!” is set on a talk show where various performers are slated to be guests. In the middle of the show, one of the guests is murdered, […]