Maplewood Middle celebrates successes
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Deputy Mayor Frank McGehee, far left, is joined by faculty and students from Maplewood Middle School at the June 6 Maplewood Township Committee meeting as he recognizes the school for...
View ArticleReward for information on murder increased
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced recently that Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program has increased the reward from up to $10,000 to up to...
View ArticlePlastic bags will no longer be accepted in SO recycling
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Giordano Recycling, the company that collects South Orange’s recycling, recently announced that it will no longer accept plastic bags in curbside recycling. Previously, South Orange...
View ArticleMaplewood boy collects, donates books for mitzvah project
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Even though his bar mitzvah date is 15 months away, Samuel Nasberg-Abrams, 11, of Maplewood, figured there’s no time like the present to start implementing his service project. A...
View ArticleValerie Fund Walk raises money for local children with cancer and blood...
VERONA, NJ — On Saturday, June 9, more than 4,000 supporters joined together in a 1-mile walk around Verona Park to celebrate the courage and resilience of children in the area being treated for cancer...
View ArticleSaber publishes book on ways to ask for charity
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Brian Saber, founder of Asking Matters, an online resource on asking, recently released “Asking Styles: Revolutionize Your Fundraising,” based around his company’s concept. The book...
View ArticleCommitted to Maplewood’s seniors
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Claudine Baptiste, left, and Bill Moloney are appointed to the Seniors Advisory Committee at the June 6 Maplewood Township Committee meeting. The post Committed to Maplewood’s seniors...
View ArticleSeton Hall celebrates leadership service and interreligious harmony
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sister Rose Thering was a tough act to follow; she was a deeply passionate upstander who devoted her life to the fight against anti-Semitism within the Catholic Church. Honoring...
View ArticleSeton Hall nursing students do community service at SAGE Eldercare
SUMMIT, NJ — A group of student nurses from Seton Hall University spent a morning at SAGE Eldercare in mid-June as part of a community service program. This is the fourth year SAGE has hosted a group...
View ArticleFormer Jefferson employee faces charges for lewd acts
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Jefferson Elementary School paraprofessional, who worked at the school from February to September 2017, is currently facing criminal charges in Essex and Morris counties for alleged...
View ArticleDriver extricated by firefighters from overturned vehicle on Prospect Street
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Thursday, June 28, at 11:40 a.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to the area of Prospect Street and North Crescent for a reported overturned vehicle with entrapment,...
View ArticleCounty honors individuals with Pride of Essex awards
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration...
View ArticleTrustees to rename tennis courts for Kenneth Graham
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The village Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday, June 26, to rename the South Orange Tennis Courts in honor of Kenneth Allen Graham, a lifelong South Orange resident who...
View ArticleSeton Hall dedicates new campus building to Robert Sheeran
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On June 20, Seton Hall University dedicated its newest campus building, Bethany Hall, as a tribute to Msgr. Robert Sheeran ’67, in recognition of his 30 years of priestly service to...
View ArticleFirefighters extricate person from overturned vehicle near high school
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Friday, June 29, at 6:40 a.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to a reported motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Parker Avenue and North Terrace, according to a...
View ArticleCounty asks property owners to help in battle to control mosquitoes
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Mosquito Control/Environmental Services conducts mosquito control measures throughout the year, but property owners can help control the mosquito...
View ArticleMaplewood native honors roots in album
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With his new album, “Evolution,” Maplewood native Dan Bruder’s return to the music studio reflects on his storied upbringing in the two towns while looking forward to where both music...
View ArticleCHS says ‘bon voyage’ to Class of 2018
NEWARK, NJ — The gymnasium at Essex County College in Newark was filled with anticipatory energy and bursting pride on Thursday, June 21, as the 508 members of the Columbia High School Class of 2018...
View Article‘Voice of the Moody Blues’ comes to SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Enjoying 50 years at the peak of the music industry, Justin Hayward’s voice has been heard the world over, and now he will appear at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on...
View ArticleNCJW/Essex installs new president
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Lesley Greenstein, of Summit, was installed as president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section at the organization’s annual installation and awards evening at...
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