Glen Ridge News

A reader named Ryan sent us this picture of a deer wandering brazenly around Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge last night around 7:15 pm.

Tree down on Glen Ridge Parkway near Ridgewood Ave. in Glen Ridge. Thanks, Dave, for sending in the photo.

Looking for more ways to save money on food - the prices for which continue to escalate - as the recession drags on? Central Jerseyans don't have to go far to find quality food at low prices while helping out local farmers and the environment.

Glen Ridge artist Lori Loebelsohn , whose BlueWaveNJ posters and mugs can be seen throughout liberal households in Baristaville, has a new piece of art that you may be seeing a lot of soon.

The annual Sunset Classic is tonight, more race details here . Expect road closures between 7 and 9 p.m. on the following streets: Glen Ridge Streets: All side streets traveling toward Bloomfield along Ridgewood Avenue, starting at Osborne Road traveling North toward the Country Club to Sunset Avenue.

Good news for neighbors of the Benson Street train station in Glen Ridge: The dilapidated structure has finally been sold by NJ Transit -- for $150,100 or $100 above asking -- to a Glen Ridge couple with experience restoring a total wreck.

Glen Ridge Public Schools of Glen Ridge, NJ, has deployed the MXsense e-mail archiving system to organize its district e-mails. The four-school district located 16 miles west of New York aims to make its substantial archive easier to manage and search.

For a quarter century, Michael Reiser devoted his life to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Orange, serving as a youth minister, as musical director and, most recently, as a full-time pastoral associate who worked to strengthen the faith among the parish's 435 Catholic families.

The grass and track have been stripped off of Hurrell Field in Glen Ridge, replaced by piles of dirt and big yellow earth-moving machines.

John Reilly is fresh from that all-American suburban rite, the garage sale, with its two-pronged motive to clear out clutter and to take in a little cash on the side.

Essex County Executive Outlines Athletic Field Improvements for Essex County Glenfield Park By The Alternative Press Staff 6/11/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a Montclair man who died after he was arrested by the township police Wednesday.

Keep an eye on Daniel Califf-Glick. The 25-year-old son of political activists may still be living with his parents in Bloomfield, but he's got quite a bit to show for it.

What's wrong with this picture? You could only see a train coming into Glen Ridge station Monday through Friday.

As Montclair hosts its 20th annual African American Heritage Parade and Festival this Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Montclair police are putting motorists on notice that several roads will be closed to traffic, and they should take alternative routes.

A Ridgewood Avenue School student tested positive for Glen Ridge's first case of swine flu this week, according to officials.

Sure, there's a 99 percent chance that Gov. Jon Corzine will win the Democratic nomination for governor tomorrow.

Piccoloist Cate Gropper of Glen Ridge marches with the Glen Ridge High School Marching Band in Bloomfield's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, 2009.

Folks in Bloomfield getting ready for a garage sale this summer might want to think about asking a few more dollars for that old candy dish.

The weekend, a headline in the New York Times Real Estate section declared Bloomfield " A Starter Spot for Suburbanites ." The article cited cheaper house prices, lower taxes, Brookdale Park, Midtown Direct and even Holsten's Sopranos connection as attractions.