Millburn Weekly Recap; School District Coverage, Dean's List Honors and More

LEWISBURG, PA — Numerous local Millburn and Short Hills students are part of the latest group of dean's list Awardees at Bucknell University. The university has released their dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year.

In order to secure a spot on the dean's list, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On their first day back to school since the start of the pandemic last March, teachers across the South Orange Maplewood School District walked out during their lunch period.

The protest was a coordinated action by the South Orange Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) in response to the mandatory return to school buildings that began today.

David Mastrodonato, chair of ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Individuals ages 65 years and older and those between the ages of 16-64 with medical conditions (defined by the CDC) that increase the risk of severe illness from the virus are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination beginning Thursday, Jan. 14, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, who shared the news at his COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday. The governor also announced that so far, New ...

New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.

A new year is upon us and optimistically one may believe that the possibilities are endless. Granted we just came off a year so horrific that it makes Divorce Court look better than Disneyland, so it’s reasonable to be a little trepidatious. But then again, aiming for the positive is a mindset that should be ...

MILLBURN, NJ — The following is the Millburn Police Department From Dec. 23, 2020, through Jan. 10, 2021:

On December 23, 2020 Millburn Police Officer Dalakian stopped a 2019 Mercedes for motor vehicle violations at The Mall at Short Hills. The investigation led to the arrest of Jason Santos, age 49, of Woodland Park, NJ for possession of CDS(marijuana). Santos was subsequently issued ...

NEWARK, NJ — In yet another sweep of an illegal speakeasy, police in Newark arrested two women over the weekend for hosting parties and selling alcohol without a license. 
 
On Sunday at 11:45 p.m., police responded to reports of COVID-19 violations at 223 Verona Ave. They found a gathering of people, many not wearing masks, enjoying alcohol and a full soccer game with uniformed players and ...

NEW JERSEY — A new executive order will mean sweeping changes for the way teachers and students are evaluated for the 2020-2021 school year.

Gov. Phil Murphy, who has long said this isn’t a normal school year due to COVID-19, announced the changes during a Monday press conference on pandemic updates.

As part of the order, high school seniors won’t have to pass an exit test to graduate and ...

MILLBURN, NJ — A pair of local Millburn teens have been accepted as candidates in a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) campaign, for their work in fundraising toward a cure for those specific cancers.

Siblings Connor and Julia Davisson from Millburn High School are now in the LLS Students of the Year campaign. Beginning in 2014 as a mass fundraising effort, Students of the Year is a ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The next Essex County Emergency Food Distribution Event will be Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Essex County Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Newark. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have been financially affected by the pandemic.

It will be held as follows:

Date:               Thursday, January 14, ...

NEW JERSEY — The threat of Trenton protests on Jan. 17 looms, following a massive insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Colonel Pat Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said Monday that NJ authorities are prepared and on high alert.

“We need to bat 1,000 every day. To the governor's point [we] will be prepared, and we trust ...