HILLSIDE, NJ — On Tuesday, Feb. 23, Jayda, star of the 2016 television mini documentary series ‘Brick City’ spoke to a predominantly female student audience at Hillside High School. Jayda discussed mistakes she made in her life and urged the audience to prioritize their education, resisting negative peer pressure and making better choices. The event was […]
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HILLSIDE, NJ — Hundreds of Hillside residents cleaned out the inventory at a local floral shop, presented some of the bouquets they bought to store owners up and down Maple Avenue, and bolstered local businesses using their hearts — along with their credit cards — on Valentine’s Day. It was the second monthly “love mob,” put […]
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Stephanie Bush-Baskette is now the fifth BA under Garretson
HILLSIDE, NJ — The fifth time just might be the charm in Hillside, where the township’s latest business administrator, longtime public servant Stephanie Bush-Baskette, has been doing her part to give “a small town with a lot great people” cause to be optimistic. Since being appointed by Mayor Angela Garretson in early January, Bush-Baskette’s top […]
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HILLSIDE, NJ — A congregation is shining light on Hillside’s struggling businesses by organizing monthly “love mobs,” in which more than 200 members of The First Baptist Church of Hillside are investing — financially and spiritually — in the welfare of local stores. Led by Rev. Christopher Michael Jones, the church’s head pastor, Hillside residents […]
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HILLSIDE, NJ — Even when he’s on the job taking orders and waiting tables, Hillside resident Steve Sebastiao keeps a notepad handy, just in case. The 31-year-old rapper, reminiscent of Eminem when the hip hop superstar was flipping burgers in Detroit, never knows when inspiration might hit. “I’m a waiter, but I’m a rapper 24/7,” said […]
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Saxton, Hobbs offer kind words, optimism while adressing audience
HILLSIDE, NJ — In Hillside’s final public meeting of the year on Tuesday, Dec. 15, two outgoing members of the township’s council — including 2nd Ward councilwoman and council president Salonia Saxton — left with words of encouragement for their colleagues in office, saying there’s a lot left to be accomplished in order to move […]
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HILLSIDE, NJ — The generosity of strangers has, time after time, stunned Hillside resident Tina Thomas in the fourteen months since she founded The Loving Arms Foundation, a Newark-based nonprofit which helps homeless people in the form of food, quarterly health fairs and more. Before the dawn of the foundation, said Thomas, she’d seen a […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Christopher Odoms, 18, of Hillside, will join professional guest artists when he performs the soloist role of Cavalier in this year’s full-length production of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble’s holiday classic “The Nutcracker” at the Memorial Auditorium at Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave. in Montclair on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — The Hillside Public Library presents a number of free upcoming programs. For more information, call the library at 973-923-4413, ext. 403, or visit during regular library hours at 1409 Liberty Ave., Hillside. The library will be closed Nov. 28. • Toddler Storytime: Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 11 a.m. for children ages 2 […]
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* – Indicates election winners All information according to the Union County clerk’s office BERKELEY HEIGHTS, VOTE FOR TWO Robert Cianciulli – 867 (27.51%) *Christine Reilly – 1,376 (43.65%) *Doug Reinstein – 899 (28.52%) Write-in – 54 (.18%) CLARK, VOTE FOR THREE *Scott Bohm – 991 (25.12%) *Robert Smorol, Jr. – 983 (24.92%) […]