Hillside resident will perform in ‘The Nutcracker’ in Montclair

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 Public Library has upcoming events planned

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 […]

Union County board of education results

* – 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%) […]

Hillside council candidates face off during debate

HILLSIDE, NJ — Nine candidates for the Hillside Town Council debated about ways to improve the state of the township at a public, hours-long forum held at Hillside Town Hall on Thursday, Oct. 24, with each individual making a case to residents for why they should be elected into one of the four open seats. […]

Founder of Community FoodBank honored by Hillside

HILLSIDE, NJ — On Aug. 28 in Hillside, a ceremony was held in honor of Kathleen DiChiara, the founder of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. This event was held to celebrate DiChiara’s retirement as president and CEO of the Community FoodBank, which she has led for more than 30 years. Hillside’s Department of Public […]

Judge sentences gang member from Hillside to 18 years for homicide at barbecue

NEWARK — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced that the Honorable Ronald D. Wigler, the Criminal Presiding Judge in Essex County, sentenced Richard Whatley, 21, of Hillside to 18 years in New Jersey State Prison for fatally shooting Teshon Clegg, a 32-year-old father of three. Clegg was fatally shot on May 27, 2013 at a Memorial […]

Hillside teacher awarded grant for gardening program

HILLSIDE, NJ — Sharon Greenblatt, a kindergarten teacher at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center in Hillside, has been awarded a classroom grant by the Association of American Educators Foundation to purchase supplies for her gardening program. “While many areas of the world and members within our own community struggle to put food on their tables […]

Tax preparer from Hillside charged with filing false tax returns

NEWARK — A Union County, tax preparer with an office in Essex County, was arrested Monday on charges of aiding and abetting in the filing of two dozen false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Darlene Covington, 31, of Hillside, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 10, and charged with 24 counts of aiding and […]

Essex County jury convicts Hillside man of passion provocation manslaughter

NEWARK — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray has announced that an Essex County jury has convicted Richard Whatley, 21, of Hillside of passion provocation manslaughter for fatally shooting Teshon Clegg, 32, of Newark during a family barbecue on Memorial Day in 2013. Assistant Prosecutor Jamel Semper, who tried the case, said on May 27, 2013, Whatley and […]