New Colton Institute extends NJPAC’s commitment to advancing arts education

New Colton Institute extends NJPAC’s commitment to advancing arts education

NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the creation of the Colton Institute for Research and Training in the Arts. Building on NJPAC’s focus on arts education as a means of learning, empowerment, and social and emotional development, the Colton Institute will be devoted to pedagogic research, curriculum creation, teacher training […]

East Orange celebrates undefeated football championship team with parade

East Orange celebrates undefeated football championship team with parade

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange City Council, and the East Orange School District, in collaboration with corporate sponsor The New York Giants, hosted a citywide victory parade on Saturday, Dec. 11, to celebrate the winning East Orange Campus High School Jaguar football team. The Jaguars, who ended a stellar […]

West Orange attorney wins Cornerstone Award

West Orange attorney wins Cornerstone Award

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Lawyers Alliance for New York recently announced 13 Cornerstone Award winners — outstanding individuals selected from more than 2,100 business and transactional lawyers who volunteered through Lawyers Alliance during the past year. These awards, the highest business law pro bono honor in New York, recognize superior legal services to nonprofit […]

NJ Sharing Network to feature West Orange, Keyport women in parade

NJ Sharing Network to feature West Orange, Keyport women in parade

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — NJ Sharing Network recently honored lung transplant recipient Dawn Burke, of Keyport, and paid tribute to the memory of organ donor Jamila Irons-Johnson, daughter of Janice Campbell, of West Orange, as Burke and Campbell get set to participate in the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade float during the Pasadena Tournament of […]

Photos: Irvington HS football team defeats Northern Highlands in North, Group 4, championship game at Rutgers University

Photos: Irvington HS football team defeats Northern Highlands in North, Group 4, championship game at Rutgers University

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated an undefeated Northern Highlands team, 19-14, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North, Group 4, regional championship game held at Rutgers University’s SHI Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 4. The victory capped the IHS Blue Knights’ historic 11-2 season. Irvington, under sixth-year head coach […]

‘Jolly Holiday’ evokes nostalgia, the thrill of Broadway

‘Jolly Holiday’ evokes nostalgia, the thrill of Broadway

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – What do you get when you combine Disney’s classic, timeless songs with Broadway’s brightest stars and the holiday magic of the Paper Mill Playhouse? You get “Wow!” You get just what you would expect with this triple threat — an enchanting, entertaining evening, right in your own backyard. “A Jolly Holiday: […]

NJIT enters partnership to source electricity from renewable sources

NJIT enters partnership to source electricity from renewable sources

NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology and a subsidiary of ENGIE North America said recently that the university will purchase renewable energy from a portfolio of hydropower facilities equal to nearly 100 percent of its forecasted electricity consumption. This agreement achieves one of the strongest commitments for renewable power procurement in a retail […]

South Orange comes together to light the Hanukkah menorah

South Orange comes together to light the Hanukkah menorah

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – On Nov. 30, the South Orange community gathered in Spiotta Park for the village’s annual Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony. “It’s not my intention to politicize a wonderful community event, but for my non-Jewish neighbors, I think it’s so important for you to be aware of the rise in antisemitism we’ve seen throughout […]