MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Art Museum will open the exhibition “Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles” on Sunday, Sept. 12; the show will run through Jan. 2. Museum members will be invited to an exhibition preview on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Change has always been a hallmark of Navajo — […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Kristin Miller, a professor in the Social Work Department at Seton Hall University, has joined the South Orange Community Care & Justice program as director of outreach and community wellness. Miller, who has lived in South Orange for nearly 20 years, will work with clinicians and students at Seton Hall, community […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Twenty-two current East Orange high school students have been accepted into the Kean University Scholar Academy, a dual-enrollment program that offers qualified students the opportunity to earn college credits while still attending high school. The first cohort began learning earlier this summer, when select students from throughout the state attended a […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department gave out $23,690 to people who turned in 142 guns during Aug. 7’s gun buyback event, hosted in collaboration with the N.J. Attorney General’s Office, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and New Vision Full Gospel Baptist Church. U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who is sponsoring a bill […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Effective June 21, Chris Johnson and Neil Mehta have joined The Valerie Fund’s leadership board. “The board of the Valerie Fund is thrilled to welcome Neil Mehta and Chris Johnson as our newest members,” board Chairman Neil Yaris said. “We look forward to working with them in our shared mission to provide […]
ORANGE, NJ — The recent closing ceremony for the Cleveland Street School Summer Program in Orange followed an Olympic theme. Program Director Marc Levenson and teachers had students create flags and decorate T-shirts for countries they adopted. The celebration, held in two sessions, opened with the U.S. national anthem and the playing of the respective […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Prince Sweeney, 35, of East Orange, according to an Aug. 9 press release from the ECPO. A little after midnight on Aug. 9, East Orange patrol units were dispatched to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The first-ever “Summer Book Dash” at West Orange High School on July 30 provided children going into kindergarten through 12th grade the opportunity to take home a wide variety of free offerings, and several hundred readers, novels and story books were happily taken. Organized by English language arts supervisors Beatrice Hanratty […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington community came out en masse Aug. 3 for National Night Out, to celebrate the community and its first responders. The event featured food, music, bounce houses, inflatable rides, a tour of a fire engine, giveaway and vendors. Photos Courtesy of Tony Vauss
EAST ORANGE, NJ — From barbecues, block parties and swimming to children’s games, movies in the park and lots of community love, East Orange showed up in a big way for National Night Out on Aug. 3. This townwide event helped neighbors connect with one another and first responders. To report a crime — either […]