Village redevelopment zone discussed

Village redevelopment zone discussed

The Great Hall at the Woodland was filled to capacity as people gathered to share their views regarding the Maplewood Theatre Redevelopment area. The late February meeting was one of two held by the township after the committee adopted the Planning Board’s recommendation to designate the properties facing Maplewood Avenue, bounded by Inwood Place and […]

SOPAC to host CHS student performances, art work

SOPAC to host CHS student performances, art work

SOUTH ORANGE — The South Orange Performing Arts Center will celebrate its arts education programs during the month of April with music, art and dance from Columbia High School students. “Throughout the years, SOPAC has been diligently working behind the scenes to support the arts education programs offered to the students in our community,” explains […]

Rotary planning Flags for Heroes Project

Rotary planning Flags for Heroes Project

Since 1928, the Rotary Club of West Orange has been involved in serving not only the West Orange community but also in supporting humanitarian projects at the state, national and international levels. This year, in coordination with the West Orange High School ROTC cadets, the club will be displaying American flags in front of West […]

Bus company operated unsafe buses, hired unqualified driver

An East Orange-based school bus company and one of its owners have pleaded guilty after hiring unqualified drivers, failing to perform drug tests and background checks, operating unsafe buses and attempting to conceal their misconduct. In addition to being unqualified to drive school buses because of licensing requirements, several bus drivers for East Orange-based F&A […]

Schools work to inspire love of reading

Schools work to inspire love of reading

WEST ORANGE — Although the White House proclaimed National Read Across America Day to be March 2, West Orange Elementary Schools celebrated the week of March 4 with special events and guest readers from the community. English Language Arts Supervisor for grades K-5, Beatrice Hanratty, oversees and supports literacy educational activities and programs. Hanratty collaborates […]

Tri-County Scholarship Fund to honor attorney Mary W. Browning

Tri-County Scholarship Fund to honor attorney Mary W. Browning

GLEN RIDGE — Mary W. Browning, a borough resident and a senior member of the Cole Schotz law firm, is slated to be honored at Tri-County Scholarship Fund’s 11th Annual Women of Achievement Luncheon. “We are delighted to honor Mary this year,” said Prudence Pigott, president of Tri-County. “The event annually acknowledges four outstanding women […]

Library hosts story of Brooklyn Bridge

Library hosts story of Brooklyn Bridge

The monthly concert series at the Bloomfield Public Library, usually highlighting a holiday or current event in song, switched gears Saturday, March 16, and presented a storyteller for Women’s History Month. The storyteller was Carol Simon Levin and her subject was “Emily Warren Roebling: Bridge Builder in Petticoats.” Simon, who has developed biographies for 11 […]

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