By Mirvetk Tonuzi Special to the Record-Transcript For Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts instructor Williams Coronado, the journey from envisioning a career in accounting to embracing artistry was transformative, influenced by early exposure, familial inspiration, and a quest for self-discovery. “From a young age, I was exposed to artistry through […]
An East Orange student and teacher have been selected to participate in the first-ever Young People’s Continental Congress. The non-profit organization, National History Day, has collaborated with Carpenters’ Hall, the home of the nation’s First Continental Congress in 1774, to produce a program for high school students from around the country, celebrating the 250th anniversary […]
New Jersey now requires all police officers to have a license from the Police Training Commission in order to serve as law enforcement officers. A new state law went into effect last month requiring New Jersey’s approximately 40,500 police officers to hold valid, active licenses issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC). Any individual seeking […]
The walls at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts were adorned with posters. Students were vying for the coveted leadership roles in the student council. One enthusiastic participant even distributed tags, which were worn by classmates to show support for their candidacy. After a week-long effort of self-promotion, the eighth-grade […]
It was a big day for seventh graders at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School. “We did it! We won,” said 12-year-old Troy Jenkins as it was announced that his class had defeated the eighth graders in the “Get Lit With Reading” contest. The event, hosted and initiated by Literacy Arts Coach Fay Carr, commenced […]
“The Sopranos” was ranked the best television series of all time by TV Guide in 2013. The American crime drama television series was filmed all over Essex County, including in East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, Nutley, Glen Ridge, and West Orange. Mark Kamine, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning executive producer of “The White Lotus,” worked on […]
NJ Transit is proposing a 15% system-wide fare hike to begin in July and subsequent 3% hikes annually starting in 2025. The agency will be holding 10 public hearings in 10 counties, including both morning and evening sessions, beginning Monday, March 4, through Friday, March 8, to allow the public the opportunity to learn more […]
Frequenting the same artistic circles, filmmaker Rico James of Brazen Boy Films and contemporary American artist Scott Patterson struck up a friendship. Their camaraderie deepened when Patterson, who is known as The Me Nobody Knows and TMNK, relocated to a studio closer to the filmmaker’s Miami home in 2014. “We ran in the same circles,” […]
James Pitchford is an East Orange resident and a 1977 graduate of East Orange High School. Two-and-a-half years ago, he had a vision. His idea was to have a boys and girls club in East Orange and the vision grew to an arts, athletics and education program called Alumni United USA, which was established in […]
EAST ORANGE — A room in the Essex County Economic Development Center was named after a long-time employee who helped individuals find jobs and careers and worked to help small businesses be successful. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. recognized the public service contributions of the late Samuel Okparaeke by naming the “Essex County […]