By Yvonne Nambe-Roach Special to the Chronicle If rain is a prophecy of “good fortune,” West Orange Public School System Superintendent Hayden Moore has a bright future. In a filled to capacity room on a rainy Sunday morning, Sept. 10, at the Rock Spring Golf Club, the West Orange African Heritage Organization hosted a “Chat […]
WEST ORANGE — The CJ Morgan Foundation reached its fundraising goal of $50,000 to fully fund the CJ Morgan Law and Legal Studies Endowment at West Point. A golf outing and additional events held at Rock Spring Golf Club on Monday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Aug. 29, helped the foundation with its goal. “CJ was […]
With autumn arriving, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge begins a new season of activities. Already sold out are three community outreach CPR-training classes to be taught by the Glen Ridge Ambulance Squad on Thursday, Sept. 21 and Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. More classes are expected […]
The governor’s office, NJ Transit and the mayor of East Orange are among those expressing concern about Coach USA’s plans to discontinue its O.N.E. bus service through East Orange and surrounding communities. As of Sunday, Oct. 8, the 24, 31 and 44 routes that travel through East Orange, Orange, South Orange, Newark and Elizabeth will […]
Broadway veteran Michael McGrath, a Bloomfield resident and Tony award winner, died suddenly at his Laurel Avenue home Thursday, Sept. 14. No cause was given. He was 65 and is survived by his wife, Toni Di Buono, and daughter, Katie Claire McGrath. Born in Worcester, Mass., Sept. 25, 1957, McGrath, pronounced McGraw, made his Broadway […]
What the HECM is a Reverse Mortgage? When it comes to reverse mortgages, there are a lot of acronyms to know. And trying to decode all of them has the potential to leave you feeling as if you’re drowning in alphabet soup. Fortunately, Longbridge Financial is here to help. And if there’s one […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge will be holding its eighth OctoberFeast on Monday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club, 219 Ridgewood Ave. Local restaurants will provide a range of international cuisines, including Italian, Asian, Greek and American plus desserts and coffee. Among the restaurants participating are Angelo’s […]
SOUTH ORANGE — Giving comes naturally for Lorraine Barnett. Even as a girl growing up on Rutgers Street in Newark, she had that desire to help those in need. In grammar school, there was a young lady in her class who wore old, ragged clothes. Other children picked on her. “One day, I decided I’m […]
Jessica Fuydal, a 2013 Glen Ridge High School graduate, is training to run in the New York City Marathon, a 26.3-mile challenge through the city’s five boroughs scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 5. It will be Fuydal’s first marathon. In fact, it will be her first try at any distance. “I’ve wanted to run a marathon […]
EAST ORANGE — Tyrone Miles thinks his father first got involved with youth sports because he had three sons and he was looking to keep them busy. Lew Miles did keep his sons busy, and thousands of other East Orange children, too, creating and managing youth sports programs that lasted more than 30 years. Backing […]