On display in the lobby of the Tarnoff Gymnasium at West Orange High School today are many artifacts relating to the school’s history. The exhibit showcases memorabilia from two former high schools in town that merged to become the high school of today. In 1984 the West Orange Cowboys and the West Orange Mountain Rams […]
Members of the Nikhil Badlani Foundation’s Youth Advisory Board woke up to good news last month, when Gov. Phil Murphy signed bill S2789/A3793. The law requires 50 practice hours on the road for driving permit holders under the age of 21; 10 of those hours must be completed after dark. When it goes into […]
The Church of St. Valentine will be celebrating its 125th anniversary this year beginning Sunday, March 3, with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of the Diocese of Newark. “It’s going to be a simple celebration,” said the Rev. Andrew Onyemaobi, the church pastor. “We’ll hear from the cardinal as the shepherd.” St. […]
MAPLEWOOD — The history of the LGBTQ+ community in the Newark area was the topic of a panel discussion at the Burgdorff Center for Performing Arts earlier this month. One of the panelists was Whitney Strub, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University, who is the editor of the recently released “Queer Newark: Stories […]
The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge presented a dramatic reading of a play Friday evening, Feb. 23 titled “Brother Act.” It was written by borough resident David Shaw. About 100 people came to hear performances by Heather Wallace, as Sarah, playing an art gallery owner, and Troy Hall, as Daniel, her husband and a working […]
Jennifer Grady and Jim McDuffee are neighbors who got together and used Grady’s expertise with spices and McDuffee’s knowledge of meats to win the meat category of the Maplewood Chili Cook Off for the second year in a row. Their chili was called Hank Chilliams Jr. and featured smoked brisket. Last year, they won […]
An Orange resident was one of four people charged for their roles in a conspiracy to receive, retitle, and “re-VIN” stolen vehicles, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced last week. Johnathan Tanksley, 30, was charged with one count of conspiracy to receive stolen vehicles along with Nathaniel Bell, aka “David Jones,” 26, of Linden; L’Hubermane […]
WEST ORANGE/CALDWELL, NJ — West Orange resident Natalia Feliz, a junior at Mount Saint Dominic in Caldwell, has made a remarkable transition from the softball field to the track, where she now excels as a shot-put and discus thrower. Joining the indoor track team in the winter of 2022, Natalia has quickly established herself as […]
Funeral services are set for long-time Irvington Township Clerk Harold Wiener, who passed away at Overlook Hospital on Feb. 26. An Irvington native, Harold was born, raised, and educated in the township, having graduated from Union Avenue Elementary School and Irvington High School. In 1979 he received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology/sociology, and […]
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 […]