WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will present an eclectic art viewing experience for artists and art lovers in a range of media with a pop-up art gallery show from May 7 to 21 at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange. This exhibit features West Orange Arts Council […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team defeated No. 15 seed Barringer, 25-9, 25-8, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament at home on Thursday, April 28. The Bengals, who improved to 9-3 on the season, will host No. 7 seed Millburn in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 3. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School softball team hosted Newark Tech in a Super Essex Conference game on Thursday, April 28, at Irvington Park field. The Blue Knights lost by a lopsided score to move to a 3-7 record, but hope to keep improving as the season progresses. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — South Orange, Maplewood, Orange and West Orange residents are rallying around Anthony Brooks and his family in an effort to find him a kidney donor. Brooks lost one of his kidneys to cancer in 2017, and now the disease has spread to his remaining kidney. Now looking for a living kidney […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Faced with a disruption of student progress because of pandemic-related school closures, the Bloomfield School District administration and the Bloomfield Board of Education have initiated a program to provide help to eligible students. Simply called “Backstop,” the program began in September. According to Bloomfield Assistant Superintendent of Schools Joseph Fleres, what distinguishes […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., photographer extraordinaire Phil Echo will share his insights on improving photo quality when he critiques and discusses images that have been submitted by Essex Photo Club members. Different from a competition, there will be no scoring and the evening will be dedicated solely to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The College of Communication and the Arts’ Arts Council at Seton Hall University will present the following final events for the spring 2022 season: “Jane Eyre, the Musical” from Thursday, May 5, through Saturday, May 7, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 8, at 2 p.m. at the South Orange Performing […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League started its 7-on-7 technique and games sessions held at Foley Field in Bloomfield on Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Approximately 125 players from fifth- to eighth-grade from around the league, 30 from the Bloomfield Jr. Bengals, are participants. In addition, the Junior […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Sales of recreational marijuana began in New Jersey on April 21; in Bloomfield, sales began specifically at RISE Dispensary on Bloomfield Avenue with a velvet rope queuing interested individuals both outside and inside the building. A limited number of people were allowed into the selling area at any time. Only marijuana leaf […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track-and-field teams participated in a meet hosted by Cedar Grove on Tuesday, April 19. The other schools in the meet were Immaculate Conception of Montclair, Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark, Saint Vincent Academy (girls only) and University High School of Newark. […]