NUTLEY, NJ — Kingsland Manor in Nutley celebrated Women’s History Month on Sunday, March 20, with an open house geared toward highlighting women of the past. In costume, reenactors showed visitors how to spin thread and taught about the women’s suffrage movement. Photos Courtesy of Linda Buset
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Board of County Commissioners will host its 2022 Women’s History Month celebration on Thursday, March 31, at 6 p.m. At this event, the commissioners will recognize the accomplishments of women everywhere and honor several outstanding Essex County women for their unique contributions, both to the county and society as […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Middle School Drama Club, on its toes with voices raised, will present the junior version of “Fame: The Musical,” on April 1 and 2, at 7 p.m. at Ridgewood Avenue School. The show is 90 minutes long, without intermission, with a cast of 28. The production is under […]
NEWARK, NJ — On March 15, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced the eight community-based organizations that will be awarded grants as part of a $1 million violence-reduction initiative run by the Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery. The initiative will support the office’s efforts to help youth and adults address trauma, health disparities […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Boys Scouts from West Orange Troop 6 recently completed their skating merit badge at the Richard J. Codey Arena during a public ice-skating session. Pictured are skating merit badge counselor and hockey coach Sal Anderton; Scouts Kyle Kuzniewski, J.J. Godin, Xavier Kong and Tyler Kaesshaefer; assistant Scoutmaster Charles Coxe; and Troop […]
Other Celtics teams post fine runs
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s JV sixth-grade girls basketball team won the Essex County CYO fifth- and sixth-grade Girls American Division championship by beating St. Thomas of Bloomfield, 25-15, in the championship game played at Mount St. Dominic Academy. Jumping out to a 10-7 lead after one quarter of play, the girls never […]
Epeeists Lindsey Minor and Phoebe Hill lead girls team to success
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School girls fencers Lindsey Minor and Phoebe Hill have been selected to the Star-Ledger/NJ.com all–state team in epee. Minor made the first team, while Hill made the second team. Minor, a junior, finished with a 29-2 record in dual meets and 46-8 overall for the season. Hill, a senior, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The statewide ban on single-use carryout bags and polystyrene foam will take effect May 4, impacting all stores. The new law will prohibit stores and restaurants from providing these single-use items in an effort to help the environment. “In a short period of time, businesses and consumers in Bloomfield and across the state […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School and Orange High School boys basketball teams featured several players who earned All–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors. For EOCHS, senior forward Nahum Lewis made the first team, senior guard Kaleb Harmon and sophomore guard Eugene Byass each made the second team, and junior forward Ebrahim […]
CAMDEN, NJ — New Jersey American Water recently announced its end-of-year investment total and system improvements for 2021. More than $432 million was invested on system upgrades and improvement projects across the company’s service areas throughout the year. “Our goal at New Jersey American Water is to provide safe, reliable water and wastewater service to […]