WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in West Orange High School teacher Wendy Mapes’ advanced theater class took home several awards at the annual New Jersey Thespian Festival Chapter Select Competition, held virtually January 22 to 23. The WOHS Thespian Society and advanced theater class competed in a variety of theatrical events with students from across […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Watershed Literary Events, the spoken-word series sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs in South Orange, will host its first reading of the year on Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. on Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, and can be accessed at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85329267522. March is also […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team’s historic season last fall was achieved thanks in part by the guidance and inspiration from coaches, teachers, family members and the community as a whole. That was the message delivered by IHS head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre in his remarks addressing the audience of a ceremony […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville High School sophomore Rocco Negron took fourth place in the 132-pound weight class at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26. Negron qualified for the NJSIAA’s state individual championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ West Orange residents gathered outside Town Hall on Feb. 20 for a climate change rally led by students, complete with a composting demonstration by Roosevelt Middle School’s Environmental Club. Spurred on by the rockslide that caused the Ron Jolyn apartment complex to be evacuated after flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Feb. 16 was a proud day for the Irvington High School football staff, players and their families as seniors on the football team made their final decisions and signed their names on the dotted lines of their commitment letters. “Today, we’re having a signing-day ceremony for the seniors on our football team […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Board of County Commissioners celebrated Black History Month on Feb. 17 by honoring four community leaders who have all been heavily involved in the towns they live and work in. Recognized by the commissioners were Montclair’s Annette Strickland, Irvington’s Lionel Leach, South Orange’s Johanna Wright and Newark’s Roger […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Although never formally accepting a 2021 award from a collection of New Jersey forestry services for her effort over the years, Glen Ridge Shade Tree Commission President Elizabeth Baker is no shrinking violet when it comes to extolling the beautiful necessity of an arboreal canopy in the borough. A former councilwoman, […]
Afortunada Marcilla 76, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Clara Maass Medical Center. Relatives and friends were invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Wednesday. The funeral mass will be offered at Sacred Heart Church. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington. Please […]
The world lost a beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, and Daughter Christine Delli Paoli. She passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday February 22, 2022 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Saturday at […]