Dr. Mohan Rao Nayak

  Dr. Mohan Rao Nayak, 80, of West Orange, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017.   Mohan was born on March 13, 1937 in Mangalore, India, a son of the late Bhujanga Nayak and Kamala Bai Nayak. He was raised in India and graduated from The Little Flower High School in Salem, India and Kasturba […]

Tyler Galantini takes fourth at ECT to lead West Orange HS golf team

Tyler Galantini takes fourth at ECT to lead West Orange HS golf team

WEST ORANGE, NJ – While the West Orange High School Golf team continues to do well in spring tournaments and play, sophomore Tyler Galantini is a player to watch. Galantini recorded a fourth-place finish in the Essex County Golf Tournament on April 19 at Hendricks Golf Club in Belleville, shooting a 77 with nine pars […]

Nutley HS crew excels at Flick 5 in tune-up for State Championships

The Nutley High School crew traveled to Philadelphia for Flick 5, the final race in the Manny Flick-Horvat Series of racing on the Schuylkill. With over 80 teams in attendance, Flick 5 was easily the largest race NHS will attend, even bigger than state championships, before the postseason championship season begins. Conditions were nearly perfect […]

West Orange Loves Wellness Expo

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Loves Wellness Expo will be Sunday, May 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. at OSPAC, 4 Boland Drive in West Orange. The event will feature great vendors, free health screenings and free healthy activities, including cooking and fitness demonstrations.

Glen Ridge HS Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony is May 5

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The 2017 Glen Ridge High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Friday, May 5, at The Glen Ridge Country Club, located at 555 Ridgewood Ave. in Glen Ridge. The program will begin at 7 p.m. A full buffet dinner will be served. There will be a cash […]

Thomas H. Abendschoen Jr.

  Thomas H. Abendschoen Jr., 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge.   Relatives and friends were invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Friday.  The funeral mass was offered at Notre Dame Church in North Caldwell.  Interment took place […]

Freeholders recognize exceptional youths

Freeholders recognize exceptional youths

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its annual “Essex County Celebrates Youth” program Wednesday, April 19, at the Hall of Records in Newark. This event is held each year to acknowledge and encourage outstanding young people throughout the county who have accomplished and contributed so much at a young age. […]

Green Hill earns platinum certification

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill has earned SAGECare Platinum certification from SAGE USA for completing a comprehensive provider training program for LGBT older adults and their caregivers, and cultural competency training on subjects related to LGBT people. Green Hill is the only residential senior care provider in the New York City metro area certified […]

Explore journey of Jewish leadership at Oheb Shalom

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will present “Leadership as a Jewish Journey,” with Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, on Wednesday, May 3, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at 170 Scotland Road in South Orange. Enjoy lunch and then hear from Rosenthal, the current president of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, about her Jewish journey, […]