WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School students in Katie Gardner’s engineering and design solutions class had the opportunity to show off their skills on Feb. 27 as they instructed administrators, Board of Education members and community members how to construct solar circuits. In 2016 students first constructed the circuitry as part of the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – This year, the Columbia High School Cougar varsity wrestling team, coached by Hal Garwin and Joel Rosario, was composed of five freshmen, five sophomores, four juniors, and three seniors. The young squad did well in the two in-season tournaments, finishing third and fourth in the 10-team tournaments. The wrestlers continued to improve […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Maplewood South Orange Cougars Youth Wrestling Club made a statement this year, increasing membership from 34 wrestlers to 62, and making a splash at the end-of-season tournaments. Three of the club wrestlers qualified for the State Tournament in Trenton – Tyson Carroll, Nate Rocha, and Sean Love. Sean placed fifth at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Former Columbia High School athlete Jimmy Martinez earned All-America honors in the 400 meters Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Naperville, Ill. Martinez, a sophomore at Middlebury College, Vt., crossed the line with a time of 49.41, good for sixth-place overall. Only the top 15 […]
Lucy M. Sellitto, 105, a lifelong resident of West Orange passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Visitation will be at Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell, on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 9:30a.m. to 10:30a.m., immediately followed by a Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 103 South Center St., […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department and VFW Post 376 will hold a dedication ceremony for the new West Orange Fire Department Memorial Park and a memorial service honoring former West Orange Fire Chief Martin T. Kennedy, who served from 1924 to 1942, on Friday, April 7, at 11 a.m. at West […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Professor Lonnie Athens, the author of three books on violent criminals and violent acts, will lecture during a symposium on Wednesday, March 15, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, Room 210, of the University Center, Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Ave., South Orange. All are welcome to […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit will operate extra bus service on selected routes to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Friday, March 17, to accommodate customers traveling to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. Trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thanks to the support of South Orange and the Baird Community Center, Arts Unbound is bringing its participatory art program to local seniors at an affordable rate. These group fine art classes include quality visual arts instruction, first-rate art supplies and a professional teaching artist experienced in working with seniors. In […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey-Tefilo Israel’s Rabbi Daniel Cohen, Rabbi Allie Klein and board President Sue Wishnow made a special visit to synagogue members who make their winter home in Florida. The visit, which has become an annual tradition, took place on March 1 at Wycliffe Country Club in Lake Worth, Fla., where everyone […]